what exercises do yall think hit the side delts the best? do yall use more than one side movement during shoulder routines, im just having some trouble getting my delts big. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Same, Standing overhead press is the only thing that has ever done anything for my delts.My shoulders have ALWAYS grew like a weed when doing Standing Overhead Presses as the staple exercise.
Me too!Same, Standing overhead press is the only thing that has ever done anything for my delts.
I agree, however you hit it right on the head when you say stay INTENSE! Alot a people don't understand that there is more to liftin' iron than just pushing and pulling. I see some guys at my gym who complains that they can't get any result and they have to use gear. But these these are the guys who will have a conversation with there buddies while doing a set. No concentration, No Intensity...............for me, switching up is a key. Doing 1-2 heavy basics, then a variety of other stuff, always changing things around. might even try some one arm d-bell presses, standing 1 arm d-bells. Arnolds are good, throw some cables in (more for shape than overall size, though.) And most of all, stay INTENSE!
I second that - Arnolds all the way. I like them better than standard presses because you're getting a complete range of motion, they are working the rotator cuff muscles as well, and you inevitably have to use less weight to get the same or better results - which makes them easier on the shoulder joint.Slow and controlled Arnolds have always done me well, and when I switch it up I just go to a military press with a bb or db.
Definitely. Im cursed with pain-in-the-ass shoulders. They grow fine, but as soon as I start pushing them too hard they start to get impinged. WHICH SUCKS. I need some ART action eventually.Another vote for slow, controlled Arnolds.
Also a key is to not overtrain the shoulders. Many people think they need to train their shoulders in the same volume they train their chest or back. This is not the case.
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every seen the jaycutler videos? well i do his shoulder routine and it has helped me add 2 inches to my shoulder since. here is what it looks like
pre-exhaust
One arm cable lateral 2 sets 8-10 reps
side laterals 3 sets 8-10 reps
mass building
dumbell and barbell press 3 sets 8-10 reps
front-raise 3 sets 8-10 reps
bent-over laterals 3 sets 8-10 reps
NOTE: when you are doing your presses do not lock your shoulders when your raise the weight overhead. Locking your elbows removes stress from the shoulders and U dont want that, you want to keep the shoulders stressed at all times.
try this out for about three months and you should be on your way to having a cannon ball delt.
also do not underestimate the bent over lateral for your rear delts because the are just as important. They make the shoulders look evern rounder, trust me!
Yep, I do well with about, well like you said, 8 sets per week. Right now I'm alternating between DB presses, Smith Machine Presses and Hammer Presses. Mind you I'm doing DC. I think once I plateau on DB presses I might throw in Arnold Presses. They're nice for a change.I don't know how many people I see overtrain delts. The simply are not that big of a muscle group and get so much indirect work from Chest and Back that anymore than 8 sets directly per week is overtraining IMO. I never go over 8 sets per week and I seem to be doing just fine. I also only do Arnolds and sometime lateral raises just because I get bored of Arnolds sometimes.
Exactly. I never use heavy weight with shoulder exercises.You just gotta watch it with those heavy overhead presses. It's a lot of stress on the shoulder joint. I think it has a lot to do with genetics, muscle insertion points, leverage, etc. If you're prone to it though (I am), they'll set you on a path straight to impingement syndrome.
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Same here my shoulders grow well but maybe it just looks like that because my bis and upper chest are so small. :lol:arnolds did me VERY WELL.. i have been blessed with outstanding shoulder developent (unfortunately horrible upper chest and bicep development) and everything seems to make them grow but arnolds seemed to work them the best.
wide grip chins with slow, deliberate movement. Focus on feeling the strength of the lats working. Follow with 10-12 "X-reps" (Ironman mag stuff) for extra work and burn.What about Lats? Does anyone have 4 exercise that you feel really blows up your lats. Maybe there is a certain order in which you do em that you feel blows em up. let me know. I just want to try something different.
In no particular order:What about Lats? Does anyone have 4 exercise that you feel really blows up your lats. Maybe there is a certain order in which you do em that you feel blows em up. let me know. I just want to try something different.
I second that!Heavy deadlifts supersetted with widegrip chins.
Well, if you're going for high-reps on the deads you wouldnt want to superset them with anything, that's for sure...I think 4-5 sets into that superset I might see some unwanted return of lunch!! Anytime I do heavy squats/deads and superset with another large muscle group I can get dizzy or see tracers! AyAYAAAA...
Word!Motiv8er your avatar is amazing. :box:
Work only one muscle group per session and increase rep time (this will cause you to lower the weight used).Just trying to keep pct in check men! I knew my pct was over when I saw her, WISH she was mine...
Bobo, I often work out with 30-40 minutes only during lunch so I shoot for max intensity. What can I do to hit as many large muscle groups as possible and not "blow up" my CNS?
Heavy deadlifts supersetted with widegrip chins.
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