Increase Shouder Width
Training shoulders can be a tricky thing if you are not careful. The shoulder ball and joint are easily injured if you are not aware when you are training with weights. In this article we are going to go over the best exercises and the best way to do these exercises for good shoulder development.
1. Standing overhead barbell press. Overhead presses always make up the bread and butter of all my shoulder workouts. The king of these presses is this one. You will be using just about every muscle in your upper body for this one. This multijoint exercise should be done with the maximum amount of effort. Be sure that you are performing 2 to 3 sets of warm ups before you go into your heavy working sets. This will help you to get a stronger back too.
2. Seated dumbell presses. Being in a seated posittion for this exercise will ensure that all of the effort is concentrated on the delts themselves. I like to use a weight that I can reach right around 8 reps with. I like to feel the delts burn with this exercise. This is a exercise that I like to keep at the front of the workout when I still have a good amount of energy to spend.
3. Side lateral raises. This is the best single joint exercise that you can do for shoulder development and I always finish up a shoulder workout with this one. Keep in mind that when you are performing this exercise to keep your elbows slightly bent. I like to use a weight that I can reach 10 to 12 reps with on this one.
These are the 3 best exercises in my shoulder workout arsenal. I hope that you will find them effective in yours too. These are good for increasing muscle mass.
