Focus on side delts or shoulders presses when doing shoulders?

[Blackmambar]

Just wondering, do you think its better for overall shoulder development to focus on rear delt exercises or pressing shoulder exercises?

[AD]

always go for all-round training and development.

[twitz]

I agree with all around development. What's your routine like now?

You could always throw rear delts in on back day if you find you don't like training them on shoulder day.

[clarky.]

Train your front side and rear delts

[pumping_iron]

All 3. Rear delts are often overlooked in bodybuilding but they really give you that thickness from front to back. And front and sides obviously are nothing to neglect. Arnolds are my fave for delts along with high rope rows (rear delts) and front and side raises. Mind muscle connection is huge with your delts as its easy to bounce the weights on the raises. Get that squeeze!

[tigerspawn]

You can’t have a complete shoulder work out without both. Presses allow for the maximum amount of resistance to be lifted, which translates into optimal results. Plus presses hit all three heads. Lateral raises help increase shoulder width and help give us that wider thicker look. They are the only deltoid exercise that isolates the medial head. Rear laterals work the entire upper back, rear deltoids and traps. They round out shoulder development and help prevent a lot of shoulder injuries and rotator cuff problems.

[600@50]

Many people neglect training rear delts which can cause shoulder pronation which can cause a host of other issues. Working the rear delts consistently will help maintain shoulder alignment. Which is a good enough reason to work rear delts.

[951thompson]

Alot of people pay too much attention to military press and neglect side laterals, military press only works the front delt, where as side laterals work all 3 delts. Imo side laterals are the most beneficial shoulder exercise.

[EINTPIAN17]

I personally LOVE super setting!!
Examples:
Standing military press (alternating every other week or workout with dumbbells and barbell, sometimes MACHINE) super setting it with some plate front raises...
Upright row super set with lateral raises
try this two super sets and mix them on the last set with a DROP SET and let me know what you think
DON'T KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU TRY IT!