Exercises for the Shoulder

Everyone wants to have bigger, stronger shoulders; whether you are a long time bodybuilder or someone who just wants to look better on the beach.

Well, to help all of you out with this, I?ve provided a few shoulder exercises to try out which will soon have you on your way to bigger, stronger, more defined shoulders.

Two kinds of shoulder exercises are most common; the press and the raise. I will be writing about the raise in future articles so be sure to keep checking back in. The presses are wonderful exercises for the shoulders which primarily work the triceps, but involve other muscles as well.

The Military Press:

This exercise can be done while standing ? though for beginners, I?d recommend starting out with seated military presses, on a bench with good back support.

Sitting or standing, use an overhand grip to grasp barbell. Hold it at shoulder height; hands slightly farther apart than your shoulders. Slowly raise the barbell up until your arms are as far up as they can go without straining. Slowly lower the dumbbell to shoulder height and repeat.

Dumbbell Press-Seated:

This one is a lot like the Military Press, but is done with dumbbells instead. This press targets the front and side deltoids, unlike many press exercises ? so consider mixing it up with these presses!

This exercise uses less weight than you would normally use. It also has the extra benefit of working on your sense of balance.

While sitting on a bench, take a dumbbell in either hand. Hold the dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing outward. Press both dumbbells up slowly until your arms are locked out. Slowly return the dumbbells to shoulder height and repeat.

These are a couple the many presses you can do to build stronger, bigger shoulders. Hopefully these will cause you to seek out other press exercises. Until next time, maybe I’ll see you at the gym!Of course, I will be adding more in my writings at a later date. Keep working out and I’ll see you soon at the gym!