Monday, May 2, 2011

Bowling Ball Shoulders

In my opinion, what makes the upper body so immense is the shoulders.  You could have the biggest chest in the world, but without those shoulders you really are gonna be lacking something.  I've been having some problems bulking up my shoulders for the longest time now, but I finally found a routine that works for me, maybe it will work for you too.  Along with dieting well and doing some good cardio work, you need to hit your shoulders hard.  A  lot of people will tell you, " your shoulders are being worked on your chest and triceps day, they don't need that much attention to grow."  Not true, your shoulders need attention.  If you're shoulder strength and size is lacking I would highly recommend separating shoulders on its own day at the gym.  That's what I am doing now, and it's working wonders for me.  In order for you to get big shoulders you have to make sure u work out your anterior deltoids, medial deltoids, and your posterior deltoids.  To the average man, your front shoulders, side shoulders, and rear shoulders.  You have to hit each one, every week with compound movements.  Hit the fucking free weights, get some plates on the bar, pick up the heavy dumbbells and get going,  The only way you are gonna get huge shoulders is free weights and compound movements.  Cable exercises are meant for toning the muscle that is already there, but if you need size on your wimpy shoulders stick to compound movements.  Here is my sample shoulder routine...

Barbell Overhead Presses 3 sets 12 10 8 reps
Dumbbell Overhead Preeses 3 sets 12 10 8 reps
Side Laterals 3 sets 12 10 8 reps
Rear Delt Flyes 3 sets 12 10 8 reps
Barbell Shrugs 3 sets 15 12 10

Notice the, all free weight exericses.  Barbell presses, number 1, most important if you want to put some mass on your shoulders.  Dumbbell Presses are also a great bulking exericise for your shoulders, specifically your front and medial delts.  Then side laterals are all for your medial delts. Then the rear delt flyes work the back of your shoulders.  Then the shrugs I like to do to keep my traps equally as strong as my shoulders, so theres less of a risk for injury.  I keep the reps the way I do, 12 10 8, specifically for building mass.  This shoulder workout hits every head of your shoulder and will leave you very sore for a beginner lifter, but if you want bowling ball shoulders you gotta just do it

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