Want nice defined shoulders, make sure you add these shoulder exercises to your workouts.
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
The Shoulder Press is a compound exercise using a push movement targeting the Anterior Delts and Traps. Always make sure you warm up with lighter weights before performing your working weight.
Step 1: Start by sitting on a bench with back support and holding the dumbbells in each hand. Place the dumbbells on your quads. Step 2: Curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders using your legs for momentum. Step 3: With your palms facing in front of you, you are now in the starting position. Step 4: Push the dumbbells vertically above your head until they touch whilst bracing your abs and exhaling. Step 5: After a count of one, inhale as you slowly lower the dumbbells back down to starting position. Step 6: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Barbell Upright Row
The Upright Row is a compound exercise using a pull movement targeting the Lateral Delts and Traps. Always warm up with a light weight or just the barbell itself.
Step 1: Starting Position - Hold the bar in the middle with a narrow overhand grip and rest it on your thighs whilst keeping a straight back and a slight bend in your elbows. Step 2: Pull the bar to your neck keeping it close to your body and with elbows leading whilst bracing your abs and exhaling. Step 3: After a count of one, inhale as you slowly lower the bar back down to starting position. Step 4: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Seated Bent-Over Rear Delt Raise
This isolation exercise targets the Posterior Deltoids using a pull movement. Always make sure you warm up with lighter weights before performing your working weight.
Step 1: Sitting on the end of a bench leaning forward, holding the dumbbells in each hand behind your legs. Step 2: You are at your starting position with your palms facing each other and keeping your back straight. Step 3: With your arms slightly bent, raise the dumbbells up to the side until your arms are parallel to the floor whilst bracing your abs and exhaling. Do not swing your body for momentum. Step 4: After a count of one, inhale as you slowly lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position. Step 5: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
