Beginners Shoulder Workout Guide
Always remember to warm up correctly for these exercises. stand with your arms relaxed by your sides. Lift your left arm and draw it towards your right shoulder. Hold your left elbow with your right hand and apply some pressure on it gently. Hold the position for 30 seconds and repeat with your other arm.
When lifting weights find a weight that will challenge you with resistance but will not force you to struggle. For these exercises you can use light dumbbells.
[highlight]Lateral Raise:[/highlight] An effective shoulder exercise with a light weight. Holding dumbbells, stand slightly bent at the hips. Your knees should also be slightly bent. Your back should be straight, and your arms hanging down, elbows slightly bent.
Keeping your arms locked, slowly raise the dumbbells out to the sides until elbows are level with your shoulders.
Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeatuntil you've repeated the desired number of reps
Attempt this exercise for 10-15 repetitions over 3-4 sets.
[highlight]Military Press:[/highlight]Standing, grasp barbell with an overhand grip that is slightly wider than shoulder width. Position the barbell in front of the neck at about shoulder height, press bar overhead until arms are extended then lower back down to starting position.
[highlight]Front Raise:[/highlight] Stand with your feet apart holding the weights by your side. Slowly with your right arm slightly bent raise your arm up level with your shoulder, ensuring that your thumbs are pointing to the ceiling. Attempt this exercise for 10-15 repetitions over 3-4 sets.
Always remember to warm up correctly for these exercises. stand with your arms relaxed by your sides. Lift your left arm and draw it towards your right shoulder. Hold your left elbow with your right hand and apply some pressure on it gently. Hold the position for 30 seconds and repeat with your other arm.
When lifting weights find a weight that will challenge you with resistance but will not force you to struggle. For these exercises you can use light dumbbells.
[highlight]Lateral Raise:[/highlight] An effective shoulder exercise with a light weight. Holding dumbbells, stand slightly bent at the hips. Your knees should also be slightly bent. Your back should be straight, and your arms hanging down, elbows slightly bent.
Keeping your arms locked, slowly raise the dumbbells out to the sides until elbows are level with your shoulders.
Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeatuntil you've repeated the desired number of reps
Attempt this exercise for 10-15 repetitions over 3-4 sets.
[highlight]Military Press:[/highlight]Standing, grasp barbell with an overhand grip that is slightly wider than shoulder width. Position the barbell in front of the neck at about shoulder height, press bar overhead until arms are extended then lower back down to starting position.
[highlight]Front Raise:[/highlight] Stand with your feet apart holding the weights by your side. Slowly with your right arm slightly bent raise your arm up level with your shoulder, ensuring that your thumbs are pointing to the ceiling. Attempt this exercise for 10-15 repetitions over 3-4 sets.
