More people come to Real Muscle Online looking for shoulder workouts than for any other topic. For this reason I wanted to provide you with a shoulder workout that hits all three deltoid heads and allows you to develop some huge shoulder muscles.

The three deltoid heads that make up the shoulder

Before we dive into the workout you need to know exactly how your shoulder exists and where each part is located. You then need to learn how these parts move and learn what exercises target them the best.

The image above shows you two out of three of the deltoid muscles. The posterior deltoid (left on diagram) is the back of your shoulder which connects into your shoulder blades and rhomboids. The anterior deltoid is the front part of your shoulder and is pictured on the right of the diagram. Finally there is the lateral head which is the middle part of your shoulder and is situated inbetween these first two.

To get a complete shoulder workout you need to make sure all three heads are hit well by the right exercises.

Shoulder development requires perfect technique

More than any other muscle the shoulders require you to use perfect technique when you are working them with weights. The consequences of poor technique are quite detrimental and include:

• No muscle growth
• Muscle injury
• Rotator cuff injury
• Etc.

An injury to the shoulder takes a VERY long time to heal and in many cases requires surgery. Other than the knee there are more shoulder surgeries per year than any other muscle. You need to take care.

The actual shoulder workout

Now that we have touched on a few important points we can get to the actual workout itself.

This workout hits all three heads with some very good movements. You want to start with a light weight and make sure your technique is perfect before you begin to get too heavy. I actually prefer using a lighter weight for my shoulders as I feel it is better to concentrate on the form than push up a heavy weight using cheat reps. The shoulders get a much better pump this way.

Tips for developing hug shoulders

If you really want to take your shoulders to the next level you should apply these tips to the workout above or any other workout you might be using.

1. Mix up the order
Don’t always train the same exercises in the same order. If, for example, you do your lateral side raises first everytime you will start to develop your lateral head more than the other delts. This is because the other areas of the muscle will be tired by the time you get to them. Mix it up.

2. Go slow
The shoulders need to be done in a very clean and smooth manner. Take it slow and really feel the muscle contraction and make sure you aren’t using any momentum to get the weight to its final position.

3. Don’t forget the negative
The downward part of the exercise is just as important as the upward part. Many people forget this and just drop the weight down as if it wasn’t even part of the exercise! Make sure your negative motions are even slower than the incline and that you keep tension on the muscle.

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