Shoulder Day

In this post of fit with Chris I would like to share a fantastic shoulder workout that I did this past week. The first thing I did was stretch out my shoulders pulling a muscle in your shoulder can hurt like crazy and can sometimes take a while to heal so do not forget to stretch and warm up. When beginning a shoulder workout I like to start with Arnold Presses. When I started I did three to four sets of 15 to 20 repetitions (reps) making sure that I do the motion of the press with control to get the right form then I increased the weight and did three sets of five to eight reps. Form is very important with this movement, it is basically a dumbbell shoulder press but you twist your wrist during the press to exercise your front and middle deltoids.

                I then proceeded to do Military barbell presses with lighter weight around 60 pounds so that I can perform the press in front and behind my head. Doing this will really target those front and middle deltoids. In this Military barbell press I did four sets of 15 to 20 reps both in front and behind my head. When lifting behind the head it is important that you are careful and make sure the form is good so you do not hurt your shoulders.

                The next workout I did was lateral dumbbell raises with light weight. This is a great middle deltoid workout, I did four sets of 12 to 15 reps making sure that I keep my back straight. When lifting it is important to focus on raising your arms like there are strings connected to your elbows lifting them. Again it is very important to lift weight that is light enough that form is not hindered. Last I did rear deltoid flies for five sets of 12 to 15 reps when doing this exercise I made sure that I was bent over enough that my chest was touching my legs or close to that.

                That is it for that shoulder routine, I hope that you enjoyed reading about this and interested in trying it. Be sure to remember that form is very important not only to help you build muscle but it helps you avoid lifting wrong and hurting yourself. Please feel free to comment about my blog or ask questions about the things I have talked about. Stay tune for next week when I will share a great ab workout.