Every bodybuilder and weight trainer will have their favourite exercises for each body part. That's how it should be; as you move through the different stages of learning, you'll figure out what works best for you. It is helpful, though, to check in on your progress every so often and figure out where you are and what, if any, changes you need to make to move forward.
As part of this analysis, you should look at the most important exercises in your bodybuilding training programme. In this article, we'll look at the shoulder exercises that serious bodybuilders have used for many years and found to be useful. Six to eight reps should be done of each exercise until you can't do any more.
- Lateral raises with a dumbbell. This is the best way to strengthen the side head of the deltoid.
Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing your thighs.
Lift your arms up and out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor. Make sure that the elbows stay a bit bent.
- Pause.
Lower carefully to the starting point.
- Bent-over dumbbell lateral raises.
- Lean over at the waist and bend your knees a little.
- Raise your arms as high as you can up and out to the sides.
- Pause.
Lower carefully to the starting point.
