Seven movements, not counting the variations of each one, that will give you excellent results.
No ideas for shoulder exercises?
Or simply looking to make your training plan more complete for more developed shoulders?
Whatever the reason, you will find several exercises here that work different areas of the shoulders and will give you excellent results.
Given the current situation, we chose to only include free weight exercises, that is, barbells or dumbbells.
Dumbbell shoulder press
A classic exercise to work the shoulders.
You will need at least dumbbells and discs, as this exercise can be adapted, and can be done standing up, without a bench.
It's one of the best exercises for working the shoulder, probably surpassed only by the next one, so put it at the beginning.
military press
Probably the best exercise to work the shoulders, and at the same time, it involves other muscle groups for a very complete exercise.
On the other hand, if you've only just started training or don't have anyone who can observe your technique, the seated press is possibly a better choice, as the risk of injury from this poorly done movement is high.
Sides
The exercise of choice when you want to train the lateral shoulder area.
It's a good exercise but often done poorly.
You must control the weight of the movement on the way down and not simply let it fall. If this happens, and you cannot control it, reduce the card.
This exercise can also be done with one arm at a time and seated.
Arnold
An exercise named after the famous Arnold.
It's an interesting movement to complement your training. as it works the shoulders well.
Posterior
An exercise to work the back of the shoulders and you must be careful not to go too far back with the weight.
The ideal would be to keep your arms in line with your shoulders in order to maximize the work on the back of your shoulders.
This is a good exercise to get the V-shaped effect that so many are looking for.
Frontals
The name says it all.
It's basically an exercise that works the front shoulder area above all.
It can also be done with a barbell and/or sitting.
Posterior lying down
The same thing as the exercise above for the posterior area.
This, on the other hand, isolates the area being worked more and reduces the likelihood of injury.
Try them both and choose the one you like best.
Conclusion
We tried to present a good variety and at the same time that variety allowed you to choose some exercises and work your shoulders completely.
The trapezes could be included, and they end up being worked on in many exercises on the list, but we chose not to include any dedicated ones and leave the trapezes for another article.
Lastly, this is not a workout. Don't do these movements all on the same day.
