Total Delt Development A New Shoulder Exercise Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Training Total Delt Development A New Shoulder Exercise Build Bigger Healthier Delts by Christian Thibaudeau June 11, 2022May 26, 2022 Tags Bodybuilding, Shoulders Did We Invent a New Shoulder Exercise I once had a nagging shoulder issue that affected my upper body training. Once my biggest asset, my shoulders shrank down and became a weakness. And my pressing, which was my strength, went from great to barely average. I needed a new shoulder exercise. While doing a seminar with coach Alex Babin, we decided to do a shoulder pump workout because the heaviest weights we had were 30-pound dumbbells. Just for fun, we came up with an exercise called "the victory raise." We got a great pump, and, oddly enough, my shoulder started feeling great. Place a small resistance band around your wrists. Lift the dumbbells from the low position to overhead, forming a "V" at the top. Initiate the movement as a front raise with a neutral grip. As the movement progresses, spread your arms wider so both arms form a 45-degree angle with the body at the top of the movement. Come back down the same way, controlling the weight for a good 3-4 second count. Don't release the tension completely at the bottom! Keep some tension in the bands to keep the muscles firing for max results. Do the victory raise early in your shoulder or pressing workout. It'll turn everything on and lead to safer, more effective pressing. Sets of 8-10 reps with fairly slow eccentrics/negatives are best. This move basically combines all the benefits of a lateral raise, front raise, and band pull-apart. It hits all three heads of the deltoids as well as the rhomboids and lower traps. The band keeps the scapula properly aligned, and you can't compensate with the upper traps, making it a lot more effective at recruiting the delts. Try it, and let me know what you think in the comments below! Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Training Tip Squat Like a CAT Use this training method to perfect your technique and build explosiveness out of the hole. Legs, Powerlifting & Strength, Squat, Tips, Training Paul Carter July 17 Training Tip Finish Your Calf Training With This Hitting your calves hard and not getting results? Before you gripe about genetics, add this to the end of every calf workout. Tips, Training Dr John Rusin August 27 Training The Best Warm-Up You Can Do In 10 Minutes The best warm-up will get you physically ready to crush your workout. Get that feeling in under 10 minutes with this pre-workout strategy. Exercise Coaching, Mobility Nick Tumminello August 31 Training The 3 Stages of Real Strength Training Getting strong requires brutality and smart volume management. Here are the three stages you must complete, along with simple workouts to follow. Bodybuilding, Powerlifting & Strength, Training Aaron Fick October 11