Is Your Shoulder Workout Right?

The deltoids are a really interesting muscle group to train because some of the rules we should apply to our training can sometimes change slightly, on shoulder day.

BUT, with shoulder training it's harder to justify 4-5 second eccentrics on exercises like side lateral raises due to the stress on the joint AND the lack of weight you'd use.  

That's just one example.

The REAL thing I want to get to though is how well rounded is your shoulder training?

I'm a BIG advocator in a 3 dimensional training approach. On shoulder day this means hitting the deltoids from all angles.

The thing is, the biggest mistake you and I see on shoulder day is a lot of emphasis on anterior (front) and lateral (side) exercises and not enough on posterior work.

What this creates is an unbalanced LOOK from an aesthetics point of view, but also a recipe for injuries due to excessive internal rotation of the shoulder joint.

What I'm saying is you MUST make sure you spend as much time training the posterior portion of your deltoids. Remember, on chest day your anterior area of the shoulders will be getting hit anyway, which is all the more reason why its KEY to train the posterior region properly.