Best Shoulder workout

[MisterSuperGod]

Do you stand straight or bent over a little?

so the straight bar has parrellel grip inserts?

or do you use one straight bar in each hand?

i do my best to stand straight, but the first couple sets probably aren't as straight as i believe them to be, so there is the slightest bend in the beginning for leverage before the shoulders are firing on all cylinders.

i have a cheap bar. It's a standard 1" that gets the job done. Not sure what inserts are exactly. i'm assuming that's related to an olympic bar?

 

[Rosconow]

I refuse to do these because of the horror stories i see and hear about shoulder issues.

Re: upright rows, they do put an unnatural strain on the rotator cuff, bicep tendon etc. I don't do them personally, but if a guy were to do them, probably lighter is better.....

 

[Test_Subject]

Re: upright rows, they do put an unnatural strain on the rotator cuff, bicep tendon etc. I don't do them personally, but if a guy were to do them, probably lighter is better.....

Yeah, to me, the risk vs reward just isn't there, but you can definitely mitigate some of the risk by going lighter and not going too high up with the bar.

I just don't like them because the movement puts your shoulders in a risky position by its very nature and there are safer alternatives that accomplish the same goal.

 

[EazyE]

As I mentioned in the chest thread, I no longer do overhead presses for delts but still perform incline presses for chest. Mainly due to injury rehab. Therefore my go to shoulder exercise is prone incline bench dumbbell laterals. Set the bench at about 70 degrees. Best exercise I have found to target side delts. No cheating and no pain. Love it!
For rear delts I like reverse pec deck or cable cross. Then a hybrid upright row/shrug for traps.

 

[RomanMVP]

I remember an old article in Weider's Muscle Builder/Power (the name before Muscle and Fitness) by Eddie Guilliani hitting his delts like that.

 

[jJjburton]

As I mentioned in the chest thread, I no longer do overhead presses for delts but still perform incline presses for chest. Mainly due to injury rehab. Therefore my go to shoulder exercise is prone incline bench dumbbell laterals. Set the bench at about 70 degrees. Best exercise I have found to target side delts. No cheating and no pain. Love it!
For rear delts I like reverse pec deck or cable cross. Then a hybrid upright row/shrug for traps.

Yes the hybrid thing i end up doing too, i feel it so nicely in the traps. Like a shrug with a little upright row but only like 5-6 inches up

 

[EazyE]

Yes the hybrid thing i end up doing too, i feel it so nicely in the traps. Like a shrug with a little upright row but only like 5-6 inches up

Yes it really connects with my traps. Top range rack pulls finish them off!

 

[BigDaddyV]

Yes it really connects with my traps. Top range rack pulls finish them off!

The rack pulls make my traps look like they’re eating my neck when I’m at the top of the movement. I fucking love it lol

 

[Megadick3000]

Just recently started doing this thing called an Egyptian lateral raise (i think, why egyptian? Fuck if i know).

You will have to google (youtube) for it as its kinda hard to explain but you use a low pulley.

What i like about it is unlike dumbbell lateral raises the cable creates tension through the entire range of motion, and you also have a wider range of motion involved verse dumbbell lateral raises. Like with dumbbell lateral raises you want to consciously focus on leading with your elbows not your hands, natural instinct is to lead with your hands so you gotta focus on leading with your elbows mentally.

Im too early into it to see any result as i just did my third shoulder workout today using the exercise but i like the way it feels.

 

[jJjburton]

I will say tren makes your shoulders freaky.

loving the v bar shoulder press right now.

cable lateral raises and reverse flys are really hitting the delts nicely at the moment.

 

[BigDaddyV]

I will say tren makes your everything freaky.

Agreed.
reverse flys are one of my favorite for shoulders as well, I like doing flyes while leaning backwards on an incline bench. Idk if that makes sense but I’m sure you’ve done it before. It really rounds off my shoulders it looks nice

 

[jJjburton]

Agreed.
reverse flys are one of my favorite for shoulders as well, I like doing flyes while leaning backwards on an incline bench. Idk if that makes sense but I’m sure you’ve done it before. It really rounds off my shoulders it looks nice

Yes what you sense makes sense, leaning back on the bench like a regular position while doing reverse flies? Or with the bench on your somach?

 

[BigDaddyV]

Yes what you sense makes sense, leaning back on the bench like a regular position while doing reverse flies? Or with the bench on your somach?

Both actually but I was referring to bench on my stomach. Every time I do flies like that my shoulders pop. It’s lit lol

 

[jJjburton]

Both actually but I was referring to bench on my stomach. Every time I do flies like that my shoulders pop. It’s lit lol

O ok got it. With dumbells?

 

[BigDaddyV]

O ok got it. With dumbells?

Yessir

 

[Millard]

Whats your best shoulder workout?

best delts
Best rear delts
Best overall

Whats your best trap workout?

Best overall

Deadlifts for traps. Deadlifts for rear delts.

Dumbbell presses overall - but my personal favorite upright rows.

 

[Millard]

Yeah, to me, the risk vs reward just isn't there, but you can definitely mitigate some of the risk by going lighter and not going too high up with the bar.

I just don't like them because the movement puts your shoulders in a risky position by its very nature and there are safer alternatives that accomplish the same goal.

I don't disagree about the injury risk. I wouldn't necessarily recommend. But subjectively for me, the results for seem unparalleled with other alternatives.

 

[EazyE]

Yessir

Best damn delt exercise around.

 

[ftaro]

Not an exercise, but dropsetting every delt isolation exercise 2-3x gets you insane pumps

 

[sinewave3]

Not an exercise, but dropsetting every delt isolation exercise 2-3x gets you insane pumps

I might try that next.

Super sets have been working great for me, like dumbbell shoulder press then laterals for 15-20 to get a thick pump. Or rear delt raises followed by face pulls. Guess my delts have been liking the extra volume?