This 100% Works!

[@user-dg3cy1ug6v]

Really don’t appreciate how you release certain body group workouts AFTER I trained that group THAT DAY. Btw loving this series keep it up

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

You know the next one is back, so don't do back until it comes out :)

[@Mazzakre39]

I feel you man.. I trained tits and shoulders, went home to eat whilst wstching this video feeling like my workout now suddenly was incomplete 🤣🤣🤣

[@yarukaribana2652]

@@Mazzakre39 tits 😅 broooo get back in there

[@jjj-bl8yf]

You think he knows when you finish your workouts? Are you that self centered and delusional? He’s a KZbinr with 1.5 million subscribers and you think he pays attention to your workout routines 😂🤦🏻‍♂️wow ur so goofy

[@alexc7857]

I always happen to see the upload right before my workouts, lucky me

[@borz55]

6:31 side delts 9:57 rear delts 10:05 anterior delts 12:21 all three his updated side delt exercise: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKGQYmuqn91sl80si=aBbs0zk9Q0nYtzu2

[@imjustbetterbud7884]

Your doing gods work

[@Darkseid300]

1st round on me

[@jlhumor1565]

Just do steroids like he does

[@yazanhamideh783]

@@jlhumor1565 why not both ?

[@workhorse6542]

@@jlhumor1565 😂

[@markironmonger223]

Your content should be the blueprint for modern media. Quick, concise, point to point to point. I've struggled with shoulder development forever, this has been a great eye opener to the value of grip and state of form.

[@KrakkenXXX]

That was not “quick”

[@tonyoliva6715]

Jokes arent cut out

[@jerbear7952]

I agree we need wayyyyy more jerking jokes in modern media

[@wishbone103]

Educational and entertaining. I am 75 and have been training for 61 years. Never to old to learn something. Thank you 😁

[@Henry-kb6me]

Respect!

[@wishbone103]

@@Henry-kb6me Thank you 😁

[@DollaSignD]

That's rad! People who work out always seem to live the longest and retain bodily functions

[@ezalor9555]

literally no one asked

[@Spacemaaan]

​@Ezalor shut up you're the one to be like yeah and you should learn proper grammar cause he said to instead of too 😂

[@SebastianBeresniewicz]

I have an atrophied supraspinatus due to a dead nerve. Your video on ways 2 well inspired me to try stem cells, I've tried everything else (including witchcraft).. anyway, any recommendations for shoulder workouts with a dead supra?

[@MeditationalState]

*I'm supposed to be making videos for my own channel but instead here I am 3 vids deep on this guys channel crying with laughter, his ability to inject humor whilst being informative is comedy gold - subscribed!*

[@DivinePatrick]

Ryan! I love the amount of time and effort put into this video. My only suggestion would be if you could please add a chart or table somewhere that shows all the exercises / the best ones and the data for them. My peanut adhd brain watched the whole video but still doesn't know which exercises I should be doing over others! Thanks for everything you do homie

[@Joseph1NJ]

Why not just have him actually *DO* the workout for you, this way, you don't have to do shit?

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

@@Joseph1NJ LMAO

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

Here's a pro tip that works for any video: Watch again, pause, take notes.

[@user-eh1og1ci7h]

Try the pause button, jackass.

[@sethmaginnipig1801]

Buy the program

[@Spacemaaan]

The way you educate your audience is absolutely phenomenal. Easiest sub of my entire life! You deserve it

[@NovelPair]

I would like to know why I have never seen this kind of in depth study for muscle isolation and activation. Ryan is the gym lab rat we always needed. Now I want a GYM LAB sweatshirt.

[@anieba]

maybe because before the tech could only be afforded by big money like sports teams who dont care to publish all their research to the public. just a guess

[@NovelPair]

@@anieba solid. I'll take it!

[@janmichaelberan2545]

Put me down for a cutoff Hoodie. Size, you ask? Yes it matters.

[@JFearless]

Omg 😳 I had to report back. Going super wide on OHP absolute game changer. You were 100% right. Delts destroyed. I have DOMS same day 🤯 and I haven’t had any for ages. Can barely lift my arms to types this and traps feel completely non-stimulated. This is a great series

[@danielwatson6529]

there was allot of info. was the seated ohp the best one? did u try that? i train shoulders today

[@JFearless]

@@danielwatson6529 many months later, seated behind the neck press gives me best SFR and a really nice ROM for delts. The only issue is a bio mechanical one. either you will be able to do them or you won’t and it kind of just depends on how your anatomy is.

[@rhinners3407]

This is the MOST entertaining, and yet educational exercise information I've watched. Thank you and keep up the great videos!

[@valrossi156]

Gotta say that's an impressive thumbnail and the first 1 min makes more sense than most videos iv seen in 10 years Respect

[@mikahundin]

(08:23) Behind-the-Back Barbell Raise (Supinated Grip) - 94.5% Rear Delt Activation Performed with a supinated grip, with arms close to the body to minimize trap involvement. (08:23) Behind-the-Back Barbell Raise (Pronated Grip) - 94.3% Rear Delt Activation Similar movement as the supinated version, but with a pronated grip. (09:23) Incline Dumbbell Fly with Pronated Grip - 94.2% Rear Delt Activation Performed on an incline bench with a pronated grip, close to the body. (11:35) Seated Barbell Press (Wide Grip with Supinated Wrist) - 85.5% Activation (Anterior Delt) A slight supination of the wrists boosts activation for the anterior delt. (11:03) Cable Front Raise (Slight Bend, Supinated Grip) - 86.1% Anterior Delt Activation A supinated grip and slight elbow bend help isolate the anterior delt. (11:54) Hammer Press (Wide Grip) - 74.5% Activation (Overall Delt) A wide grip hammer press, performed with a slight incline to activate the delts. (06:19) Incline Dumbbell Partial Side Laterals (Arm to Side or Slightly Forward) - 74% Side Delt Activation Performed with arms at the side or slightly forward, but traps engage if arms are pulled back. (09:50) Close-to-Body High Cable Rear Delt Fly - 75.5% Rear Delt Activation Performed with arms close to the body, minimizing trap involvement. (02:09-02:34) Strict-Form Side Lateral Raise - 68.1% Side Delt Activation Performed with strict form to isolate the side delt, minimizing trap engagement. (02:59) Scapular Plane Side Lateral (Initial Sets) - 60% Side Delt Activation Performed at a 30-40 degree angle from the body to minimize shoulder impingement, trap involvement increases as sets progress. (07:34) Rear Delt Fly (Seat Adjusted Down) - 66.3% Rear Delt Activation Adjusting the seat height down increases activation. (07:59) Rear Delt Machine Fly (Elbows Tucked) - 78.4% Trap Activation (Lowest Rear Delt Activation) Tucking elbows during rear delt fly reduces activation. (05:02) Partial Lateral Raises (Light Weight, Slow Control) - 11.3% Side Delt Activation over Traps Using light weights for controlled partial reps targets the side delts more effectively than heavier weights.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

As someone with little time to work out at 51 who has two jobs and horrible shoulders naturally, I discovered the value of the cables(saves time AND they hit my shoulders amazingly) not long ago which have helped me a lot. However........your extra tips here are going to make those benefits even more impressive. Maybe one day I'll have actual shoulders and it will only have taken 52 years. 😆😆

[@UKM-13]

Any chance you can create a program with all of the best exercises/angles based off of the activation for each muscle. Seeing the actual results can be an eye opener. I would love to follow a program/workout where I'm getting the best activation each time. I'm an experienced lifter and your videos have taught me some new tricks. Thank you for your hard work

[@ryanschultz9037]

This works for superficial muscles, like delts and pecs. Pec minor, subscapularis, and other rotator muscles will always be mysterious. Until Ryan implants an EMG! (do it!)

[@thats_Mr_B]

He has mentioned angles in all the ones that matter

[@TobbeStorm]

So what's the upcoming program supposed to be about? I thought that was pretty much it

[@MPIronmanJC]

@@ryanschultz9037 he could just take one for the team and connect the EMG to an acupuncture needle and place that into the deep muscles. It would hurt and cut the muscle, but way more accessible than implanting.

[@Aintitlucas]

You shouldn't base your exercise selection on EMG studies. It only measures peak contraction not stretch or load.

[@DanCantStandYA]

stuff that can be done at home: (with better percentages) 3:05, 6:43?, 8:24 , 9:20 , 9:57 recap Rear delts, 10:39 LoL , 11:51, bus drivers12:38 , 12:50

[@mybrokermatt]

Nice. This is my first comment in decades. strict side lateral dumbbell or 38.1 side front cable raises. 69% rear delt machine high hold, 94% supinated barbell rear raises, rear low rear pull cable. 74 supinated slightly bentfront raise on incline bench. 31 80 75 incline bench Bus drivers 80 around the world's on incline bench/breast stroke

[@limxin0014]

god sent, thanks man

[@limxin0014]

@@mybrokermatt i like how useful commenters rarely comments, while useless ones, well...

[@PigSnooot]

This comment needs to be higher up. Pin it pls.

[@DanCantStandYA]

@@PigSnooot pretty sure only Ryan can pin it. doubt he even looks at comments tho. Also, yt has sent me one notification for 4 replies and 33 likes, what a sh!t platform it is!

[@SamStanley-581]

So I'm training here in England and for the first time in my gym life I've seen someone do these dumbbell uppercut front raises... Half an hour later a different guy doing them... Can't believe how much influence this guy's got! Keep it going 💪

[@Kubal-cain]

As someone who has been using this shoulder excercize consistently... It's horrific and awesome. The rear delt straight bar is game changing.

[@DocHelliday]

Thank you for the first EVAH rear delt pump

[@michaelbentham9501]

This is incredible, and actually backs up what I’ve been experimenting with for the last year. Ryan, this video should be considered BIBLICAL in terms of truth, and how a shoulder routine should be conducted. Absolutely a fan. Great job!

[@micaelsvntos]

This ain't free, we're paying him by watching and KZbin pays for the views and ad displays. Win-win for all.

[@SarcasticLampr4y]

Thanks Ryan, I am an Exercise Physiologist and did your workouts today and can't thank you enough, fantastic work!

[@rashakor]

This is actually Ryan's best video EVER. The content is off-the-chart good and useful.

[@mariosolis1802]

This is perhaps the best I’ve seen. I’m currently recovering from shoulder surgery. Thanks

[@alpdorakoca266]

İ cant thank you enough big bro. Front delt raise with pronated arm is something unbelievable. Working out for 10 years and never felt like this

[@villianaire]

4:12 - What to do for side delts 8:24 - What to do for rear delts 10:37 - What to do for front delts

[@silentgrind34]

Thank God for this comment

[@HumanLikeMan]

11:55 Best shoulder press activation

[@borz55]

your times are way off lol

[@villianaire]

@@borz55 they're not that bad 😂 Thanks for leaving a comment with updated time stamps 🙌🙏

[@Niaaal]

Thanks!

[@rosskennedy8548]

Unreal - helpful. Can’t wait for the program!

[@gregory3227]

This was ground breaking for me! Tried these exercises today and got a better shoulder workout in 50 mins today than the 1.5-2 hours over the last 7 years!

[@jefft6038]

Yes but if you want to bind more you’ll have to get on juice. Period.

[@slmanshah5731]

Hi Ryan, today I was watching your first video which was very helpful to me at home workout.thanks for your video.i am excited to watch for your next video.

[@paulmclean876]

Best breakdown of shoulder activation I've seen so far - great numbers and revelations too! Awesomeness.

[@joelbell6075]

WOW.... I'd absolutely LOVE to see a video like this for ALL major muscle groups!!!!!!!

[@fargo007]

Definitely an eye opening experience. So amazing how such slight changes have such massive impacts.

[@davidandresvillero]

Can't wait to start the year with the this program Ryan!

[@TobbeStorm]

What program?

[@pedroe.p.decastro8522]

Great tests, lovin this type of video. Curious to see how the rear delt exercises compare in activation to the lats and the front delt supinated raise to the long head of the bicep.

[@andrewfuentes1661]

I was thinking the same thing, he seemed to leave those out.....

[@moby_dick69]

Yeah like what's the point to compare every single exercise only to the traps? And by that stating which is the "scientifically proven" best exercise for shoulders. This must be the most advanced bro science I've ever seen.

[@bunchofives313]

I was thinking the same thing. Delt vs trap activation percentage is a useful indicator, but doesn’t tell anything like the whole story. Lower trap activation doesn’t necessarily mean the delts are doing more of the work. In some cases when you alter the form and trap activation diminishes, it might just indicate that a third muscle group is now doing work that had previously been done by the traps. If lat and bicep activation was also tested you could compare delt recruitment between the exercise variations themselves, and would have a much better idea of which movements place the most overall stress on the intended muscle.

[@danieliozzi3761]

also the front delt to the chest. Definitely a lot of other factors in play on that one.

[@eusaphzai]

I stumbled on to this channel by chance….youtube recommended it….glad i did….his take on all things is quite honest and to the point without any fluff….good stuff

[@defining_moments]

You’re anatomy and kinesiology knowledge is why I listen to everything you suggest and why I am a subscriber lol

[@gauravjoshi2474]

Behind the back raises is one of the best exercise for your rear delt you showed us before also, I really made some nice progress because of this exercise. Just feel your rear delt and make muscle and mind connection. Thanks for teaching this one, you showed this exercise 2 years ago I guess if I'm not wrong and from the very first day I felt those rear delts burning while doing it.

[@corrymichelini]

Awesome stuff as usual. Most of this stuff I already knew because of Michael Kamalu aka Dr. Gains (an actual Doctor). I have his shoulder program and pretty much every exercise Ryan said is best is in it. Anyways, I'm looking forward to the new program. Actual science is always better than bro science.

[@moneropete]

kamalu is pretty good. a good anatomy foundation does wonders for training.

[@Yjn75]

This is exactly what I need! I really appreciate the work, the amount of verified info you put into this video (and probably the rest, so I subbed)! 💯💯

[@MoosaRehan-te4wb]

@RyanHumiston Bro you have just Changed my life. I am so grateful that you made this video and that I watched it.Thank you so much man. Please make this kind of video for every muscle group.

[@seanjagdeo8005]

Every video is a hit. I'm 43 yrs old and I enjoy trying out these different variations. It's good to know each one to figure out which best suits me.

[@jasoncalvetti1983]

Amazing video, thank you for all of your hard work. My shoulders usually look the most well rounded after Kettlebell Snatches, but that's not an isolation movement so it would be more akin to your finisher movements.

[@Fst105]

Greg enters the chat and starts screaming

[@edmahonejr.9364]

Yeah he gets on your nerves after a while ….he sounds like Edith Bunker

[@bobsiddoway]

Coach Greg used to actually talk about exercise. Now it’s just drama.

[@PaulJeffery81]

Spews for views

[@KeenEyeVP]

"Coach" Greg... 🤣

[@thereddeath12]

Lmao😂

[@brandenbedoya]

Workout summary if you’re impatient like me: Anterior delt: - underhand grip, elbow slightly bent barbell raises. Cable can work too - Seated barbell (shoulder) press, wide grip, about 65 degree seat inclination side delts best to worse: - slightly leaned forward lateral raises with dumbbells - Or use pulleys with handles - Straight arm, half rep lateral raises, 25-30 rep range - Slightly bent elbows, slight lean, then lateral raises rear delts: - Seated rear delt machine flies, ideally slightly above parallel grip - Behind the back barbell raises, overhand grip - Dumbbell pull back and pull to side on inclined bench Others: - bus driver steering wheel rotations. All shoulder heads

[@DocHelliday]

You're a gentleman and a scholar

[@gdiets1]

Love the humor and info. Don’t change. I also like how your challenging the old narratives for how to “properly” workout. Much thanks for all the hard work your putting into finding better and more productive workouts. Thanks again.

[@Myytzlplk]

After years of right shoulder problems, i found some of this out by accident trial and error 2 days ago. Thanks for verifying why, and that I'm on the right track

[@Dadcanyou]

Okay Ryan - shoulders for me have been the Bain of my training life. I’ve watched this 3 times over - I will peer review - sort to speak - this and complete train my delts as described and report back in 2-3 weeks. Should be interesting!

[@oldwiseone8246]

How’d it go?

[@Dadcanyou]

@@oldwiseone8246 sort of 50:50. I can certainly see an improvement in both size and strength though it has only been 2 weeks. The lateral flies have helped and my press has moved up the rack. However the intensity by limiting the ROM as best as I can copy is significantly greater. That being said by left shoulders are now visually imbalanced. My right being ‘thinner’ than my left - even though I am dominant on the right?? So persons this sort of speaks the answer as one could argue it has highlighted an imbalance not previously seen, and therefore has worked. One could also argue the new stimulus and training has just kicked the crap out of my delta leading to growth…?? I guess we can definitely take away trying this will at least offer a new training regime that at worst is arguable more likely to cause growth for the aforementioned reasons. Personal anecdotally - I will employ this for another two or three weeks as I do feel it is working and suits my training mentality.

[@oldwiseone8246]

@@Dadcanyou appreciate the response, gonna try to mix some things in for the next few months. Thanks again

[@Xander102]

I don’t know why, but out of all the work out channels on KZbin, this one is my favourite. There’s a lot of douche bags in the work out world and this guy is the exact opposite. Refreshing and I trust what he says . Unlike 98% of the other workout KZbinrs . Keep it bro.

[@marz.6102]

Could you see which exercise is better for the abs and the other muscles next to it?? Thx for the upload!!!

[@jackminnella8466]

Anything with spinal flexion

[@matt_cartwright5782]

Roll back over a bosu ball, grab a plate or dumbbell at / behind your head. Curl up concentrating on using only abs. Squeeze in fully contracted position including trying to squeeze your pelvis ‘up’ to your ribs. Lower slowly back. Rep out. Build up reps / weight over time doing 2-3 sets. Probably all you’ll ever need 👍🙏

[@matt_cartwright5782]

You can do a side bend version over the bosu ball too (again using weight if required) if you want to hit obliques more. Squeeze hip in towards ribs at top of movement. The bosu ball allows for full greater range of motion than the floor or any machine I’ve seen 👍

[@marz.6102]

@@matt_cartwright5782 thx, but what would surprise you if he used the tech and something was different from your guidance?? Do you think it's possible?? If not thanks so much for this information!!

[@matt_cartwright5782]

@@marz.6102 there are other ab exercises that may show better activation at certain angles, or in certain areas, but the exercises I’ve suggested are full ROM, easy to progressively overload (through greater contraction, increased weight, higher reps, more sets, etc) and above all, practical. Do two sets unweighted to failure the first time you do it. Make sure you are doing it slow and controlled, and using your abs to complete the movement, not momentum. Next time try with a 2kg or 3kg dumbbell held at your head. Next time try for more reps, next time increase the weight, etc etc. If you ever get to the stage of doing 3 sets of 20 reps with a 10kg dumbbell, you’ll have very solid abs 💪

[@joiedevie3901]

Humiston is: informative, instructive, rational, hilarious, and, yes, entertaining. This guy is great!!!

[@ericduncan3028]

I need to plug back into the algorithm. Missed this content release somehow. These breakdowns are the stuff that not only keeps working out fresh but effective. Killing it

[@XoNasX]

3:08 very nice perspective here to show the difference!!!

[@iiNgONYaMa]

When did lat get harder than posterior delt? I definitely have had a shittier time on rear delts. Always. No matter what I do.

[@ryansaunders6468]

Hey Ryan, would you please include the integral in addition to the percent difference? I’m curious what the overall emg activation per movement in addition to the trap:shoulder ratio. This additional data point wouldn’t require any additional test and provides a reference point.

[@randmcnally5489]

Uuhhh…yeah, what he said

[@clamum9648]

I had Calc 1-3 in HS and college, got easy As in them all, and I don't even remember how to do derivatives or integrals anymoar (this was 20 years ago). Supposedly math is real important when you're doing software development. LOL yeah right, pretty simple algebra is all you need 99% of the time (for avg non-specialized stuff).

[@jakescakes]

rip bodybuilding

[@ryanschultz9037]

Stop going to failure. Go way beyond failure, Ryan, and plot the variance of how much you don't give a sh@t (for Science!)

[@kyleinwisc]

Yes. Why wouldnt delt activation regardless of trap be the most important?

[@PakiRaja]

i used to do the bent over behind the back rear delts with dumbells, but id curl them around my butt, so the movement squeezes behind the back. i swear this gave the best rear delt activation ever, but everyone thought i was crazy. u showed i wasn't crazy. thx

[@bradtenbonga]

Yo Ryan ! At long last a dude who is prepared to prove it.........thank you from Scotland ....RESPECT !

[@derek6817]

What about supinated reverse flys, Arnold presses, and W flys?

[@ethanescamilla7157]

most people do arnold presses incorrectly, they make it two separate movements when it’s one fluid movement when rotating the dumbbell. but i think that’s a viable alternative still if done correctly. but i’m no scientist lol

[@ryanschultz9037]

@@ethanescamilla7157 Good point on technique on Arnold Presses. I add them at the end of chest/shoulder day. Not too tough, and hits front and lateral delts. But much more of a compound movement and a meaningful EMG measurement would be hard to capture.

[@tristanmeadows]

id imaging from the results of the supinated grip that arnold press would be pretty good as you go through from sup-pronated through the rep.

[@patrickjulius7352]

Awesome vid, a couple of curious questions: 1. When you turn your palm up and bend elbow slightly, I see how that shifts attention away from trap, but does it shift it to the bicep at all? You compared front delt vs. trap but what about front delt vs. bicep? 2. Would be curious about standing shoulder presses with dumbbells and how that impacts activation of the heads. See any place for those in a hypertrophy program? I don't have a bench that adjusts past like 30 deg, so would you, in my case, do some standing presses or just rely on horizontal pressing and front raise variations to hit front delts?

[@patrickjulius7352]

@ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ᴍᴇ👉RyanHumiston1 weirdo

[@matt_cartwright5782]

You can see in the vid how much more the front delt was popping with the palm up compared to down. Don’t even need an EMG reading to see that!

[@chavez349]

It’ll work the biceps a good amount especially with the bend.

[@kanishkgaming5761]

It’s inevitably going to use bicep, one of the functions of bicep is also shoulder flexion, bending elbow like that will engage bicep even more so up for grabs.

[@naturallybuild3165]

Lack of symmetry

[@wushulion]

i unintentionally discovered an exercise that worked my side delts without traps coming in (or so i felt). band pullaparts with a supinated grip. I was doing these as warm ups for my bench, and one day i did them for 20 reps and man the burn i got in my side delts. wondering if you can do an EMG for that

[@malekmalek9064]

I do these too,and behind my back straight arms.no other exercise gives me this kind of burn

[@maitlember1942]

@@malekmalek9064 is it healthy for shoulder?

[@malekmalek9064]

@@maitlember1942 i don't encounter any problem

[@powerandpresence5290]

What is a band pull apart? Where is the band? Is it attached to something? A little more information would be helpful. Thanks.

[@malekmalek9064]

This but than with a band and tumbs up,partial movement.in this position a band is better because of constant tension,which you don't have with dumbles because of gravity.you have to play around with this exercise and really focus. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3yuY2iAipKbe80

[@kaanozk]

legit one of the best BB channel, respect and i usually dont write comments like that

[@pix138]

I enjoy your videos, but I must admit you are HILARIOUS!!!. That’s what makes your videos FIRE!!!

[@Venderkirk]

Good work. Thank you.

[@spacepirate9882]

I tryied the exercices at 8:25 and I don't feel my delts training AT ALL, only my lats and a bit of triceps while my rear delts are burning while doing face pulls. I think the main problem with this videos is that you're testing those exercices on only ONE person and because of different body structures, what is working for somebody will not work for somebody else. You should add other people with different height, bone length, etc. to your test.

[@AdamNPDSurvivor]

Trust me, that behind rear raise does work even if you think it doesn't. It takes time to see the results. I have been doing that for months and my rear delts are forming nicely. It also works the triceps so win win. I also do a variant with 2 dumb bells. Stand up straight and just push the DB's behind you. I use a lighter weight using the DB's but do more reps. Good luck.

[@spacepirate9882]

@@AdamNPDSurvivor Trust??? I've been training for 20+ years, I have a really good mind-muscle connection and I know if a muscle is engaged or not. Maybe it works for YOU, like it works for Ryan but it doesn't mean it works for anybody. Bench press doesn't work well for training chest for most people who are engaging shoudler first while it's a top exercice for some other people. The fact that it "also works the triceps" is clearly not a "win win" when the whole point of this video is to find which is the best ISOLATION exercice. If you don't care about isolation then do any rear shoulder exercice that is engaging traps so you will train traps too. My point is that different bodies = different results on a same exercice and the whole journey of bodybuilding is to find the exercices that are most suited for you.

[@kanishkgaming5761]

@@spacepirate9882 Which is totally true, one of the ways is actually determining if you even felt it in your muscle, how sore are they, pump experienced, metabolic burn, how weak the muscles feel after the set, etc and in some combination of these proxies should give you an idea of which exercises to pick. If one has been training for years, lets say bench presses and at the end of the set you asked him if he felt his chest and he isnt even sure if he felt his chest in the movement, then either adjust form, or chances are that no matter how much you change the elbow and grip angles, if you dont feel the chest then its most likely sure it wont be optimally stimulated. Also note EMG is highly flawed on so many levels.

[@AdamNPDSurvivor]

@@spacepirate9882 I don't think you can work your rear delt in isolation without activating your tricep also.

[@spacepirate9882]

@@AdamNPDSurvivor Sure you can. The face pulls I mentioned are done with arms bendend so triceps are not engaged AT ALL and any rowing/pulling exercice can be done with arms bended, arms don't need to be straight. Delts training is done by moving your elbows up, front, back, not your hands and your hands are only only holding the weight if you train with barbells or dumbells but you can use machines to push with your elbows instead of your hands, like at 7:52 Some gyms also have machines to do reverse pec deck with your elbows.

[@sethdunn96]

What about DB or BB upright rows? Did you happen to test those?

[@NorThenX047]

i think most significant fitness teachers have basically tossed that movw in the trash as there are much better options to work those muscles without risking shoulder health. (elevation + internal rotation + load = disaster/long term damage)

[@breibreii]

Upright rows are only good with band but boy oh boy do they kick your butt…. Just phenomenal!

[@Raao1]

@@NorThenX047 You can safely do upright rows if you use straps or handles to hang the bar. Yep, it's a game changer.

[@themicahmicah1845]

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[@Anatomical_Creature]

I appreciate your efforts in making these videos, one small note here, Your video does a great job for measuring Delt activation relative to the upper trap but when it comes to hypertrophy of the delt there are other factors to consider, for example, you didn’t factor in the resistance curves of these movements or how much other muscles are interfering other than the upper traps, for example, in a palms up supinated wrist position this would set the biceps to be a major synergist as a shoulder flexor, kind of stealing emphasis from anterior deltoid (still though being worked to a decent degree) other than that EMG data can give little to no clue about the part of the lift where the muscle experienced the greatest tension (longest external moment arm) which tends to be most beneficial for hypertrophy if that happens in the stretched part of the lift according to research, thanks for that video and I hope you factor in these other details so we can get a full view of the big picture.

[@gregporter8767]

Im surprised you haven't done one for core/abs yet ?????

[@sman53]

He is too busy putting it on his Jonson

[@instrong]

Broooo i've seen this on tiktok lol! It's a new trend? Tomorrow i'll make the same video if it gets views it's gonna be so funny

[@infallibl]

Got to be said.. That's the most casually informative video i've seen for a while. Not a wasted syllable.. I felt like a kid at the Charlie and the chocolate factory. He practically confirmed a lot that I knew and do already and also, introduced me to things I'm going to utilise today.. I sound like a teen boy.. haha. (Been training for 16 years/PT for 8 lol). I've practically just tweaked my own shoulder session with this knowledge.. Those numbers on those rear delt exercises are clear as day.. Good work mate.

[@MikeBevan-c9j]

This is seriously the best channel on KZbin

[@Jessiah333]

I love how he keeps adding some type of funny remark or joke at just the right times to make me laugh and keep my dopamine engaged which keeps me interested in the video lol this guy is good! Also explains things very well and seems to be very keen to details which is important.

[@hakanchunton823]

One of the most useful videos I’ve seen on the entire topic of lifting.

[@Liberty-Works1111]

Brother, Love your channel... I'm an old warrior trying to get it back & prevent injury & setbacks at the same time... Love the hell out of your science / sensor approach... Its really helped me...

[@EC-ol8nz]

So Awesome! He just validated everything the late great John Meadows said! Great work Ryan! Thank You!

[@benbigelow3820]

Thank you for all the free content. I enjoy how much you enjoy making them! Getting results from diet and testing for the first time in a while…

[@joeudy8953]

I have to say the “chin tuck” tip is some of the best advice to disengage the traps! Amazing!

[@bmejia220]

Ryan, your channel gets more awesome every week. Really life changing info. Thanks a million.

[@RossBaneOfficial]

I love how you say, “Not bad”.

[@dillondixon4767]

I bought the PPL program and I don’t even care if it works . Your KZbin Chanel alone is worth it. Starting the program next week though. After a brief overview i can tell it’s going to be brutal ! Cant wait !

[@doctorwebinstein4101]

Godamn you are good. Wish I would have stumbled across this sooner, thanks for the info !

[@ChefBlairSilva]

The value in this video is just astonishing. Thank you.

[@horsecarriage0987]

This man’s a full doctor when it comes to muscle targeting man’s saying the full scientific names for the muscles and I love it

[@renzte4836]

Seriously free workout walkthrough. You are awesome Ryan!

[@lecobra418]

Wow, the knowledge given, which is backed by evidences and numbers, is simply insane. Thank you, I subscribe.

[@poolman20001]

First video I have seen of yours. I learned a whole lot. And I been smashing weights for 20 plus years. I did not except to learn a single thing. Thanks you sir!

[@simonbuilds.]

Thanks

[@2424jhg]

I really appreciate your mind. It's helping me understand how to move better and how my body actually works.

[@sneak9701]

My favorite muscles to workout are shoulders and back. Just finished a shoulder workout using your advice and holy balls!!! Best shoulder workout ever!!!!

[@daisybutler812]

Thanks!

[@victor80segura]

Best trainer ever and it’s entertaining.. I appreciate your videos.

[@rainspiderwebprojects630]

All your videos are awesome, but this one was particularly phenomenal. I've had theories about this stuff, but it was amazing to see actual data.

[@FG-lb8wf]

Thank you! I have bought all 4 videos and will buy subsequent programs. It’s worth every penny!

[@letoma7646]

Ryan you don’t know how much I needed your knowledge

[@Javyeustaquio]

THIS VIDEO is MY FAVORITE from ANYTHING on youtube

[@Scythe.64]

I'd like to just say thank you. I had a major shoulder surgery on 80-90% of my right labrum with bicep tedonesis. I tried this shoulder workout with about 2/3 of each exercise for each portion of the shoulder. This helped create an actual usage of my shoulder without major pain and had a great workout with it. The form over the overhead with the supination inward was one of the biggest differences in this.

[@00skyman00]

Great content. Great research. Great communication - no unnecessary words. Just the right amount of joke. Thank you! Have a great day!

[@Mattyice4280]

This is the most informative page I’ve seen on working out. I’m gonna change the way I lift

[@finalxgohan1]

this guy has great humor, at the same time he is straight forward with the message.

[@davidmwendwa131]

You're a genius Ryan... I love your knowledge about muscles and joint movements. Am a medic and that's really insightful

[@troyscott3422]

All of these have drastically changed the muscle to mind connection for me and for that, I say thank you my good sir. 👍 especially the anterior supinated dumbbell press on an incline.

[@sg255010]

Man I know you put in a lot of work doing this....the pump in my rear delts is insane. Much appreciated... 💪💪💪