shoulders Archives

Bigger, Rounder Attention-Grabbing Shoulders

Q: Broad shoulders get girls’ attention, but mine are narrow. And on top of that, my delts are flat. Should I do more presses to round them out? I notice in 3D Muscle Building that you have presses as more of a front-delt midrange exercise. Aren’t they good for side delts, too? BTW, I love 4X mass method and am using it almost exclusively.

A: Overhead presses primarily train the front-delt heads. Plus, they can impinge the shoulder capsule if performed incorrectly. That’s why we generally suggest doing them at the end of our delt routine. A good Positions-of-Flexion full-range shoulder hit, 4X style on every move, would be…

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The Muscles Women Notice

Q: I’m not a competitive bodybuilder or physique athlete, but I want to look muscular for more sex appeal. I train all my major muscles, but I want to specialize on the muscles women notice. Any ideas on which ones those are and the best way to make those attention-grabber muscles pop?

A: Several years ago IRON MAN did a survey, an anonymous poll of a number of women about their likes and dislikes concerning the male physique. The results were very interesting… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Monday Muscle Mayhem (delts, midback, biceps)

Had a great chest and back workout on Saturday, so the Monday muscle mayhem occurred with just one day of rest. Not bad! Motivation was high, so that always means a great one… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Full-Muscle Friday (Delts, Biceps, Forearms)

Thankful to not wake up at 3 A.M. again this morning, so I was fully rested for a Full-Muscle Friday. Shoulders felt every inch of every rep, and back and biceps were very much “in tune” today, too. Plus, there was some voluptuous forearm vascularity to finish things off. LOL… [Read more…]

Steve: Wicked-Pump Wednesday (iso-legs; MMX delts, arms; upper-body circuit)

I kept everything the same as last Wednesday – except I ended with a 4-move upper-body circuit. Great way to augment the pump and get some auxiliary work for chest and back…

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Jonathan: Delts, Midback, Bloated Biceps

Ended this morning’s workout with some bloated biceps. I didn’t do much different than the last time, but they seemed to swell up very nicely, and same goes for delts and midback… [Read more…]

Steve: Fired-Up Friday (MMX Compound Aftershock)

I was motivated today, but for some reason my lower back wasn’t. Felt like a minor impingement, so I avoided Semi-stiff-legged deadlifts and simply did two sets of Flat-back hypers. The DB squats were no problem on my back, so those stayed in–wicked burn done immediately after high-rep Sissy squats…

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Jonathan: Thunderdome Delts

The post-workout result today was thunderdome delts. Okay, maybe just really-good-pump delts, but I believe in the power of positive thought. LOL! Delts, back, biceps, and forearms all got a gargantuan pump… [Read more…]

Steve: Show-Muscle Wednesday (MMX Aftershock arms & delts)

I hit arms and shoulders with MMX Compound Aftershock; I used one or two isolation-move sets for legs, chest and back. Great workout–gotta love focusing on delt/arm pump…

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Jonathan: Delts, Midback, Biceps, Forearms (ideal feel)

This morning’s workout produced the ideal feel for every muscle group. Delts felt incredibly good. Back and arms felt great, too, though there was a slight lower-back spasm during bent-over laterals. Nothing bad seemed to come of it, but it definitely woke me up… [Read more…]