Want the perfect V, want a muscular well toned body of a God. Keep reading to know how to build shoulder muscle, develop the perfect V and have “Cannon Ball Delts”. Work smart, working too hard will have the opposite effect.
If you were looking just to look good in clothes, you could get shoulder pads, but to look good with and without your clothes you need to build shoulder muscle.
The function of lifting and rotating the arms is achieved with the 3 headed muscle in the shoulder. This consists of the anterior (front), the medial region (middle) and the posterior region(rear) These heads can stimulated by using two different movements in the gym, an over head press and a raise.
To build shoulder muscle, the most effective way is the over head press which can be achieved with both barbells and dumbbells, but in my opinion the dumbbells are the best.
Dumbbells allow a more natural range of motion, and one arm cant cheat the other. The position to achieve optimum effect, is sitting on a bench with a vertical back support. Press the dumbbells overhead until your elbows are just short of locking out, then lower them back to shoulder level.
To help contribute to great shoulder width and a wider upper body, preform side lateral raise. The medial head will accept the majority of the stress from the side lateral raise.
Hold the dumbbells with palms facing inwards, stand with the knees slightly bent. Bend the arms slightly, raise the weights to shoulder level then return to the original position,
Basically the overhead press and side lateral raise is all you need to build shoulder muscles. It is not recommended to preform isolation exercises on the anterior and posterior heads. You will not achieve maximum result by working the shoulder muscles too hard.
How to build shoulder muscle, want the key, Quality not Quantity.
This is a sample routine to build shoulder muscle.
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press ” 2 sets of 5-7 reps. Standing, Dumbbell Side Laterals- 2 Sets of 10 Reps
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Standing Front Dumbbells Raise ” 1 set of 12 Reps Seated Rear Lateral Dumbbell Raise ” 1 set of 10-12 reps to isolate muscles but not recommended.
You will be able to increase resistance and the number of reps you perform if you keep a record of your workouts. You will improve each week.
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