Exercises for the Shoulder
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by: CalebLee
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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.
Sitting or Standng 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.
Whether sitting or standing, grasp a barbell with an overhand grip and hold it at shoulder level ? your hands should be slightly farther apart than shoulder width. Slowly press the barbell upwards until your arms are ?locked out? (that is to say, as far up as they can go without straining). Lower the barbell back to shoulder level slowly 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.
Sit on your bench with a dumbbell in both hands. Hold the dumbbells at shoulder height with your palms facing outward. Again, you are going to press the dumbbells slowly up until your arms are locked out. Slowly return the dumbbells to shoulder height and then 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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