The Smith machine is often overlooked when building great shoulders, but don’t forget about it. It’s one of the best tools for building the strong, defined shoulders you’ve been wanting! Why? It provides stability and controlled movement patterns that let you focus 100% on muscle activation rather than balancing weights. In this guide, I’m sharing … Read more
You may think you’re exercising your deltoids regularly, but your shoulders aren’t getting bigger or wider. Then you are thinking, right: Include side delt exercises in your workout routine. This will help make your shoulders look bigger and rounder. Your deltoids are probably your most noticeable body part. Well-developed shoulders widen your upper body and … Read more
The most efficient workout and the most versatile tool for shoulder workout is bodyweight. Bodyweight exercises can strengthen and stabilise your shoulders at home without the need for machines, dumbbells, or barbells. The beauty of bodyweight training is that it’s the original way humans got strong, long before gyms existed. With the appropriate exercise, progressions, … Read more
When starting shoulder training, terms like “Landmine Press” and “Dumbbell Clean and Press” can seem a bit overwhelming. As a beginner, you might not be familiar with the many shoulder exercises available. It can be hard to try new workouts or understand the different routines if you don’t know the exercises’ names. But there’s no … Read more
The Plate Upright Row is a vertical pulling exercise where you lift a weight plate from your thighs up toward your chin. It primarily targets the lateral delts and upper trapezius, with secondary activation in the biceps and forearms. The primary actions are shoulder abduction (lifting the arm away from the midline) that trains lateral delts, and … Read more
The cable shrug is an isolation trap exercise that mainly trains the upper trapezius muscles. It is a frontal plane movement that involves scapular elevation (raising the shoulder girdle directly toward the ears). In contrast to conventional dumbbell or barbell shrugs, the cable variation offers a consistent tension and a strong trap stimulus that can break … Read more
Building strong traps isn’t just about looking good—it can also boost your strength and improve your posture. But here’s where things get interesting. Most people approach trap training incorrectly. Either they repeat the same old shrug exercise repeatedly, or they do not train their trap muscles properly. After analysing research from top strength coaches and … Read more
Dumbbell shrugs, also known as dumbbell shoulder shrugs, are isolation exercises that target the upper trapezius muscle. The shrug is a frontal plane movement that involves scapular elevation (raising the shoulder girdle directly toward the ears). Remember, your traps can handle significant loads due to their mechanical advantage in this movement pattern. Once your form … Read more
I’ve tried many trap exercises over the years, and I can definitely say that cable exercises offer something special that you can’t get with dumbbells or barbells. Constant tension. With cables, your traps stay under tension throughout the entire range of motion, which is impossible with free weights. The result? Faster growth and better muscle … Read more