If you want to develop great shoulders, you need to learn the basics of the shoulders and how to train them properly. You are going to learn the different sections of the shoulders, what the shoulders are, best time to train them, and the best exercises to turn your shoulders into boulders.
The shoulders are defined as the joint connecting the arm with the torso or part of the human body between the neck and upper arm. The deltoid is the three headed muscle that caps the shoulder. All three heads of the deltoid are named the lateral, posterior, and anterior. All three parts of the deltoid attach to the humerus. The lateral and anterior heads are located near the collar bone, while the posterior head is located on the scapula. The function of the deltoid muscle is to move the arm away from the body. Another section of the shoulders muscles is the rotator cuff and it causes lateral rotation, medial rotation, and abduction.
Your shoulders are involved with just about everything you are involved with, so exercising them will help you in almost everything you do in your daily routine. If you're lifting heavy weights, you'll need at least three to four days of rest before you can perform the same exercises again. Always consider the fact that you will be using your shoulders when performing back and chest exercises, and you should separate the days that you train each group with at least one full day of rest.
When choosing your shoulder exercises, you should pick that will shock your body because it is not accustomed to what you are doing to them. The following exercises will give you a general idea of which exercises you can include to your own training split:
Cable:
Shoulder Press
Front Raise
Lateral Raise
Rear Lateral Raise
Upright row
Rear Delt Row
Barbell:
Front Raise
Behind Neck Press
Shoulder Press
Military Press
Rear Delt Row
Upright Row
Lying Rear Delt Row
Dumbbell:
Front Raise
Lying Rear Delt Row
Lying Rear Lateral Raise
Rear Lateral Raise
Rear Delt Row
Seated Rear Lateral Raise
Lateral Raise
Lying Lateral Raise
Front Raise
Arnold Press
One Arm Press
Shoulder Press
Upright Row
Experiment with different training styles, alter the rep/set sequence. This is very important if your are looking for continual growth in the shoulders region. Don't forget to take a day off when you feel that your body needs it. A general rule is to take a rest week once every six to eight weeks. This will allow you to come back stronger.
Chris
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