Accidental COVID Shoulders.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I've always had a home gym.  Built it up over the years.  A few months ago I sold most of it because i was moving.  Then this COVID shit hit.  I kept a set of DBs and a bench.  So I had to change my workouts drastically.

I used to do shoulders on one day.  Overhead presses, laterals etc....  then I  fucked up my shoulder around the same time and struggled to do overhead presses so I changed my shoulder routine.  Instead of having a day of shoulders I mixed it in with other body parts.

On Chest day, I finished with front lateral raises. 
On Back day, I finished with rear delt laterals
On Arm day, I finished with side laterals. 

I did this for the last 3 months.  I now have the fullest, roundest shoulder caps that I've ever had in my entire life and I've been lifting for over 20 years.  It's pretty insane how round they are now.  I've always wanted that 3D shoulder look and could never achieve it and turns out it was just my shoulder workouts that sucked.

[Kwon]

I've always had a home gym.  Built it up over the years.  A few months ago I sold most of it because i was moving.  Then this COVID shit hit.  I kept a set of DBs and a bench.  So I had to change my workouts drastically.

I used to do shoulders on one day.  Overhead presses, laterals etc....  then I  fucked up my shoulder around the same time and struggled to do overhead presses so I changed my shoulder routine.  Instead of having a day of shoulders I mixed it in with other body parts.

On Chest day, I finished with front lateral raises. 
On Back day, I finished with rear delt laterals
On Arm day, I finished with side laterals. 

I did this for the last 3 months.  I now have the fullest, roundest shoulder caps that I've ever had in my entire life and I've been lifting for over 20 years.  It's pretty insane how round they are now.  I've always wanted that 3D shoulder look and could never achieve it and turns out it was just my shoulder workouts that sucked.

Praise Covid/Schoville for that!

[IroNat]

So, now you hit shoulders moderately 3 times a week vs. once a week heavy?

And your shoulders can recover better.

Before they were also getting hit in your back, chest, and arm days indirectly.  Too much before.

Excellent!

[Flexacon]

On Chest day, I finished with front lateral raises. 
On Back day, I finished with rear delt laterals
On Arm day, I finished with side laterals. 

That's pretty similar to how I done shoulders most of my workout life. But I was doing that because my shoulders were overpowering my arms and making them look tiny. Maybe I  need a dedicated shoulder day to downsize them 

I only do side laterals now for shoulders.

[Megalodon]

Zane wrote about this.

[Mr Anabolic]

Shoulder presses don't do much except fuck up your shoulders.  Doesn't matter if they're done to the front or performed strictly... after years of training they ruin your shoulder joints, even with moderate weight. 

Laterals are all really you need.  I discovered that a long time ago.  Drop-set laterals are extremely effective and build the cap.

[Flexacon]

Shoulder presses don't do much except fuck up your shoulders.  Doesn't matter if they're done to the front or performed strictly... after years of training they ruin your shoulder joints, even with moderate weight. 

Laterals are all really you need.  I discovered that a long time ago.  Drop-set laterals are extremely effective and build the cap.

That's one of the reasons why I don't do any shoulder pressing. There is very little in mans evaluation where he'd be required to lift/press something heavy overhead.

[JAGO]

Zane wrote about this.

Something else Zane stole from Basiile.

J

[joswift]

its just everything else has shrunk so your delts look bigger

[El Diablo Blanco]

its just everything else has shrunk so your delts look bigger

Not really.  They are noticeably rounder and broader. I find doing side laterals after arms is awesome. The shoulder is super loose and warmed up after and I find the shoulders get hit better and more effective.

[joswift]

Not really.  They are noticeably rounder and broader. I find doing side laterals after arms is awesome. The shoulder is super loose and warmed up after and I find the shoulders get hit better and more effective.

it was just a joke...

[Mr Anabolic]

That's one of the reasons why I don't do any shoulder pressing. There is very little in mans evaluation where he'd be required to lift/press something heavy overhead.

I always wonder, would my shoulder joints be in much better shape now if I had not done presses for those first 20 years of training?  I always arrive at the same answer... absolutely. 

I trained moderately heavy when I was younger, nothing crazy, but now I'll have this crackling, clicking and clunking in my shoulder joints the rest of my life.  Just lifting a gallon of milk out of the fridge can hurt sometimes.  Younger trainers would do themselves a huge favor by simply listening and heed the training advice of us older guys.

[Mr Anabolic]

Not really.  They are noticeably rounder and broader. I find doing side laterals after arms is awesome. The shoulder is super loose and warmed up after and I find the shoulders get hit better and more effective.

My experience exactly.

[El Diablo Blanco]

That's one of the reasons why I don't do any shoulder pressing. There is very little in mans evaluation where he'd be required to lift/press something heavy overhead.

What about going to the beach and lifting young ladies overhead?

[joswift]

I do zero overhead pressing movements, I get my delt stimulus doing flat bench, in fact I cant even feel flat bench in my pecs

I do bench press in my chest workout but concentrate on the delts when doing them
I then two about six sets of any kind of lateral side raise.. done..

[IroNat]

Overhead pressing is good for power and strength in overhead pressing.

It also builds the delts.

[SOMEPARTS]

Overhead pressing is good for power and strength in overhead pressing.

It also builds the delts.

Every morning my left shoulder tells me about the heavy push presses I used to do in my 20s.

Everybody worried about knees but a bum shoulder just plain sucks.

[IroNat]

Every morning my left shoulder tells me about the heavy push presses I used to do in my 20s.

Everybody worried about knees but a bum shoulder just plain sucks.

It's hell to get old.

[Mr Anabolic]

Overhead pressing is good for power and strength in overhead pressing.

It also builds the delts.

Power, strength and fronts delts now, constant pain later.

[Thin Lizzy]

I believe the side lateral is an accessory movement that actually makes a difference. Overhead presses hit the front delts hard don’t seem to hit the lateral head enough to get maximum hyper trophy.

[robcguns]

A buddy of mine does that same thing,he stopped doing presses and does like you laterals one day rears another etc... he does them very slow with light weight and his shoulders are insane and he’s natural.

I myself don’t have the genetics for round shoulders I have the slopes so I just press and make them thick and wide.Also I have a bad shoulder and presses are the only thing that doesn’t hurt them.

[IroNat]

What about going to the beach and lifting young ladies overhead?

How many workouts per week for your routine?

[Primemuscle]

I've always had a home gym.  Built it up over the years.  A few months ago I sold most of it because i was moving.  Then this COVID shit hit.  I kept a set of DBs and a bench.  So I had to change my workouts drastically.

I used to do shoulders on one day.  Overhead presses, laterals etc....  then I  fucked up my shoulder around the same time and struggled to do overhead presses so I changed my shoulder routine.  Instead of having a day of shoulders I mixed it in with other body parts.

On Chest day, I finished with front lateral raises. 
On Back day, I finished with rear delt laterals
On Arm day, I finished with side laterals. 

I did this for the last 3 months.  I now have the fullest, roundest shoulder caps that I've ever had in my entire life and I've been lifting for over 20 years.  It's pretty insane how round they are now.  I've always wanted that 3D shoulder look and could never achieve it and turns out it was just my shoulder workouts that sucked.

Did you keep the weight light? How many reps and sets? These are all exercises I really enjoy doing. My delts have never been my strong point....not sure anything is but definitely not them. 

[SculptedByAesthetics]

 Was never a fan of either company

[harmankardon1]

I do zero overhead pressing movements, I get my delt stimulus doing flat bench, in fact I cant even feel flat bench in my pecs

I do bench press in my chest workout but concentrate on the delts when doing them
I then two about six sets of any kind of lateral side raise.. done..

I also don't find overhead pressing really necessary.