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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Body Building Workouts for Developing Enormous Shoulders

By Ricardo d Argence

Developing the shoulders is an important aspect of bodybuilding. In addition to looking amazing when doing a double back bicep pose, they make you look terrific when standing. If you develop your side deltoids in proportion to the biceps, the arms and biceps look large and well defined.

The shoulder area of course includes the anterior, medial, and posterior deltoid muscles. Furthermore, if one includes the entire shoulder girdle, then the upper trapezius muscles and the rotator cuff muscles are also included.

The upper trapezius muscles extend from the back of your neck to the medial deltoid and then down to where they intersect with the middle trapezius. The deep rotator cuff muscles on the other hand, connect various parts of the thoracic region to the front, back, and sides of the humerus.

Going further back on the shoulder, below the lower portion of the upper trapezius, is the posterior deltoid muscle. The outer part of the shoulder is a where the medial deltoid lies, with the anterior deltoid muscle being visible outside of the pectoral muscles.

Each shoulder has a specific function when lifting the arm. The anterior deltoid is responsible for bringing the arm forward, inward and for rotating the arm. The medial deltoid allows the arm to move away from the side. The posterior deltoid comes into play when the arm moves back or rotates outward.

When one shrugs, you are in fact moving the scapula upwards towards your ears and for that, the upper trapezius are called upon. Last of all, the rotator cuff muscles stabilize the arms and make it possible for the arms to be rotated.

If you want to develop the shoulder area effectively, then there are numerous exercises you can do, such as: lateral raises, lying lateral raises, military press, bent-over natural raises, behind-the-neck press, and the Arnold press. Furthermore, if you really want spectacular shoulders, then you should include the upright row and the bent-over row.

Ideally, if one wants to develop magnificent shoulders, then you need to have an understanding of how the shoulder actually works, and also how to maintain them. Bear in mind that an injury sustained in the gym will put an immediate end to any progress you may already be making.

One of the most common injuries is to the rotator cuff muscles. The muscles that make up the rotator cuff are not large strong muscles. In order to prevent any injuries try incorporating some band work into your shoulder workout.

Furthermore, you can also reduce the risk of injury by making sure you always use the correct amount of weight. In other words, the weight should not be that heavy, that you cannot move it through a complete movement. If you can only manage to do partial reps and you find you need to shift the weight around, then you can the rest assured that the weight you are using is too heavy.

Using too much weight puts too much stress on the shoulder and is likely to cause injury. Be sure that you can maintain the proper technique and use the full range of motion before increasing the weight.

As all bodybuilders will bear testament to; while you'll have to put in a lot of work in order to develop huge shoulders, the results make it well worth it. Because everyone's bodies develop at different rates, it's important to experiment in the beginning in order to determine what's best for you. - 17274

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