Shoulder Routine Critique

[Gaspari1255]

I have been using this for a while now, good results, just wondering if I could tweak it a little more for maximum results. I'm constantly changing the number of reps each week, heavy, light, etc.


Military Press: 4x10 (Rotate between Standing, Seated, and DBs)
Bent Over Lat Raises 3x12
DB Front Raise 3x10
Upright Rows 3x8
DB Lat Raise 3x10
Incline Rear Lateral Raise 3x12
Reverse Pec Dec 3x10

....Overtraining? any suggestions are apperciated.

[rockinred]

I do something similar, maybe a little less than that...... I'd say take out about two and use those exercises for variations.... try to keep the big ones in there... Military press, upright rows, and then pick two or three other ones depending on the routine... just my opinion.

[swol_je]

I would do away with the front laterals. The anterior head of the deltoid gets stimulated with any pressing movement

[Bigzrs01]

I have been using this for a while now, good results, just wondering if I could tweak it a little more for maximum results. I'm constantly changing the number of reps each week, heavy, light, etc.


Military Press: 4x10 (Rotate between Standing, Seated, and DBs)
Bent Over Lat Raises 3x12
DB Front Raise 3x10
Upright Rows 3x8
DB Lat Raise 3x10
Incline Rear Lateral Raise 3x12
Reverse Pec Dec 3x10

....Overtraining? any suggestions are apperciated.

IMO you don't need all of that rear delt work...you get a lot of rear delt work when you do pulling motions for back exercises anyway i.e. bent over rows. Sometimes I wind up training my rear delts on back days instead of on shoulder days.

[GT2]

I have been using this for a while now, good results, just wondering if I could tweak it a little more for maximum results. I'm constantly changing the number of reps each week, heavy, light, etc.


Military Press: 4x10 (Rotate between Standing, Seated, and DBs)
Bent Over Lat Raises 3x12
DB Front Raise 3x10
Upright Rows 3x8
DB Lat Raise 3x10
Incline Rear Lateral Raise 3x12
Reverse Pec Dec 3x10

....Overtraining? any suggestions are apperciated.

I'd go for a more basic routine.

I'd scrap the exercises in bold.

[Gaspari1255]

I'd go for a more basic routine.

I'd scrap the exercises in bold.

Wouldn't that be undertraining? thats only 10 sets for such a big muscle group?

[Bigzrs01]

Wouldn't that be undertraining? thats only 10 sets for such a big muscle group?

They're not that big a muscle group. Back and legs are the two largest, chest and shoulders next, then tri's and bi's.

Depending on how you bench, you can easily hit the front delt. Doing rowing and pulling exercises will hit your rear delt to an extent.

4 exercises for shoulders is sufficient, 5 if you want to include shrugs in your shoulder workout. Here is mine just to show you:

Shrugs 3 x 10-12
Shoulder Press(Smith, Free weight or dbells) 3 x 6-12
Front Raises or rear delt 2-3 x 10
Lateral Raises 3 x 8-12
Upright Rows 3 x 10

I do reverse cable flyes for my rear delts on back days

[GT2]

Wouldn't that be undertraining? thats only 10 sets for such a big muscle group?

Undertraining? No.
Overtraining? No.
Will it promote maximum hypertrophy? That all depends on how intense you workout.

One man's set is another man's workout. Always remember that. In bodybuilding, less is more.

[hankdiesel]

One pressing motion x 4
lateral raises x 3
rear laterals x 3
shrugs or upright rows x 4
14 total sets

[Guailo_Shogun07]

I'd cut your 7 exercises down to 4 or 5.
It depends on what works for you though. I do 4 exercises some weeks and 5 others and haven't had a problem getting good results.

[amcon]

here is what i do... and my shoulder are real strong and a good shape( if i do say so my self)... dont take that the wrong way

-rear military presses bar bell 3 - 4 sets + warm up set
-up right rows 2 - 3 sets
-standing military presses bar bell 3 sets
-front lateral raises done hammer grip (thumbs are up) 3 sets

that is about 11 sets to 13 sets

done

rear delts for me used to be a weakness so i did them seperatly
-bent over lateral raises 3 sets
-rotor cuff raises (hard to explain) 2 - 3 sets
-cable cross overs 2 - 3 sets
-peck deck 2 - 3 sets

that is about 9 sets to 11 sets

some time it helps just to see what some one else does ... but we are all dif