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Shoulder Training 101

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Are you looking to get bigger shoulders? stronger V shaped upper body? if so, you need this information...read more......

http://www.evolutionary.org/shoulder-training/

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That was a great article. Makes me think I may not be hitting my delts as often as I could...
 
I strict standing Over head Barbell press (OHP) 4 x12-15 1x/wk, with either face pulls or strict rear delt fly's (1-2 sec pause at the top)
Then do a combo set of (OHP) with behind neck press 1x/wk for 2 sets Heavy. I don't recommend people try heavy behind neck press their first few years of liftng but it will build the mid and posterior delts and traps.

Also do some Meadow mountain dog 6 ways to warm up or end each lift session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-cCXkSi7IQ
I hope ya'll know who John Meadows is, dude has crazy shoulder and back size.
 
I swear that my upper chest/back/shoulder bulkiness came from doing heavy static presses, where you load up the bar with more than one rep max weight and simply press up an inch or two and hold for as long as possible, then next week try increasing the weight 20%...

Military press statics, decline press statics and close grip statics I used to do often, and got up to over 500 lbs with military and close grip, 600 lbs on declines, holding for about 10 seconds...

It is a feeling I have never been able to reproduce via any other method...a feeling of complete and utter exhaustion of the muscle and almost like its jello but the crazy part is after you do those you go right into the actual excercises and even tho you are tired that weight feels like its a feather in comparison...

Strongly urge people to try statics...you get a natural hardness and denseness in the muscle that I haven't been able to duplicate in other ways, plus it strengthens your joints/tendons as well
 
I love that seated barbell press that Arnold is doing in that pic. No chair back support. More emphasis on lower back and core.
 
I love that seated barbell press that Arnold is doing in that pic. No chair back support. More emphasis on lower back and core.

standing is good too...he is wearing a belt he is getting zero lower back and core work.
 
standing is good too...he is wearing a belt he is getting zero lower back and core work.
I dont use a belt but.....does a belt really take your core out of the equation? I mean....I am aware squatters use a belt to support their back but I did think it would stop your core from working.
 
I dont use a belt but.....does a belt really take your core out of the equation? I mean....I am aware squatters use a belt to support their back but I did think it would stop your core from working.

yep, no idea of just how much but i'd say a lot.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/do_you_really_need_a_lifting_belt

I never wear a belt, if I had when I was pushing my upper limits of deads and squats I'd easily gained 20-30+ lbs /lift.
Again another reason when ppl post up their lifts u have to ask a million questions lol.
 
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I've been working Shoulders twice a Week for a while now, and it does work a lot better.
I like the Hammer Strength for Very Heavy Front Presses, you can Load that Puppy up and don't need a Spotter (don't have a training partner)
I also like the Variable Motion Smith machine for behind the neck presses.........................................JP
P.S.
Variable Motion Smith - is not Locked into that Static up and down - it can move Backward and Forward for about 4'
 
WTF....I am trying to get a visual on that machine. I have never seen one. Sounds pretty cool.
Picture a Regular Smith
Now Picture one that is Roughly 4' Deep.
Now Imagine one that has the Graduated Hooks, but at both ends, so the Bar can be Re-racked at Either end.
So it rides up and down on Rails, but when you Lift it off the Hook, now it's free to move Back and Forth within that Box.............................JP
P.S.
It's Perfect, because it doesn't Restrain your movement.
You're not going up and down with only a Few Inches back to front.
P.S.S.
It's at my Gym, and I've seen it at a Few Others in Philly.
 
I've been working Shoulders twice a Week for a while now, and it does work a lot better.
I like the Hammer Strength for Very Heavy Front Presses, you can Load that Puppy up and don't need a Spotter (don't have a training partner)
I also like the Variable Motion Smith machine for behind the neck presses.........................................JP
P.S.
Variable Motion Smith - is not Locked into that Static up and down - it can move Backward and Forward for about 4'

Gym I use has a lot of hammer strength equipment...I used the shit out of it when my shoulder got effed up from Flat Bench. I like how u can do single arm work with them.
 
Love training shoulders my traps take off on their own... lol
 
Great article. In my experience, a lot of heavy overhead presses with both dumbbell and barbell have contributed to a lot of my trap and delt growth
 
WTF....I am trying to get a visual on that machine. I have never seen one. Sounds pretty cool.

Ya we have those at my gym for over head press incline and tradition press. You can also separate hands so you can hold one hand out or up while u do 3-5 reps w one hand holding the other on a static position then switch. Its bad ass my shoulder s have grown from doing over head and the static stuff. I do it 3 times a week. I swear by it. My traps delta and upper chest have never been fuller

KRAZIEONE
 
My gym has these and ones that move w a range of 6-8" so u can squeeze to the middle at the top or end of motion.

KRAZIEONE
 

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Ya we have those at my gym for over head press incline and tradition press. You can also separate hands so you can hold one hand out or up while u do 3-5 reps w one hand holding the other on a static position then switch. Its bad ass my shoulder s have grown from doing over head and the static stuff. I do it 3 times a week. I swear by it. My traps delta and upper chest have never been fuller

KRAZIEONE
Hummm...are you sure its not the Tren? :p jk
 
Gym I use has a lot of hammer strength equipment...I used the shit out of it when my shoulder got effed up from Flat Bench. I like how u can do single arm work with them.
Yeah, I won't even Bother with a Gym that doesn't have Hammer Strength or something similar.
I rarely have a Training Partner, and don't want to ask someone I don't know to Spot me on a Very Heavy Lift.
That's how you get Hurt, I've seen it happen....................................... JP
P.S.
I also really like Heavy DB's for Shoulder's.
If I use anything above 75 lbs - then I either do a Y-press or an Arnold Press - less chance of a Shoulder Strain.
Also, you can get Very Deep.
 
I like to do all cable resistance training on Wednesday and all free weight training on Saturdays for my shoulders .
 
I like to do all cable resistance training on Wednesday and all free weight training on Saturdays for my shoulders .
Most Definitely, Variety is the Key to Muscle Growth.
You've got to keep the Muscle's Guessing, because once they get used to a Routine, End of Growth............................................ JP
P.S.
Plus Variety keeps the Workout Fresh.
 
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