Tip: Wide Delts, Healthy Delts
Tweak your lateral raises like this and you'll build width on your shoulders and keep them healthy.
July 18
Tip: Bent Over Lateral Raise, Back Extension Machine
This targets the glutes, hamstrings, postural muscles and, of course, the rear delts.
July 17
Tip: GHR Bent Over Lateral Raise
This is a true multi-functional exercise. It not only works the rear delts, but it nails the entire posterior chain from head to toe.
July 3
Tip: A Crazy Exercise That Actually Works
Some exercises are goofy looking and don't work very well. But some goofy-looking exercises are very effective. This is one of them.
July 2
Tip: A Strange Way to Build a Rock-Solid Core
It looks like an overhead press, but it's really one of the most brutal core exercises you can do. Check it out.
June 3
Tip: Cable/TRX Reverse Flye
Add a suspension trainer attachment to the cable machine to hit your back and rear delts in a new way.
June 1
Tip: The Low-Pulley Face Pull
Go light, be meticulous with your form, and focus on contracting all the small muscles working in your upper back and shoulders.
May 31
Tip: The High-Pulley Face Pull
Bring up your rear delts, rhomboids, and external rotators with this movement.
May 21
Tip: The Shoulder Push-Up
This push-back variation focuses more on your delts than your chest.
May 18
Tip: Posture and the Behind-the-Neck Press
Is it really a bad exercise? That depends on your posture and your overall training history.
May 17
Tip: The Chain Press
This is a great chest training alternative when your shoulders don't tolerate being loaded in the bottom position in a traditional bench press.
May 16
Tip: Neutral Grip Bench Press
Use this style of bar when internal shoulder rotation is a limiting factor and regular benching is painful.
May 15
Tip: Bench Press With Shoulder-Saver Pad
Shoulders banged up? Take a tip from top powerlifters and use a pad to reduce the tricky part of the range of motion.
May 6
Tip: Triple Set for Delts
Use heavy, moderate, and band resistance to build strong, healthy shoulders.
April 23
Tip: Build Your Shoulders. Don't Destroy Them.
Stop doing lateral raises and upright rows wrong. It could be what's wrecking your shoulder health.
April 18
Tip: Single-Arm Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Waiter's Walk
Keep your shoulders healthy, stable, and strong with this unique accessory exercise.
April 17
Tip: Half-Kneeling Single-Arm Landmine Press
Tried every shoulder exercise? Probably not this one, which is also great for functional core strength.
April 6
Tip: Shoulder Triples for Strength and Size
Build muscle and keep your shoulders healthy with this time-efficient strategy.
March 30
Tip: The Truth About Behind the Neck Pressing
It's terrible... but only if you already have bad posture and shoddy shoulders. Here's why, plus how to fix those issues.
March 21
Tip: The Arnold Push Press
If the Arnold press and the push press had a baby, it would look like this great exercise variation. Give it a shot.