How to build muscular shoulders? Shoulders are the unsung heroes of the upper body; they are the most important part of your body to make you look wider. Other than getting your upper body muscles strengthening, you need to protect your body against any sort of injury as well. Some overhead pressing and some other raises cannot do much to make strong and wide shoulders .Though they’re certainly in the top tier of muscle building moves.
Here in this article, we are going to discuss few exercises that will help you to improve size, get you stronger, improve flexibility and will complete your physique.
SHOULDER WORKOUT TO DO AT HOME
Hindu Pushup
An easy and effective exercise for your shoulders .To do this, get you in pushup position. Drive your weight by pushing your hands into the floor so that your hips are in the air. Keep your back straight and your head should behind your hands. Now start lowering your body in an arc motion in a way, your chest goes down nearly touching the floor. Your legs should be straight and your torso should vertical while pressing your body up. That completes one rep. Repeat.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 15-20 reps of this.
Plank raise tap crunch
Start this exercise by straight arm plank position and with your shoulders stacked above your hands and your feet hip-width apart. Extend your right arm forward, and then place it back down into the plank. Extend your right arm to the side, and then place it back down into the plank.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 15-20 reps of this.
WORKOUT FOR BROAD SHOULDERS
Barbell Overhead press :
This is really helpful for the starters to build your muscles and upper part of your body. To get this right stand on hip-width distance straight on your foot. Keep your hands just outside the shoulder’s width. Now set the bar up in a cage or rack. Now hold the bar with your forearms at shoulder height and keep it parallel to the floor. Now hold it tightly and push your abs. Now push your head forward and shrug your traps and get the bar overhead.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 3 sets and 8-10 reps of this.
Standing Dumbbell Fly
This one is easy to do but very effective and must for your shoulder. So to get this right stand straight on hip width apart and grab the dumbbell that you can workout with. Now in each hand by your sides, hold the dumbbell. Without shrugging, swing the weight up few inches by using your upper body. A down V-shape should be formed with your arms and torso. Now slowing come back to down as you were and repeat the process.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 2-3 sets and 10 reps of this.
Seated Dumbbell Clean
Another great workout with dumbbell especially for the muscles attached to your biceps and backside of your shoulder. To do this, sit on the edge of the bench and hold the dumbbell l in both of your hands. Lean forward and keep your lower back flat. Shrug your weight and straighten your body in a way that your arms rise. While both of your hands are up parallel in the air, flip your wrist so that the weight is caught on shoulder level.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to 3-4 sets and 10-12 reps of this.
Clean and Press
When we talk about shoulders we cannot skip this workout at all. This take care of our overall shoulder. To do this correctly, stand with arched back and shoulder width distance. Now lift the bar off by extending your hips. When the bar is above your knees, jump and shrug the bar so that you catch it when the bar is at your shoulder level. Stand tall and brace your abs while holding the bar at your shoulder level. Now lift the bar straight overhead.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 3 sets and 10 reps of this.
Dumbbell Overhead Press
We are putting this exercise in this list because this is one of the easiest exercise could be done for starters and yet very much required to get your shoulders heavy. To do this, grab the dumbbell in both of your hands with elbows pointing forward and palms facing each other on shoulder level. Push your core and lift the weight straight over your head. When it is at the top, hold it for few seconds by shrugging your shoulder. Now slowly come back down and repeat.
HOW TO DO
It is suggested to do 3-4 sets and 10 reps of this.
So, these are some of the best exercise could be done for a dreamy shoulders.
