Every bodybuilder seeks to develop their shoulders. Heck, even a lot of people who hardly consider themselves to be into weight training would like to have bigger, stronger shoulders to fill out their clothes better or just look better at the beach this summer (it?s almost upon us, you know).
To help you get on your way to bigger, stronger and more defined shoulders, I am providing a few exercises to get the results you want.
Now, there are basically two kinds of shoulder exercises ? raises and shoulder presses. In this article, we?ll be covering presses, with raises being covered in a future article (keep checking back!). Presses are great exercise for the shoulders which work the triceps primarily, but do 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.
Seated Dumbbell Press:
A lot like the Military Press, this exercise is done with dumbbells. The front and side deltiods are the target for this press so consider mixing it up with the other presses.
Your sense of balance gets a workout here, and this one requires using less weight than you normally do.
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 just a few of the presses that can build those stronger, bigger, and more defined shoulders. Keep coming back as I will be adding more press exercises in the future. See you at the gym. Until then, keep working those shoulders!