For shoulders workout routine is important to start training session with presses and finis with raises (start with compound, finis with isolated). This practice gives you possibility to work hard with presses which power one exercises and warm up your shoulders for rises, which traumatic ones. There are two main exercise type motions: Presses and Rises (flyes).
Shoulders workout routine is combination of raises and presses.
Shoulders, more than any other body part, require irreproachable performance technique of each repetition. Correct performance technique is the main key of success.
All main exercises aimed at shoulders workout can be divided into two big main groups:
- Presses (compound exercises to gain muscle mass)
- Raises (Isolation exercises to train target muscles)
| Presses |
| Barbell Shoulder Presses (Seated or Standing) Barbell Presses Behind Head or Military Presses (Seated or Standing) Dumbbell Shoulder Presses (Seated or Standing) Machine Shoulder Presses |
| Raises |
| Front Barbell / Dumbbell / Cable Raises (for front deltoids) Lateral Barbell / Dumbbell / Cable Raises (for lateral deltoids)rear rises/ Cable Flyes (for rear deltoids) |
As I say, It’s better to start your workout session with difficult shoulder presses and after them ‘finish’ target muscles with different raises. Such practice has two advantages: first, you have enough energy to complete the most difficult exercises in the very beginning; and second, raises are less dangerous. That’s why you’d better end your workout with these exercises that use rather light weights.