🟣 Your upper body is NOT weak

Lateral raises are the work of the devil.

Nothing humbles you faster than grabbing the smallest dumbbells in the gym or lowest setting the cable stack

Then, armed with your mighty 3kgs, you go for that first rep.

Shoulders instantly on fire.

Arms shaking like a shih tzu in a thunderstorm.

You feel mildly pathetic and mildly offended that your body could betray you like this.

You look around, praying nobody just witnessed you being folded in half by what is essentially two paperweights.

So you skip the next set.

Then next week you skip them entirely.

Because “upper body just isn’t my thing” and “I’m too weak.”

My glorious lil goose, it’s crucial you understand two things:

1. Lateral raises are minging for everyone. Literally everyone feels as powerful as a dehydrated ferret in this movement.

2. Avoiding the thing that makes you feel weak is exactly why you stay weak.

Saying “my upper body is weak” as a reason to avoid training is like saying “my house is messy” as a reason not to clean it. Congrats on identifying the problem… now what?

Ego down. Dumbbells up. Be a beginner. Let it suck.

Strength and confidence only come from doing the reps you’d rather run away from.

And if you want practical tips for squeezing every drop out of your shoulder training, I dropped this video:

The Simplest Way to Build Strong Shoulders (best exercises)

Hope you enjoy 🙂

Big love

Rachel