Larry Scott’s Lateral Raise: How Mr. Olympia built “Boulder Shoulders”!

[@kentborges5114]

Larry learned much from Mr. Gironda, and proved that his not so broad shoulders could be really impressive...R.I.P. Mr. Scott !

[@ForgottenFitness]

R.I.P indeed

[@dmitriydudarev2649]

Not true. Larry Scott's shoulders were very broad-like. Feminine you might even say.

[@johnsmith2221]

These guys just look so much better than today’s bodybuilders.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Agreed

[@RoadTripzz14]

Absolutely correct! 👍🏾

[@dusk6159]

Right on

[@jordandangelo180]

Great video. Larry Scott had one of the greatest physiques of all time. Way ahead of his time. Drop sets always work the best. His biceps are some of the best of all time.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Agreed. He was a real innovator.

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

He called this "double dipping" and the intention was to use really heavy weights. The bounce at the bottom is to get the weight started and bounce at the top is to get the maximum contraction (where it's impossible to fully contract the shoulder with that weight). This allows the negative/concentric phase to hit the delts with the heavy load on the way down. The drop sets of course are meant to add volume and intensity because such a heavy weight would be impossible to keep repping. Try it out with 50-60lb dumbells and you'll get more of a intuitive feel of the dipping.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Yes, that is correct. The weight I used here was not heavy enough to really feel the effect he was shooting for.

[@khalidmoghul7321]

Nice and important detail 👌

[@DimMak74]

Man my physique improved so much learning from this man....... my whole body just grooved on this training........

[@ForgottenFitness]

Me too. He really became an iron master over time.

[@dusk6159]

This channel is immensely valuable, well placed and good

[@Kingfuconan]

Very cool exercise and principles about training the delts, thank you!

[@ForgottenFitness]

Glad you liked it!

[@dusk6159]

Scott managed to be a bright mind and innovator like Gironda! The Legend.

[@PrussianFrost]

Lookin good man! Thank you for you channel and work, great find!

[@ForgottenFitness]

Thank you!

[@depai1967]

Outstanding demo you performed. I watched the Larry Scott/Benfatto original video and barely picked up half the movement. I watched you perform it and listen to some of your tips and......Boom! I finally got it now. Your video was better than Larry Scott's for me personally to learn the correct movement. Thank you so much. Really appreciate your thoroughness and detailed explanations. This channel is a goldmine! You are a great contributor to the natural bodybuilding community. Keep up the good work fine sir!.

[@fredazcarate4818]

Wow what a great old school dumbbell routine. Thank you Rudolf for the demonstration.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Thank you for the kind words

[@LTPottenger]

Very good demonstration!

[@ForgottenFitness]

Thank you! It’s a very involved lift.

[@atompunk5575]

Shoulders tomorrow! 💪☺

[@ForgottenFitness]

Awesome! Throw this one in as a finisher and tell me how it was!

[@nicholasraso6742]

awesome video

[@ForgottenFitness]

Thanks!

[@pgjc756]

Awesome video! Have you done a video on Larry Scott's rear delt exercises? Thanks!

[@ForgottenFitness]

Not yet, but I will soon! Thanks for the idea.

[@vs4571]

Was this supposed to workout the lateral head or rear delts? It looks like a mix of both? Yet you said “keeping the lateral or medial head out? And the position looks like it’ll also incorporate some trap involvement via retracting the scapula. A detailed reply would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@Righteous.Indignation0527]

How long did it take you to get the proper form? Larry said “this movement was the hardest move to get down”.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Well, you are already assuming that my form is perfect. It is not lol. It is, at best, a “good” representation of the exercise. My arms are probably pulled back a bit far, which is bad when attempting to isolate only the side and rear delts. Also, I’m not dipping quite enough at the top. Things like this I would imagine take many years to get down. Muscle memory is key.

[@Kingfuconan]

What you thoughts about Reeves Shrug (a.k.a Reeves deadlift)?

[@ForgottenFitness]

I talked about this on my Instagram. The Reeves deadlift was not originally an exercise trained for hypertrophy. It was only used a few times by Reeves as a demonstration of strength. It would be cool to do a video on, but it is no bodybuilding movement.

[@joetoth5465]

Are you EVER going to make another TALES OF THE IRON LEGENDS...?

[@ForgottenFitness]

Yes! Any suggestions on what you would like to see?

[@joetoth5465]

@@ForgottenFitness Thanks for your response I appreciate that. Any of the following would be awesome: 1. STEVE REEVES 2. LARRY SCOTT 3. REG PARK

[@ForgottenFitness]

Awesome. Will do!

[@LiftingwithGrandpaCharlie]

Great delt exercise but more than one drop set is overkill. For advanced lifters a great end of a,hard and heavy workout pump. For beginners that many reps will be counter productive. It took me yrs to realize less is more. I see boney dudes at the gym just repping light weight and going nowhere. If you don't see some growth or strenght in 60 days then you're doing something wrong. Just my 2cents.

[@ForgottenFitness]

Completely valid take. This is just Larry’s preferred way of training.

[@cbot375]

i felt it, my side delts, but almost my traps lol

[@ForgottenFitness]

Gotta keep those shoulders pulled down and forward to prevent that.

[@jettjeff686]

Good demonstration but believe you.contradicted yourself- you said "I can see the rear delta and side delts are flexing but side delts were not flexing " contradiction or no ?

[@michaelmaguire2162]

momentum plays no part in muscle growth since it, in effect, reduces the load on the muscle...

[@ForgottenFitness]

Ik, but in Larry’s mind it would allow more weight to be used which he felt was beneficial in deltoid growth. He mentioned this in Loaded Guns.

[@dusk6159]

I guess that the tension and relevant parts brought by db or cable lateral raises complement well the delts, with this one