I will enter the gym and work shoulders:
Seated dumbbell presses
Front raises
Side raised
Cable upright rows (wide grip)
Reverse flyes
Any suggestions?
swap the seated dumbbell presses for standing db press and alternate with front chins
do the front raises at the end or workout using a plate (I use 25 or 35) all the way up over your head for 15-20 reps and hold for a second (great trap contraction) and alternate with some form of shrugs
I never did plate raises in my life. I read an article by Paul Carter about them being a great trap exercise and started doing them about a year ago (he recommend very high reps with a small plate)
https://www.t-nation.com/training/tip-do-high-rep-plate-raises-for-trapsI'd also ditch the cable upright rows. Just seems like a pointless exercise
I used to do hanging cleans to start a shoulder workout before doing presses (sets of 4-6). Haven't thought about that in awhile but may do that again. Doing that before presses always made my traps and shoulders sore the next day(until it stopped working like everything does)
bent over laterals are fine. I swap them out with cable face pulls every few workouts
I actually haven't had a shoulder day in a few years. I do chest/back alternating sets and then do laterals, standing dumbell press and rear delt/traps to finish up. Basically a "torso" day.