Name: Playbook - Samantha Gash - SHOULDERS
Uploaded: 2023-01-03T22:58:08.168Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: SHOULDERS

Why do we work shoulders? 

Shoulder training has several benefits beyond the aesthetic; it enhances posture and strengthens the muscles surrounding the shoulder joint, creating more stability and an overall sturdier body structure. The shoulder joint is one of the most delicate joints.

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https://www.sharecare.com/health/strength-training/why-should-shoulder-strengthening-exercises

- Begin with dumbbell in each hand overhead
- Lower down to your shoulders, elbows forward of your body
- Dip torso by bending your knees and press dumbbells back up overhead

*Superset with lateral raises, cable or dumbbells)

Dumbbell push press

- With the outside arm, cable across the front your body
- Maintaining a slight bend in your working elbow, raise your arm up to shoulder height 
- Pause, and then slowly lower the weight back to the starting position 
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Cable leaning single arm lateral raise (front)

*DBs start in front of you, pull them up like you are doing a kneeling bent over row*

Dumbbell Huggers

- Keeping a slight bend at the elbow
- Raise your arm forward and up to shoulder height 
- Lower with control
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side"

* I like to use both arms until I’m fatigued then I switch to single arm*?

*superset with plate front raises*

Single arm machine front raise

- Raise plate until you reach shoulder height 
- Keep your core engaged 
- Lower with a slow controlled movement
- Do not rest on legs at the bottom

Plate front raise

- Pull towards your face letting your elbows flare out  
- Pause and return to the initial position

*do this exercise in a kneeling position to ensure core is engaged*

SHOULDERS

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