One thing though. I do them too because I like them but what would be the difference/benefits in using weight plates over regular dumbbells? (I know it's mostly ease of use since weightlifters can perform them anywhere)
Dumbbells would be more comfortable/ efficient way of doing them, you’re 100% right. They probably haven’t had access to dumbbells when they travel in training halls and just use the plates. I think the weight plates just look cooler lol. As long as you’re able to keep the thumbs up when you’re at the top, you’re able to achieve a scaption
@@ld1065 have you seen a lot of olympic weightlifting gyms with dumbbells? He just uses what he has at hand, plus it's just an prehab exercise, I doubt he overthinks what is better in term of effectiveness.Dumbbells, plates, sandbags who cares? Just find something comfortable to lift, and lift it.
Lu Raises saved my shoulders. I had AC joint pain for last 6 months. Just couple week of doing this exercise with light weights and high reps almost completely eliminated pain. Now working on increasing load to strengthen shoulder. One of the best recovery/bulletproofing exercises for shoulders (in my amateur opinion)
Started using these about a month ago using 10lb bumpers 4-6 sets a day. Immediate decreases in pain on my OHP, Incline bench, and was able to double my bench volume allowing me to jump up 15 pounds on my 1rm
usually don't do these since I am a runner, but my shoulder wasn't feeling that great and popping a bit but these combined with face pulls seemed to help
Never knew these had a name. I've always just done them because I felt more activation and was in search of more mobility working the white muscle instead of the pink. Great video.
@@SvartElric9 well, the first person to notice something new and un-named totally has the right to name it. Nothing wrong with that, it's just how it works.
I recall many years ago seeing Arnold and Franco doing these in print back in the 80’s. Been doing these recently as part of a shoulder mobility routine to help repair my frozen shoulder. With low weight these have increased my mobility without pain.
This is also used in gymnastics, Calisthenics and circuit training at school back in the 1980s Tip from a 50 year old calisthenics guy now and ex Power Lifter and body builder, Worth adding in some Dead hangs as part of your warm up, also between sets and 1RM, and generally every day shoulder and posterior chain health. They have certainly helped me keep going over the years, 😊
Any advices for a good and complete gymnastic program or/and books. Could be a UA-cam videos too. Thank you in advance. I see some much hype on multiples techniques liked they were new, but they obviously don't. I wanna be bless by all this wisdom. Love ( I'm cool with powerlifting too, anything related to power, strength and endurance)
Trying Lu raises at 10kg plates is ☠️. The jump in strength needed (to complete the exercise smoothly without bad form) from 5kg to 10kg in the forearms, wrists and entire shoulder joint is a madness.
if you don't have access to dumbbells you could also try using a 2.5 plate on top of the 5kg for a in-between, might be awkward on the grip, but I don't see a big issue.
Iv been on this for 4 weeks total, I do 6 sets a day regardless of what body part I'm training. Just gone from 2.5kgs up to 5kg and yeah, it's a madness. God knows what 10kgs are like ha ha, fairplay to ya
I do a similar move with my DB for years, It's called around the world, It's definitely a top exercise, but I ll try it out with plates, maybe even better
@@ieatalot2 hey could you explain a bit more? I think I been trying to do something similar to help fix my messed up shoulders. I just sort of mess around with the weight and try to feel positions where my shoulder is weak
Your videos are so informative. I really didn’t know much about why you should do lu raises beforehand, but know I will incorporate them into my warmups.
Excellent and I love how you explain the transition and overall movement range. Even performing without weights I feel and understand the complexity and effectiveness of the exercise. Thanks and this helps a lot since my shoulder has been bad for years from overloading in the past
I do a variation of this with a resistance band (before bouldering) and it's helped so so much. I used to get a lot of shoulder pain after climbing. Since doing this warm up, it's gone 😁. I'll definitely give the lu raise with plates a go now too.
I’ve had rugby shoulder from multiple dislocations for a few years now and wanted to get bigger but couldn’t stand the shoulder pain that never seemed to go away. I would try to do light weight lots of reps of different shoulder exercises to rebuild the muscles to get a stronger base but never seemed to work. Dislocated my shoulder again 2 weeks and been doing these since to try something new and they work like wonders. Obviously the pain is still there sometimes but as long as these help me build a strong base I can grow from I’m happy. Been able to bench press and shoulder press for the first time in awhile. These do wonders
Duuude also try Arnold presses literally saved my shoulders in rugby start light enough to do 6-8 3 sets and build up from there I use incline dumbbell bench and arnolds as my main lifts and then these lu raises more recently at the end of my session. Also look at the kneesovertoesguy upperbody stuff mainly the one where he puts his elbow on his knee with a lightish weight and rotates downards also great one trust me!!! Good luck my dude and keep at it.
@@unpopularfacts4461 Can an individual exercise be copyrighted/trademarked? Of course an entire program can be, but I seriously doubt you can obtain a copyright/trademark for a specific individual exercise.
Ngl these have my traps and delts popping lately more than any time I’ve focused on making my shoulders bigger. And the icing on the cake is I started them just to condense less accessory movements down.
I found Lu raises to be excellent for warming up my shoulders before doing overhead presses. I use light weights but do high reps to warm them properly.
I don't ask for much, but easy to understand informative videos using pics as well as good explanation, at only 5 to 6 mins max is one of them. Subbed.
When you have gymnastic background or be with them for year or 2 you can see this movement before rings workout daily. It’s one of the mobility exercises.Nothing fancy or new exercise to exaggerate.
I’ve had dislocated shoulders for years without realizing it due to an injury as a kid I never got addressed. After doing these (along with light resistance band warmups) for a few weeks my shoulders feel insane and I never go a day without doing them. 10/10 would recommend. Pro tip: do it as slowly as possible
I'd always heard that the reason most people are told to shy away from doing dumbbell lateral raises above the shoulder joint is because the traps tend to take over. I don't know if that's correct or not, but it seems like a disservice to the body, because the range of motion of the shoulder certainly doesn't stop at the height of the delts.
@@tomhunter91 Is it due to the amount of weight being lifted? Stopping at shoulder-height is not biomechanical limit... not even close, really. Behold: military presses.
@@TROOPERfarcry keeping the palms facing down and especially keeping the thumbs down during lateral raises pinches your rotator cuff. It's the same reason why if you bench with your elbows flared out they get hurt over time. So I can imagine going even higher is just asking for it.
There's just no point if you're doing the exercise to build side delts. In order to continue raising the weight above parallel, you have to exernally rotate the shoulders so far that the traps and front delts completely take over. And there are better ways to work traps and front delts. This lu raise thing seems like it's more of an accessory lift to maybe help people with shoulder impingement and stability for bigger lifts.
I will add these to my shoulder routine. I mainly train shoulders because of an old injury, and any variation that mobilizes and activates different movements is highly appreciated! :)
I use this as warm up for push days before shoulders and as a cool down during pull days because im doing lighter delt workouts. Really helped with shoulder discomfort.
I have been doing a version of these with dumbells along with various other shoulder exercises and hangs and have found the combination to be extremely beneficial thus far.
I believe plates are better than dumbbells (I saw some comments that were wondering). Gripping a dumbbell allows more activation of the arm muscles to do the work. Holding plates disengages the arms more and engages the delts more. Considering it's supposed to be mostly for the shoulder area, plates should almost always be used. Good reasons to use dumbbells: plates are uncomfortable for your fingers/hand/wrist or the weight increase from one plate to the next weight is too great.
I always called them plate shoulder raises all the way back in high school bout 16 years ago lol Never knew they were called Lu Raises. But yea, never had too much problem with my shoulders from doing these. I also do a version of this lying on my stomach but using lighter weights (10 & 20 lbs)
Wow thanks for the great video! I had a type 3 separation in my ac joint on my left shoulder after an off-roading accident and I love to lift. This will help me save and strengthen my shoulder more safely. Thank you so much!
I started doing these in the 1970's. I didn't know they were called Lu Raises. If I don't do them for a couple weeks, my shoulders get really painful. These are a great exercise.
Lmao I saw him doing these exercises in a random video once and when including them in my shoulder routine I called them the same thing except I used his full name lol
I just incorporated Zottman curls into my routine to see if I can improve my grip a little bit cause I have family history of shitty wrists. Now imma add these for my poor shoulders as well. Thanks!
Totally a rock climbing not a weight lifter but this looks appealing as we use mostly all our upper body for climbing and overhanging climbs. Will definitely let you know after a few days of this workout
I feel the mid delts like crazy if rotate so my thumb is pointed forward at the top, and with the external rotation i feel it more in front delts , arms, and chest even
This is all around the world exercise before Lu claimed with his own name.. Excellent for shoulder health and overall except side delts hypertrophy IMO.
@@Michael-be9gu This was definitively not a staple exercise in Body building or ESPECIALLY strongman lmao. You'll definitely be able to get clips of Body builders doing it but I challenge you to find a clip of a strongman using this exercise especially pre-2000 or "Back in the old days" lmao.
I did it with my hands just now and wow, you can already tell that’s a GREAT lift.. immediately felt blood rushing to those areas in a different way, and range of motion is awesome. Where has this been?
I'm on the toilet watching this video and was just doing this with my arms, wow I actually feel my entire upper body including upper back, lats triceps. gonna try with weights after I'm done sitting here
The way you have the bands attached to the pole puts the load in a completely different plane which makes it an entirely different exercise which idk if useful at all. With plates or dumbbells is truly an amazing exercise.
People have been calling them Lu Raises for about ten years now, there's plenty of videos with that in the title going back to then. I'm sure he's not the first guy to be doing them, but he certainly popularised them. Same as Klokov Presses. They're just snatch presses, but he was known for doing them, so that's what people called them.
Interesting that someone has put their name to this exercise "Lu Raises" ... lol... when this exercise has been a staple among the bodybuilding community since the 70s. Reference Vince Gironda!
I always try to do them at end of my shoulder days. Never to heavy, this is a movement that doesn't match with heavy weights. It's a lightweight focused exercise, and it's a amazing exercise not many now about
Letting the scapula move freely is very important. The perfect way for me is moving the my arms up till parallel to floor and then using shoulder blade (naturally) while continuing moving the arm upwards
Thank you In corporated lu raises for my shoulder impiechment problems and they have helped me make the acronium socket grow a bit so that my tendons do no get pinched. I also hang on a bar ( brachiate)
Real similar to something my physical therapist has me doing, that's a variation I used to do following some of Brian Alsure's programming. Pretty good for recovery after a car accident gotta say
Yeah I've been incorporating this movement,tho with dumbbells, into nearly all of my clients workouts for the last year or so. It's a phenomenal shoulder movement
In the recent interview of Lu by Martins, Lu demonstrated a proper Lu raises and he emphasized keeping the palms facing downward to also build that grip.
Not just to build grip. If you face your palms forward you essentially do front delt vertical fly. You still get that joint mobility benefit but you do all the work with front delts that are still getting plenty of stimulation from overhead presses and neglect side and rear delts which are optimal to isolate with such a movement and weight.
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One thing though. I do them too because I like them but what would be the difference/benefits in using weight plates over regular dumbbells? (I know it's mostly ease of use since weightlifters can perform them anywhere)
Dumbbells would be more comfortable/ efficient way of doing them, you’re 100% right. They probably haven’t had access to dumbbells when they travel in training halls and just use the plates.
I think the weight plates just look cooler lol.
As long as you’re able to keep the thumbs up when you’re at the top, you’re able to achieve a scaption
@@BrandonAccardi Bumper plates look way cooler doing raises
@@BigJamesGraham What's important is what's effective. It's cool to look cool but effectiveness is key.
@@DanYellowZena yup i doubt a guy like Lu would do something because it's "cooler". Must be more effective.
@@ld1065 have you seen a lot of olympic weightlifting gyms with dumbbells? He just uses what he has at hand, plus it's just an prehab exercise, I doubt he overthinks what is better in term of effectiveness.Dumbbells, plates, sandbags who cares? Just find something comfortable to lift, and lift it.
Lu Raises saved my shoulders. I had AC joint pain for last 6 months. Just couple week of doing this exercise with light weights and high reps almost completely eliminated pain. Now working on increasing load to strengthen shoulder. One of the best recovery/bulletproofing exercises for shoulders (in my amateur opinion)
Awesome mate that’s great to hear. Excellent way of loading your shoulders.
What's AC joint?
@@carloscamargo5579 0:10 ac = acromioclavicular joint, my left one is fucked from scoliosis
@@w0rloko thanks man. I have bursitis and tendonitis in my left shoulder. This exercise recover my shoulder?
Thanks for the message. Will try it on mye and I hope it will help. AC joint is killing me in the last 6-7 months. Can’t go back to bench press
Started using these about a month ago using 10lb bumpers 4-6 sets a day. Immediate decreases in pain on my OHP, Incline bench, and was able to double my bench volume allowing me to jump up 15 pounds on my 1rm
usually don't do these since I am a runner, but my shoulder wasn't feeling that great and popping a bit but these combined with face pulls seemed to help
Awesome good to hear you've got a work around.
Thought you was a skater
Try some dead hangs, good for stretching out the shoulders after a long run 👍
Nice
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Never knew these had a name. I've always just done them because I felt more activation and was in search of more mobility working the white muscle instead of the pink. Great video.
Thanks man!
Many people have done many things before it was named and taken for credit.
@@Zencba yeah, nowadays it looks like people need to label every single thing in existence and act like they reinvented the wheel.
@@SvartElric9 well, the first person to notice something new and un-named totally has the right to name it. Nothing wrong with that, it's just how it works.
@@Zencba someone feel salty lmao
I recall many years ago seeing Arnold and Franco doing these in print back in the 80’s. Been doing these recently as part of a shoulder mobility routine to help repair my frozen shoulder. With low weight these have increased my mobility without pain.
This is also used in gymnastics, Calisthenics and circuit training at school back in the 1980s
Tip from a 50 year old calisthenics guy now and ex Power Lifter and body builder,
Worth adding in some Dead hangs as part of your warm up, also between sets and 1RM, and generally every day shoulder and posterior chain health.
They have certainly helped me keep going over the years, 😊
Thank you! Any advice for someone who's just started their journey?
@@jamesjohnstone2228 I have some advice, ask for more specific advice
Any advices for a good and complete gymnastic program or/and books. Could be a UA-cam videos too. Thank you in advance.
I see some much hype on multiples techniques liked they were new, but they obviously don't. I wanna be bless by all this wisdom.
Love
( I'm cool with powerlifting too, anything related to power, strength and endurance)
Every had tendinitis by the elbow from too many pull ups?? Does it ever go??
Trying Lu raises at 10kg plates is ☠️. The jump in strength needed (to complete the exercise smoothly without bad form) from 5kg to 10kg in the forearms, wrists and entire shoulder joint is a madness.
Most people find it far more comfortable and be able to it a lot easier without plates and just use dumbbells.
if you don't have access to dumbbells you could also try using a 2.5 plate on top of the 5kg for a in-between, might be awkward on the grip, but I don't see a big issue.
@@danielprest5887 Got dumbells but you gotta use plates. Authentic! Not sure about two plates ontop, bit tough on the fingers.
@@Papoose316 haha gotta look the part 😆
Iv been on this for 4 weeks total, I do 6 sets a day regardless of what body part I'm training. Just gone from 2.5kgs up to 5kg and yeah, it's a madness. God knows what 10kgs are like ha ha, fairplay to ya
I do a similar move with my DB for years, It's called around the world, It's definitely a top exercise, but I ll try it out with plates, maybe even better
Cool me to. I also do a variant I call um eights. Since I make a figure eight. They helped me rehab a rotator cuff injury over 30 yrs ago.
They are called "around the worlds" not "lu raises"
Id have to start with 10kg then move to 15kg though, thats a big raise...
Yes mate ......Tom platz also did this , old school movements love it
@@ieatalot2 hey could you explain a bit more? I think I been trying to do something similar to help fix my messed up shoulders. I just sort of mess around with the weight and try to feel positions where my shoulder is weak
Your videos are so informative. I really didn’t know much about why you should do lu raises beforehand, but know I will incorporate them into my warmups.
Thanks mate! I’m glad you found it helpful! You’ll look like a pro as well 😆.
Excellent and I love how you explain the transition and overall movement range. Even performing without weights I feel and understand the complexity and effectiveness of the exercise. Thanks and this helps a lot since my shoulder has been bad for years from overloading in the past
I’ve been getting into rock climbing recently and I could totally see this benefiting my ROM
I do a variation of this with a resistance band (before bouldering) and it's helped so so much. I used to get a lot of shoulder pain after climbing. Since doing this warm up, it's gone 😁. I'll definitely give the lu raise with plates a go now too.
O that is so encouraging.
Doing these with dumbells have improved my overall shoulder size and strength so much
Looks good, gonna inc on shoulders day, first exercise.
I’ve had rugby shoulder from multiple dislocations for a few years now and wanted to get bigger but couldn’t stand the shoulder pain that never seemed to go away. I would try to do light weight lots of reps of different shoulder exercises to rebuild the muscles to get a stronger base but never seemed to work. Dislocated my shoulder again 2 weeks and been doing these since to try something new and they work like wonders. Obviously the pain is still there sometimes but as long as these help me build a strong base I can grow from I’m happy. Been able to bench press and shoulder press for the first time in awhile. These do wonders
Duuude also try Arnold presses literally saved my shoulders in rugby start light enough to do 6-8 3 sets and build up from there I use incline dumbbell bench and arnolds as my main lifts and then these lu raises more recently at the end of my session. Also look at the kneesovertoesguy upperbody stuff mainly the one where he puts his elbow on his knee with a lightish weight and rotates downards also great one trust me!!! Good luck my dude and keep at it.
When I saw lu doing them I started doing it too I love em. If your thinking about doing em DO THEM
That's awesome Caleb!
@@BrandonAccardi how about for bodybuidling
These were one of the exercises in the example workout I got with my first 30kg Weider weight set. That was 30 years ago....
Alot of these exercises are just renamed now that any possible copyright/notarity has expired.
@@unpopularfacts4461 Can an individual exercise be copyrighted/trademarked? Of course an entire program can be, but I seriously doubt you can obtain a copyright/trademark for a specific individual exercise.
@@jasonsachinger3276 Yeah I don't think you could approach someone moving their body in a certain way and say "Hey! I've copywriten that!"
Yes I thought these were called “around the worlds”
@@Shoot231 around the world is a chest exercises
Pro tip: if you hinge forward at the hips a bit, you'll smash your lower traps too
Mighta just saved my bacon there mate, physio did nothing to help my lower trap imbalance but this variation lit me up
454Casull, being kind of new to this move, do you mean lightly protrude your pelvic/groin?
@@lenny8086 thanks mate, that made alot more sense than what I pictured in my mind:)
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Yoow where's the bald dude who taught me how creatine works
@@Mr.Fun-Gi lmao
Thank you for showing us how to do lu raises.
Ngl these have my traps and delts popping lately more than any time I’ve focused on making my shoulders bigger. And the icing on the cake is I started them just to condense less accessory movements down.
@Super Mario nah, popping as in growing lol
Holy shit 1 mill views . congrats
Helpful info! Thanks a lot 🤝
I found Lu raises to be excellent for warming up my shoulders before doing overhead presses. I use light weights but do high reps to warm them properly.
I don't ask for much, but easy to understand informative videos using pics as well as good explanation, at only 5 to 6 mins max is one of them. Subbed.
I've seen bodybuilders call this "Super ROM" lateral raises, which are just like moving your arm more than a conventional lateral raise.
When you have gymnastic background or be with them for year or 2 you can see this movement before rings workout daily. It’s one of the mobility exercises.Nothing fancy or new exercise to exaggerate.
I've gotten some side delt growth from this along with some good defintion on my front delts with Lu raises.
I’ve had dislocated shoulders for years without realizing it due to an injury as a kid I never got addressed. After doing these (along with light resistance band warmups) for a few weeks my shoulders feel insane and I never go a day without doing them. 10/10 would recommend. Pro tip: do it as slowly as possible
Beautiful video thank you sir
I'd always heard that the reason most people are told to shy away from doing dumbbell lateral raises above the shoulder joint is because the traps tend to take over. I don't know if that's correct or not, but it seems like a disservice to the body, because the range of motion of the shoulder certainly doesn't stop at the height of the delts.
Impingement is much more likely. That's why you're only supposed to lateral raise to parallel
@@tomhunter91 Is it due to the amount of weight being lifted? Stopping at shoulder-height is not biomechanical limit... not even close, really. Behold: military presses.
@@TROOPERfarcry keeping the palms facing down and especially keeping the thumbs down during lateral raises pinches your rotator cuff. It's the same reason why if you bench with your elbows flared out they get hurt over time. So I can imagine going even higher is just asking for it.
@@TROOPERfarcry Military press doesn't have this issue unless you do behind the neck, or use a real wide grip
There's just no point if you're doing the exercise to build side delts. In order to continue raising the weight above parallel, you have to exernally rotate the shoulders so far that the traps and front delts completely take over. And there are better ways to work traps and front delts. This lu raise thing seems like it's more of an accessory lift to maybe help people with shoulder impingement and stability for bigger lifts.
I needed this, thank you !
I will add these to my shoulder routine. I mainly train shoulders because of an old injury, and any variation that mobilizes and activates different movements is highly appreciated! :)
I would also recommend adding in Powell raises and trap 3 raises, search em up
Valuable information.
Keep the videos coming!
God bless y’all!
I use this as warm up for push days before shoulders and as a cool down during pull days because im doing lighter delt workouts. Really helped with shoulder discomfort.
I have been doing a version of these with dumbells along with various other shoulder exercises and hangs and have found the combination to be extremely beneficial thus far.
I believe plates are better than dumbbells (I saw some comments that were wondering). Gripping a dumbbell allows more activation of the arm muscles to do the work. Holding plates disengages the arms more and engages the delts more. Considering it's supposed to be mostly for the shoulder area, plates should almost always be used. Good reasons to use dumbbells: plates are uncomfortable for your fingers/hand/wrist or the weight increase from one plate to the next weight is too great.
Thank's for the info buddy, uncommon infos like this is underrated but it really make a difference
I always called them plate shoulder raises all the way back in high school bout 16 years ago lol Never knew they were called Lu Raises. But yea, never had too much problem with my shoulders from doing these. I also do a version of this lying on my stomach but using lighter weights (10 & 20 lbs)
Wow thanks for the great video! I had a type 3 separation in my ac joint on my left shoulder after an off-roading accident and I love to lift. This will help me save and strengthen my shoulder more safely. Thank you so much!
I started using them out of laziness while training in my home gym so I don't have to use my adjustable dumbells.
Haha
Wow! This is so useful! Just what I needed! Thanks!
I started doing these in the 1970's. I didn't know they were called Lu Raises. If I don't do them for a couple weeks, my shoulders get really painful.
These are a great exercise.
Why do your shoulders get painful so fast after stopping? That sounds a bit weird.
@@Benkkuful Arthritis sets in quickly for some reason. Exercise seems to hold it at bay for the time being. Not sure why that is.
Thank you for the succinct and informative video. Refreshing compared to videos dragging out topics for money
Lmao I saw him doing these exercises in a random video once and when including them in my shoulder routine I called them the same thing except I used his full name lol
I just incorporated Zottman curls into my routine to see if I can improve my grip a little bit cause I have family history of shitty wrists. Now imma add these for my poor shoulders as well. Thanks!
Totally a rock climbing not a weight lifter but this looks appealing as we use mostly all our upper body for climbing and overhanging climbs. Will definitely let you know after a few days of this workout
You forgot to let us know
Very short, very informative.
Thank you.
I can literally feel shoulder relief just watching this
I love a video that shows you the content in a concise manner and doesn’t try to be a Stanford presentation
Just an observation: Lu internally rotates his shoulders at the top of Lu raises.
Yeah depends on the videos for sure, for most people I like this variant. Thanks Brent! Keen eye!
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I feel the mid delts like crazy if rotate so my thumb is pointed forward at the top, and with the external rotation i feel it more in front delts , arms, and chest even
@@an8790 he lost his muscle markers
@@an8790 lmfaooo im dead asf
Will be adding this exercise to my shoulder training routine!
This is all around the world exercise before Lu claimed with his own name..
Excellent for shoulder health and overall except side delts hypertrophy IMO.
forreal! this was THE range of motion for boybuilding and strongman back in the ol days
i don't think he himself named the exercise it just that his clip got attraction and the people named it that
@@Michael-be9gu This was definitively not a staple exercise in Body building or ESPECIALLY strongman lmao.
You'll definitely be able to get clips of Body builders doing it but I challenge you to find a clip of a strongman using this exercise especially pre-2000 or "Back in the old days" lmao.
Exactly I invented the Dave push up.
So OP you’re saying you DON’T think they’re good for side delt hypertrophy?
Excellent post and information
I did it with my hands just now and wow, you can already tell that’s a GREAT lift.. immediately felt blood rushing to those areas in a different way, and range of motion is awesome. Where has this been?
I'm on the toilet watching this video and was just doing this with my arms, wow I actually feel my entire upper body including upper back, lats triceps. gonna try with weights after I'm done sitting here
Chinese lifters have been doing these for decades. Its seems like people outside the sport are finally paying attention to this exercise.
Yes, Charles Glass was talking about them! And I do them for some time already - my chest is more open and my left arm is getting stronger. Love that
The way you have the bands attached to the pole puts the load in a completely different plane which makes it an entirely different exercise which idk if useful at all. With plates or dumbbells is truly an amazing exercise.
Yeah I was thinking that too with the band…
Short and sweet, very informative, 🤜🏼🤛🏼🤘🏼
Awesome thank you!
Liu Kang would be proud
I was the only guy doing this at my gym. Now everyone is doing it.
I can't wait to hear someone telling me that you're not supposed to lift your arms above shoulder level while doing these at the gym
They're the average chad lifter then.
Just give them a faint smile and nod, then continue.
Great accessory move, these fixed my weak overhead position in the snatch!
Also do you have to keep your arm fully straight/locked out or can there be a slight bend?
Slightly bent arm is fine if that's what happens, the main thing is you're get as much range as possible.
You put this video together really. New subscriber
Thanks mate!
I remember doing these years ago when they didnt have any name on 'em, trying to stablish a name on a common exercise is awkward
People have been calling them Lu Raises for about ten years now, there's plenty of videos with that in the title going back to then. I'm sure he's not the first guy to be doing them, but he certainly popularised them. Same as Klokov Presses. They're just snatch presses, but he was known for doing them, so that's what people called them.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO. To the point, no time waste, very "lean".
Interesting that someone has put their name to this exercise "Lu Raises" ... lol... when this exercise has been a staple among the bodybuilding community since the 70s. Reference Vince Gironda!
Great Tips! Thank you so much🌷
Very nice video, thank you!!
Nice! will have to try this now that my shoulder have mended.
Nice clear and concise videos Brandon, well done!.....😎👍
Great info!
Liked and subscribed!
I always try to do them at end of my shoulder days. Never to heavy, this is a movement that doesn't match with heavy weights. It's a lightweight focused exercise, and it's a amazing exercise not many now about
Awesome, I’ve never seen anybody at my gym doing this movement, but after watching this video I’ll try it today and see what happens, thanks
This makes so much sense on the importance of warming up .👏
Wow. Great video thank you.
This looks really practical. I'm excited to try it!
I'm definitely going to give these a try. I injured my shoulder last year and it's not been right since.
These are amazinf for Rock Climbing to !!
As a warmup, end of session pump finisher, or accessory for your shoulders, theyre pretty fantastic
I’ve been doing these for years. Never knew there was a name for it. I just liked how it felt
I'm goin to do this for warm up and light weight for cool down . Thank you !
I think I am going to try this out. Thank you
Been doing those for 20 years. Good stuff
What were they called?
what a great video. thanks man
Eyyyy, great video.
Gonna' start doing these with dumbbells, as it's more convenient, and yeah I'm sure I'll see some cool results.
Great video man, will start doing those
Short, informative. Perfect.
Thanks mate!
Definitely trying that in my next workout.
Short and well explained, very good video im going to start to do it lets se what happen
I definitely gonna give it a try as a warm up in bodybuilding upper sessions
Letting the scapula move freely is very important. The perfect way for me is moving the my arms up till parallel to floor and then using shoulder blade (naturally) while continuing moving the arm upwards
Thank you I will give them a try
Thank you In corporated lu raises for my shoulder impiechment problems and they have helped me make the acronium socket grow a bit so that my tendons do no get pinched. I also hang on a bar ( brachiate)
Thanks bro will try this in my next workout session. 💪
Thanks, informative!
Real similar to something my physical therapist has me doing, that's a variation I used to do following some of Brian Alsure's programming. Pretty good for recovery after a car accident gotta say
I’ve had AC joint pain for more and physio hasn’t seemed to be helping, I’ll deffo try this exercise thanks!
I will definitely try these, Thanks.
Great video! 👍
Yeah I've been incorporating this movement,tho with dumbbells, into nearly all of my clients workouts for the last year or so. It's a phenomenal shoulder movement
In the recent interview of Lu by Martins, Lu demonstrated a proper Lu raises and he emphasized keeping the palms facing downward to also build that grip.
Not just to build grip. If you face your palms forward you essentially do front delt vertical fly. You still get that joint mobility benefit but you do all the work with front delts that are still getting plenty of stimulation from overhead presses and neglect side and rear delts which are optimal to isolate with such a movement and weight.
Dont have dumbbells or plates at home, so sometimes do these with sledgehammers. Very satisfying to do.
Yeah! You can train your forearm strength too with a sledge