This is the fifth part of our series of articles on muscle building exercises for different areas of the body. In the last articles, we have already presented exercises for the legs, stomach, chest, and back.

The last region of the body that is still missing and that should be dealt with today is the shoulders. Broad shoulders contribute to a large extent to an overall athletic image and are therefore very popular, especially for men. With the following exercises, you too can effectively train your shoulders.

Shoulder lifting

It is not for nothing that shoulder lifting is one of the so-called basic exercises. It is a muscle-building exercise that addresses several muscle groups at once. The shoulders are particularly stressed. But the triceps also get part of the load.

You can choose between different versions of the exercise. You can do shoulder presses while sitting with dumbbells or standing with a barbell. And even if you don’t want to exercise with free weights, suitable equipment is usually available in the gym.

Lateral Raises

Another effective exercise for broad shoulders is sideways lifting. In this exercise, two dumbbells are lifted sideways with arms almost extended until the hands are level with the shoulders. With lateral raises, you primarily train the middle area of ​​your deltoid muscle, which is very important for a wide look.

front Raise

Front lifts are comparatively unknown. However, this exercise should not be missing in our article. With front raises, you primarily train the front part of your shoulder muscles. For this, you need dumbbells, which you lift in front of your body until your arms are parallel to the floor. As with sideways lifting, your elbows are almost stretched out here.

More exercises for the shoulders

In addition to the three mentioned, there are a number of other exercises in which the shoulder muscles are trained. This also includes exercises that we have already introduced to you in other parts of our series of articles.

Because even if bench presses primarily serve to strengthen the chest muscles, for example, the shoulders also get part of the training load. The same applies to pull-ups or rowing.

And that is why it is so important that you understand your body as a unit. Even if a certain area of ​​your body is particularly important to you, you should always make sure to train all muscles equally. This is the only way to achieve an attractive overall picture.