Tip: Build Big Shoulders With Bodyweight

All you need is something to elevate your feet. This could be a box, bench, sofa, bed, chair, etc. Then you have five different exercises:

1. Holding the handstand position, aiming for a vertical torso
2. Shoulder taps
3. Walking from side to side
4. Feet elevated push-ups
5. Pike push-ups

Which exercises you use will be based on your individual level and skillset. I recommend practicing each exercise individually until you're confident. Set markers to hit for each exercise such as:

• 30 second holds
• 20 shoulder taps unbroken
• A 360-degree walk around (both directions)
• 10 elevated push-ups
• 5 pike push-ups

If you can do these easily then you can start having fun. For example, try using a set of 20-30 shoulder taps as a drop set after heavy presses!

One of my favorite rep schemes for these movements is a five-round descending ladder:

Round 1

• 10 shoulder taps
• Walk halfway around the box
• 5 pike push-ups or elevated push-ups
• Walk back to where you started (if you initially walked to the right, walk left to go back)

Round 2

• 8 shoulder taps
• Walk halfway
• 4 pike push-ups or elevated push-ups
• Walk back

Round 3

• 6 shoulder taps
• Walk halfway
• 3 pike push-ups or elevated push-ups
• Walk back

Round 4

• 4 shoulder taps
• Walk halfway
• 2 pike push-ups or elevated push-ups
• Walk back

Round 5

• 2 shoulder taps
• Walk halfway
• 1 pike push-up or elevated push-up
• Walk back

Aim to break up your sets as little as possible. If you can do all five rounds unbroken – without coming down between the sets – you win! The prize is shoulder gains and a massive pump.