Shoulders are easy to build up providing you know which are the best shoulder exercises to hit each deltoid head making up the shoulder muscles.
Deltoid heads?
Shoulders are made up of a muscle group known as the deltoids, which in turn are made up of 3 heads, which provide the all-round ball joint movement of the shoulder.
For proper and full shoulder development each of the three deltoid heads must be built.
Here are the 3 deltoid heads along with some of the best exercises for building them…
Anterior Deltoid Head
Also known as the front deltoid which is responsible for lifting the arm upwards in front of the body, and also pushing away from the body (to the front or above the head).
Excellent exercises for building the anterior deltoid head are military presses, Arnold presses, and the bench press.
Lateral Deltoid Head
The lateral deltoid head is also known as the side deltoid, and is responsible for raising the arms upwards to the side of the body.
The best exercises for lateral deltoid development are upright rows and dumbbell lateral raises.
Posterior Deltoid Head
Last but not least, the rear head of the deltoid, responsible for pulling the arm upwards to the rear, and bringing the arms backwards.
To develop the posterior deltoid heads, I recommend bent over rows and dumbbell rear lateral raises.