Shoulders can best highlight a person’s temperament. Changes in shoulders can completely transform a person, especially for men, this is even more obvious. It is said that everyone hopes to have a broad shoulder to lean on when they are sad. If you want to better exercise your shoulders, dumbbells are indispensable. Do you know what are the best exercises for training shoulder muscles with dumbbells? Let’s go take a look below!
Action 1: Seated Dumbbell Press
Choose a chair with a backrest, the entire back and backrest are in complete contact, the elbows are naturally separated, and the barbell is held in both hands. Sit upright with your back straight and hold the barbell with your overhand hand on your upper chest. Inhale, press the barbell vertically upward, and exhale when the movement is completed.
Action 2: Dumbbell lateral raise
Choose two dumbbells of appropriate weight, then stand upright with your feet naturally separated at 30-45 degrees. If you want to reduce the pressure on your knees, you can Bend your legs slightly, then use your shoulders to drive your arms, and pull the dumbbell up from the side of your body. When it reaches the top, usually when your arms are parallel to your shoulders, pause for a second, and then slowly lower it.
Action 3: Barbell upright rowing
The distance between the hands should be slightly less than shoulder width, raise the head and chest, draw in the abdomen, the back must be straight, and the shoulder muscles should use force to lift the barbell upwards , reach the lower half and then slowly lower it. Keep a constant speed during the process. When lowering to the lowest position, do not release force or rely on inertia, and repeat the lifting action again.