Don't skip shoulder day

[cherrydrpepper]

I never knew how susceptible to injury I was making myself by skipping shoulder day. I can't believe how much more control I have over my chest day lifts just by hitting all my shoulder day lifts from different angles. In addition I do a prehab / rehab rotator cuff routine 2-3 times a week. I am seeing huge benefits from doing this. Angles of movement that previously would have made me wince in pain are no longer giving me trouble.

But really I made this thread because I'm sure theres someone else out there who was like me - they love Arms and Back/Chest but the others they get them in when they can. Don't. Be. That. Guy. Especially after I tore my rotator I told myself I don't need to be doing shoulders. This was true for a while until my rotator cuff healed through time and rehab exercises. I hope to never miss shoulder day again. If you miss one angle of the body, lets say the front delt or side delt that a front raise or side raise would hit or an arnold press, what happens is you go to pick up some dumbbells and do a chest press and there is an angle out there that you are grossly unprepared to compensate for. This is how injuries happen and I wish someone had sat me down and told me this back in the day.

[Lunk1]

I would skip every day before I skipped shoulders...my absolute favorite!

[Capebuffalo]

If someone had told us we wouldn't have listened. We just want to jump in heavy and lift. The rotator warm ups are life savers. I can't do flat bench because of it.

[Rwy]

I got rotator cuff tendonitis and killed my training. I had to take off for like 5 months. I dont mess around now with my shoulders. Always doing the exercises they showed me in pt for rotator cuff

[dan991]

Actually I had what I thought was a rotator cuff injury for over a year but it wasn't; it was an impingement. My delts were goofy and it caused pain. More or less one muscle was bigger than the other and it was pulling on my delt if that makes sense. So.. make sure you work ALL your shoulder muscles.

[songdog]

I love shoulder day

[zaggahamma]

i need to start doing these prehab/rehab rot cuff exercises i see and hear about...thanks for the post...think i'll youtube and make sure i am doing right

[marcus300]

We all need to rest up sometimes and hit things from different angles, I adore hitting shoulders infact I like hitting everything except calfs which hurt like help but kind of nice pain

[milky01623]

Today is my chest and shoulder day.

[marcus300]

Today is my chest and shoulder day.

How on earth can you do chest and shoulders in the same workout? that would be impossible for me the way I train

[boz]

No muscles should be skipped imo, there is always room for time off, recovery/rehab.

[milky01623]

How on earth can you do chest and shoulders in the same workout? that would be impossible for me the way I train

I only get 3 days training due to work so,
Friday evening legs
Saturday afternoon chest shoulders
Sunday back arms

Maybe I should alter it?

[Back In Black]

I only get 3 days training due to work so,
Friday evening legs
Saturday afternoon chest shoulders
Sunday back arms

Maybe I should alter it?

How about

Legs & shoulders
Back &bi's
Chest & tri's

?

[milky01623]

How about

Legs & shoulders
Back &bi's
Chest & tri's

?

Sounds good but I did legs last night so maybe do chest and arms today then shoulders and back tomorrow then adapt everything next week?

[Capebuffalo]

How about

Legs & shoulders
Back &bi's
Chest & tri's

?

I would prefer

Leg/ shoulders
Chest / bi
Back / tri

Chest incorporates shoulder and tri. I get a better tri workout fresh
Same with back. You use your bi. Again I getter a better bi workout fresh.
Personal opinion.

[Back In Black]

I would prefer

Leg/ shoulders
Chest / bi
Back / tri

Chest incorporates shoulder and tri. I get a better tri workout fresh
Same with back. You use your bi. Again I getter a better bi workout fresh.
Personal opinion.

Agree but he's working out 3 days in a row. So tri's would be getting hit 3 days in a row and bi's the day before back. I've tried to split things so the relevant muscles aren't fatigued for the next day.

[ironbeck]

Having had total rota-tor cuff reconstruction(sucked), I do need to do the old pt exercises before I work shoulder and can only work shoulders to a certain limit. I think it's important to work everything it kinda connects everything together, u know that feeling when your upper body and lower body feels completely connected by the middle( Yes I know they literally are) its just feels awesome!

[Capebuffalo]

Agree but he's working out 3 days in a row. So tri's would be getting hit 3 days in a row and bi's the day before back. I've tried to split things so the relevant muscles aren't fatigued for the next day.

Good point. Forgot about 3 straight days. That would be a little much

[DSM4Life]

I skipped this weeks full body workout. I say if you go out, go big.

[marcus300]

How about

Legs & shoulders
Back &bi's
Chest & tri's

?

Thats more like it but still tasking for legs and shoulders, unless you can sl plit in the same day morning and evening sessions|/

[dan991]

I work out twice a week. Monday full upper body, Thursday full lower body. In and out of the gym in 30-45 min. What's all this 3, 4, 5 day crap about?

[Rwy]

One of trainers is trying to talk me into trying full body 4 days in row with two days rest. From largest muscle to smallest everyday. Has anyone ever tried this?

[ironbeck]

Yea this is coming from a trainer....guy has nothing to do all day except workout, real ppl, with real jobs don't have the time or energy for something like that..........result would end in burnt the **** out.

[Soar]

Monday chest, tris
Tuesday back, bic
Thursday tris, chest
Friday bic, back
Saturday legs, shoulders

[kelkel]

How about:

Chest-bi's-tri's
Total legs (calves 1st if weak point)
Back-shoulders

Above is exactly what I do but with a day off in between each.....

[Capebuffalo]

Monday chest, tris
Tuesday back, bic
Thursday tris, chest
Friday bic, back
Saturday legs, shoulders

You are probably the only person I know who does chest on Monday. Lol

Why is Monday a universal chest day for most?

[Soar]

You are probably the only person I know who does chest on Monday. Lol

Why is Monday a universal chest day for most?

Lol I find with most guys chest is everyday. Or so it seeks at my gym haha. Doesn't seem to matter which day of the week I try.

[Back In Black]

You are probably the only person I know who does chest on Monday. Lol

Why is Monday a universal chest day for most?

And again on Friday or Saturday, they are both 'Disco Muscles' days!

[GirlyGymRat]

If I could have kids, I would have changed this nursery song

Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Bis and tris and back and gluts
Quads shoulders calves and abs. Calves and abs.

[twitz]

If I could have kids, I would have changed this nursery song

Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Bis and tris and back and gluts
Quads shoulders calves and abs. Calves and abs.

Cute GGR

[Capebuffalo]

If I could have kids, I would have changed this nursery song

Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Quads shoulders calves and abs, calves and abs.
Bis and tris and back and gluts
Quads shoulders calves and abs. Calves and abs.

Well that's stick in my head now.

[GirlyGymRat]

Well that's stick in my head now.

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Truth be told one of the reasons I decided to get the rotator fixed is bc I read an article in a girly mag that men dig chic with defined shoulders. Shoulders beat out back.

My clothes look better with defined shoulders. I look better with defied shoulders.

[Back In Black]

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Truth be told one of the reasons I decided to get the rotator fixed is bc I read an article in a girly mag that men dig chic with defined shoulders. Shoulders beat out back.

My clothes look better with defined shoulders. I look better with defied shoulders.

Shoulders beat back.

Nothing beats calves and butt.

[GirlyGymRat]

Shoulders beat back.

Nothing beats calves and butt.

You must have been part of the survey group. Lol.

Well I got the calves. Need to work on booty. Squat squat squat.

I was looking at fitness model shoulder and back vid bc of this thread. Now is a good time to get my workout routine figured out. I have about 4 months. Plenty of time.

[canesfan804]

I only get 3 days training due to work so,
Friday evening legs
Saturday afternoon chest shoulders
Sunday back arms

Maybe I should alter it?

I prefer doing
Chest/back/traps
shoulders/bis/tris
legs

[milky01623]

So hang on a mo!!!

What am I training and when?

[Back In Black]

How about

Legs & shoulders
Back &bi's
Chest & tri's

?

This I think. As long as you can allay Marcus' concerns about shoulders as well as legs in one session.

Or just do calves and butt

[Capebuffalo]

So hang on a mo!!!

What am I training and when?

Honestly don't you think you should find a new hobby that you are good at.

[Capebuffalo]

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Truth be told one of the reasons I decided to get the rotator fixed is bc I read an article in a girly mag that men dig chic with defined shoulders. Shoulders beat out back.

My clothes look better with defined shoulders. I look better with defied shoulders.

Just my .02.
Boobs and legs. Any order.

[Rwy]

Yea this is coming from a trainer....guy has nothing to do all day except workout, real ppl, with real jobs don't have the time or energy for something like that..........result would end in burnt the **** out.

I work from home and maybe a total of 8 hours but a lot of it is on pc so I can do through out the whole day night.

I think I am going to try for a month see what its like