5 Killer Shoulder Exercises
November 3, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Fitness, Weight Lifting
Some people can power their way to awesome looking shoulders. Others are stuck with the best they can do (me) but whether you’re in category a or category b, we can all build super strong shoulders with the following 5 exercises.
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1. Shoulder Shrugs – pull either a barbell or dumbells up in smooth controlled motions and then hold while you let your traps bear the burden.
2. Straight Ahead Shoulder Flies - These flies force the tops of your shoulder muscles to develop. Lift above your shoulder to get a little extra out of them.
3. Clean and Jerk - This incorporates more than just your shoulders, but you can modify this lift to only include an upwards row and military press to hit your shoulders coming and going. You won’t get much rest and your shoulders will burn intensely.
4. Sitting Alternating Dumbell Military Press – If you sit Indian-style while making these lifts, you’ll get no help from your legs and get a true test of how strong your shoulders are. Touch the weight to your shoulder as long as you feel no pain.
5. Elevated Push-ups – Push-ups are great shoulder stabilizers but if you increase the elevation of your feet, you’ll put even more emphasis on the shoulder.
Mix in these 5 exercises to your workout and you’ll have well rounded, strong shoulders in no time.
