Name: Playbook - Michael Smith - TOTAL SHOULDER WORKOUT
Uploaded: 2023-07-13T18:53:52.129Z
Duration: 90 min
Description: TOTAL SHOULDER WORKOUT

TOTAL SHOULDER WORKOUT & OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

release date: Nov 21, 2022

[workout]
• Y-I-W RAISE WARM UP 2 sets x 12 reps
• DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS 4 sets × 8-10 reps
• SEATED DUMBBELL LATERAL RAISE 4 sets × 12 reps [superset] STANDING LATERAL RAISE 4 sets x 10 reps
• CABLE LATERAL RAISE 4 sets x 12 reps [superset] CABLE FRONT RAISE 4 sets x 10 reps
• REVERSE CABLE FLY 3 sets x 15 reps

- Lying on an incline bench, Hold light dumbbells in each hand
- Extend and raise your arms in the shape of a “Y” formation (thumbs upward) 
- Then bring them down to form a “T” (thumbs down)
- Follow with the last movement by putting your arms in the shape of a “W” by shrugging and squeezing your shoulder blades together and raising your arms like a field goal, rotating your thumbs pointing behind you

[ Warm up ] Y-T-W Raise

- While holding a dumbbell in each hand, sit on a military press bench or utility bench that has back support
- Place the dumbbells upright on top of your thighs
- Now raise the dumbbells to shoulder height one at a time using your thighs to help propel them up into position
- Make sure to rotate your wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward
- Now, exhale and push the dumbbells upward
- Then, after a brief pause at the top contracted position, slowly lower the weights back down to the starting position

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Perform one set of each exercise back to back followed by the suggested rest time.

- Pick a couple of dumbbells and sit at the end of a flat bench with your feet firmly on the floor
- Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing in and your arms straight down at your sides at arms' length
- While maintaining the torso stationary (no swinging), lift the dumbbells to your side with a slight bend on the elbow and the hands slightly tilted forward as if pouring water in a glass
- Continue to go up until you arms are parallel to the floor
- Pause for a second at contraction 
- Lower the dumbbells back down slowly to the starting position 
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions

Seated Lateral Raise

- Pick a couple of dumbbells and stand with a straight torso and the dumbbells by your side at arms length with the palms of the hand facing you
- While maintaining the torso in a stationary position (no swinging), lift the dumbbells to your side with a slight bend on the elbow and the hands slightly tilted forward as if pouring water in a glass
- Continue to go up until you arms are parallel to the floor
- Pause for a second at the top
- Lower the dumbbells back down slowly to the starting position
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions then DROP to a lighter weight and complete the desired reps to finish the set

Standing Lateral Raise

superset | SEATED LATERAL RAISE x STANDING LATERAL RAISE

- Hold a barbell in front of your body palms facing you
- Raise your elbows up and to the sides, pulling the bar towards your chin
- Keeping the bar close to the body
- Pause at the top, elbows no higher than the shoulders
- Return the bar back to starting position

Barbell Upright Row

- Select the weight on a low pulley machine and grasp the single hand cable attachment that is attached to the low pulley with one hand
- Face away from the pulley and put your arm straight down with the hand cable attachment in front of your thighs at arms' length with the palms of the hand facing your thighs
- While maintaining the torso stationary (no swinging), lift the arm laterally with a slight bend on the elbow and the palms of the hand always faces down
- Continue to go up until you arm is slightly above parallel to the floor 
- Pause for a second at the top
- Lower the arm back down slowly to the starting position
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Single Arm Cable Lateral Raise

- Straddle the cable and hold the rope with your palms facing each other 
- Raise your arms forward and up until shoulder height, pausing at the top
- Lower with a slow controlled motion

Cable Front Raise [ Rope Attachment ]

superset | CABLE LATERAL RAISE x CABLE FRONT RAISE

- Sit on the pec deck fly machine with your stomach against the pad
- Grasp the pec deck handles ensuring your upper arms are parallel to the floor
- Push the handles back together as you contract your back and squeeze your shoulder blades
- Hold this contraction for 1 second
- Release back to starting position with control
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions

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