Knowing how to build shoulder muscles is something anyone who wants a more muscular body should know as a wide set of shoulders make a massive difference to how you look. Wide strong shoulders are very masculine and give you an appearance of strength and confidence more so than a big chest of biceps. The shoulders give your entire frame and silhouette a certain backing that is lacking when you have small slumped shoulders. So if you want to get a great pair of shoulders to hang your muscular arms from you need to know a few things which can lead you to giving just 15 minutes per workout for bigger shoulder muscles.
Shoulder muscles are actually just one muscle that covers the whole of the shoulder. This muscle called the deltoid does not get bigger all over though as there are three main sets of muscles fibers. The front back and sides of the deltoid all have different functions in how your shoulder and arms move and for a balance and bigger look you should be working on all parts. There is also the trapezius which is the muscle that runs from the shoulder to the neck but this 15 minute workout will work out the trapezius in all of them anyway.
There are 4 exercises that will give a good workout to mall parts of the shoulder and all you need is a set of dumbbells with a decent weight on them.
Front Raises
Front Raises target the front part of the deltoid but also uses muscles from the side Deltoid, your chest muscles and your Trapezius. Stand with the dumbbells hanging at your side then with straight arms list them forward and upwards to shoulder height or more if you can.
Side Raises
This is similar to front raises but to the side of the body. This will workout the side Deltoid muscle but will also target the front Deltoid and the Trapezius again. Repeat the same action as front raises but with your arms lifting outwards away from your body 'jumping jack' style.
Bent Over Raises
Bending down when doing side raises changes the focus from the side to the back part of the deltoid. It also recruits muscles from the back as well and again works the Trapezius. Do the same action as a side raise but bed forward from the waist with slightly bent knees while doing it. Keep your back straight!
Upright Rows
Upright rows are when you lift the dumbbells from your waist to your shoulders while bending your elbows with the vertical lift. The side Deltoid gets exercised again with this which is a good thing to make you look wider and muscularly rounds at the shoulders. It will also bring in the Biceps, front Deltoids and more.
Shoulder Presses
This is a good exercise to workout your whole upper body and not work the shoulder in as much isolation. The cheats and arms get a good pump from this as well as the front and sides of the shoulder. Lift the dumbbells to your shoulders in a way you can now press them up and above your head. Lift at the same time till your arms are straight and then lower. Keep good form through this especially if you are lifting to your maximum weight!
How to build shoulder muscles in 15 minutes can be as easy as this with a few sets on each but make sure that you keep good technique such as a straight back, breathing in when you lower, breathing out when you lift and making sure never to drop the weights but slowly lower them for even more muscle gain effectiveness.
So now you know how to build shoulder muscles in a workout. There is however much more you need to be aware of to take advantage of every gym session. Diet, nutrition, rest, recovery and more must be spot on to save you time and give you maximum gains in all parts of your muscle building endeavor. If you are not someone who gains muscle easily straying from this path can also make you plateau and stop increasing your mass or even give your body an excuse to cannibalize that muscle for energy!
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