Fitness

Shoulders

Want to get that arm shredded? Want to get a little wider so you fill in those large shirts better? This is how you do it.  Shoulder workouts are so important for your upper body. It helps with nearly every other workout you do.  People tend to forget about doing those shoulder workouts.  Personally I work them out on chest day since you can hit both muscle groups at once.  They do all those things I listed above, which are all pretty important things if you want to get that full body workout throughout the week.  

I have three main workouts I am going to show you, dumbbell lateral raises, dumbbell front raises, and bent over lateral raises. Each of these I do 3 sets with reps of 12, 10, and 8.  The higher the reps the cutter you get which will show on your arms a lot and give you that shredded arm everybody wants whether you're a guy or girl. Lets start with lateral raises. "Raise the dumbells out to your sides until they reach shoulder level. Complete the exercise by lowering the dumbells back to the starting position." These will work the side deltoids perfectly, the first picture below will show you how to perform this exercise. Next is the dumbbell front raises.  "Using one arm at a time, raise a dumbell out in front of you to shoulder level. Complete the exercise by lowering the dumbell under control back to the starting position. Repeat with the opposite side". The second picture will show you how to perform this exercise. Finally you do the bent over lateral raises.  "Stand bent at the waist with your knees slightly spread. Grasp the dumbells with your palms facing inward and your elbows slightly bent. Raise the dumbells out to your sides.  Return the dumbells back to the starting position".

 

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