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Exercise your shoulders with four easy workout moves

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Posted by Better Body Tips on Nov 2, 2009 in Fitness & Workout

Exercise your shoulders with four easy workout moves

The shoulders are a muscle group that is very important to a balanced physique. Nicely shaped shoulders on a woman will enhance her hour glass figure. Nicely shaped shoulders on a man will enhance his V-taper. These two things will help complete a physique. I will show you how to workout your shoulders in four easy moves.

The moves are the shoulder press, the side raise, the rear delt raise and the front raise. You can follow those moves by watching the video below, with for shoulder workout moves.

The Shoulder Press

Sitting upright grab the weights and bring them to shoulder level. Exhaling press them overhead just short of lockout to keep the tension on the shoulders. Inhaling slowly lower the weight back to shoulder level and repeat the motion. Remember to choose a rep range and weight for your goal. Use a full range of motion as long as you have no physical limitations.

The Side Raise

Standing, grab a pair of dumbbells and let them hang at your sides. Leading with your elbows begin lifting the dumbbells directly out to your side making sure to keep your elbows higher than your hands and your pinkies higher than your thumbs. Raise them only to shoulder level and parallel to the ground. Slowly lower the weight to the starting position and repeat. Again use the proper rep range for your goals.

The Rear Delt Raise

Position your upper body parallel to the floor if achieving this position is difficult lie face down on an incline bench. Grab a pair of dumbbells and again leading with your elbows lift the dumbbells out to your side try to keep your hands moving towards ear level to fully activate the rear delts. Slowly lower the weight and repeat the motion. Don’t forget the proper rep range for you.

The Front Raise

Standing grab a pair of dumbbells and let them hang in front of you. With a slight bend at the elbow keep the arms locked and lift the dumbbells in front of you as high as your chin. Slowly lower the weight and repeat the motion. Don’t forget the rep range for your goals.

Try this routine for six weeks using some of the other principles I’ve written about and let me know how it works. Thanks!!!