What is This Movement Called?

Simply trying to ascertain if there’s a name for a dumbbell movement I use:

With dumbbells, do forward raise both sides sane time. Maintaining the up position height, pull dumbbells rearward to shoulders. Extend back out slowly, drop to front, repeat.

Anyone? Thx!

Can you post a video to explain it? Please hold a shoe for reference

Front to side raise

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I cannot post a video as I’ve no one to take video from me. Sorry.

Sounds like a dumbbell variation of a Neider press, usually done explosively because it was created/popularized by a shotputter.

It’s sometimes (mis)used to work the front delts for size, but it’s inefficient for that. Because… gravity.

The Nieder Press was a favorite of, wait for it, Bill Nieder. Set the Shot put WR 3 times and won the Olympics. Purpose was to more closely work the throwing action. Not used much by throwers any more.

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Edit: Reread the OP, and now I think Chris was right, haha.

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K, let’s use this for an illustration:

Grab an olympic bar. Hold it against your legs at full drop length. Now, keeping your arms straight, lift the bar out in front to shoulder height. Once at should height, “pull” bar to your neck, then extend to arm’s length. Now drop it back down to start position in front of legs.
That help?
I honest to God don’t think there’s “proper” name for the movement, but by God it puts a burn on the delts when done slowly with somewhat lighter weights than one would use for a forward raise…
Summation, forward raise to shoulder height, hold at that height while pulling into throat, extend, drop back down to start position.
I can 't think of how else to describe it. And sadly have zero way of getting a video, UNLESS someone at the fitness/tennis center where I lift might agree to do it. However, I am typically in there alone, as most folks just play tennis it seems. Fine by me, I’ll have it to myself all day every day ya know?!

kk, hope this makes any more sense. Def not the movement in the posted video. Far from it.

If you have invented a move that has never been done and named you sir, are about to be covered up in clients. Better start your Instagram page now :joy:

Wish I could help on the name of what you’re doing is.

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The “pull” part of the movement is essentially isometric because you’re not pulling against any extra resistance. Gravity is down, but you’re pulling in horizontally. You may find these to have a similar feel but they are more well rounded IMHO: 6-Way Shoulder Raise - YouTube

Sounds like a front lateral raise with an extra movement in there. I do them holding a 45 lb plate.

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It is a front lateral raise. With and in / out.

I was wondering what the value of the in / out might be. At first I thought it was a gimmick. But putting a slight reprieve at the top could be helpful. Each rep would be easier in theory. But:

It would stop too much up swing and make the athlete focus on control.
It would need to be done with a lower weight slower
It would add time under tension - even if it was not full tension as the arms were not at full stretch
If done right it would add a brief isometric

Okay I’m going to list a few names we can call it.

-Standing bench press

-Deadlift to bench

-Standing bench clean

-Barbell swing to standing bench

Feel free to add to this list

I mean, not that far from the first vid. The movement is pretty much identical - it’s a standing horizontal press - with a slower tempo and “resetting” each rep at the bottom.

Funny enough, Dan John just put up this vid a week and a half ago. Also funny that this is one of the first times I remember hearing him swear.

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The s_afsoc Upright Punch Row.
You are now immortalized.

That’s IT!!! Yeees that’s it!
Finally!
It’s a a Neider Press dammmit!

Yaaaay thank you now we know :slight_smile:

Goooo @Chris_Colluci !!!

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