As with any other muscle group you should give the arms a good amount of time to rest, especially since they are involved in
all other upper body movements such as bench press, rows or pull ups.
Unlike with many
other upper body movements, with side lateral raises there's no reason to worry that you might overdo it and contribute to creating a disproportionate look.
Not exact matches
- strengthening the
upper body and core muscles for
other gross motor tasks - strengthening the
upper body and core muscles to create a stable base for fine motor skills - developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from near to far - hand - eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for motor planning (
movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the
movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate
movements where two sides of the
body are doing different
movements - learning to coordinate
upper body and lower
body movements - developing
body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence
During the Arnold era, it was a very popular move because when done properly, it works the pecs, abs, lats and triceps in a very unique way that creates visible
upper body improvements that are hard to achieve with any
other movement.
As you get stronger at this exercise, the strength will transfer to all
other upper body pushing
movements.
However, there are
others who prefer to break the
upper body down into all push
movements one day, and all pull
movements the
other.
Remember, we are using this submaximal plyometric to prepare for the next phase which will include the full execution of the depth jump AND many
other upper and lower
body explosive
movements.
There is no
other movement that will improve your
upper body pushing strength (and mass) as quickly.
It uses a sensor led, learning algorithmic model that detects the
body's
movements,
upper body position and
other postural nuances.