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.

I have a couple of shoulder exercises that can help you on your way to those bigger, stronger, more defined shoulders.

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.

Military Press:

Sitting or standing, this exercise can be done either way. For beginner's, I recommend sitting on a bench with a good back support.

While sitting or standing, grab a barbell with an overhand grip. Hold it at shoulder level; your hands should be a little farther apart than your shoulders. Slowly press the barbell up until your arms are as straight as they can go without straining. Lower slowly to shoulder level, then repeat.

Seated Dumbbell Press:

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!

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!

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