Try negative-accentuated lateral raises in your next workout. Simply raise the dumbbells with bent arms and lower them slowly with your arms straight. Make sure to have a fire extinguisher nearby! Learn more negative-accentuated methods in Eccentric Training: How to Obtain Positive Results From a Negative Action.
Here are two exercises that target the back of the shoulders – one emphasizes the contracted position and the other the stretched position: Give them a shot in your next program! For more rear delt exercises, check out Lateral Thinking for Wide Shoulders.
Yesterday we looked at a simple fix to decrease the stress on your hips during wide-stance squats and deadlifts. Today, we’ll look at a way to decrease the stress on your shoulders during presses. Next time you’re in the gym, take a look at how people do presses. I bet most of them are using…
If your goal is to build “barn door” wide shoulders, try tube laterals where you overload the top range. Here’s an example of elastic resistance providing a greater overload where you want it. For fun, combine them with dumbbells and use a jettison technique where you release the tube once you reach failure and continue…
The lateral raise seems like such a simple exercise. How many variations can there possibly be? Well, the answer to that question, as I’ll soon show you, is “Plenty!” Since a recent study has revealed seven segments of the deltoid, not just three, and the ball and socket configuration of the glenohumeral joint allows more…