patdude832
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@pilgrim3d "Stretch" would be at the bottom of the movement, or ideally when using a single-arm cable, with your arm pulled back even further back than 0 degrees, if that makes sense.
Max contraction is at 90 degrees or so.
Cables are great and probably better in quite a few ways, but I do dumbbells for simplicity and convenience (damn things are always taken), and because I hate unilateral work lol.
What I really wish for is a standing plate-loaded lateral raise with accommodating resistance curve, something like this:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZ8G9cKt0jcDP_k2srHdnYeQuhVQ9KxOkafA&usqp=CAU
Because the moment arm decreases as your arm is raised, the resistance is maximized at the bottom (stretched position) and eases up as you get to the hardest position (~90 degrees). In theory I think this would be ideal.
But in practice dumbbells seem fine, and if a resistance curve sucks, just more volume can make up for it probably..
Max contraction is at 90 degrees or so.
Cables are great and probably better in quite a few ways, but I do dumbbells for simplicity and convenience (damn things are always taken), and because I hate unilateral work lol.
What I really wish for is a standing plate-loaded lateral raise with accommodating resistance curve, something like this:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZ8G9cKt0jcDP_k2srHdnYeQuhVQ9KxOkafA&usqp=CAU
Because the moment arm decreases as your arm is raised, the resistance is maximized at the bottom (stretched position) and eases up as you get to the hardest position (~90 degrees). In theory I think this would be ideal.
But in practice dumbbells seem fine, and if a resistance curve sucks, just more volume can make up for it probably..