By Ollie Emberson

5 Incredible Shoulder Strengthening Exercises

Have you ever wondered:

”Which accessory movements should I do to build shoulder strength, improve mobility and eradicate pain?”

If you have: This email is a must read.

Below, you’ll find 5 guides (+ videos) on how to perform:

1/ Reverse Fly

2/ Lateral Raise

3/ Chest Fly

4/ SA Pulldowns

5/ Front Raises

I hope you these exercises as valuable as my clients and I have 🙂

 

🏴// REVERSE FLY //

 

 

Muscles:

 

 

• Posterior Deltoid

• Infraspinatus + Traps

• Rhomboids + Teres Group

 

 

How to:

 

 

1/ Set cable @ shoulder height

2/ Cuff just below your elbow

3/ Chest up + tilt head back

 

 

The Video:

🏴// LATERAL RAISE //

 

Muscles:

• Lateral Deltoid

• Supraspinatus

• Trapezius

How to:

1/ Set cable at waist height

2/ Cuff just below your elbow

3/ Keep elbow bent to 90º

The Video:

🏴// CHEST FLY //

 

Muscles:

• Pec Major

• Anterior

• Subscapularis

How To:

1/ Cable at shoulder height

2/ Cuff just below elbow

3/ Mimic a “chest press”

The Video:

🏴// STRAIGHT ARM PULLDOWN //

 

Muscles:

 

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Posterior Delt

• Teres Major

 

How to:

 

1/ Copy cable height in video

2/ Grab handle and point elbows out

3/ Pull chest through your arms

4/ Let shoulders elevate at top

 

The Video:

🏴// FRONT DELT RAISE //

 

Muscles:

• Anterior Delt

• Pec (Clavicular)

• Long head biceps

How to:

1/ Cable @ finger tip height

2/ Grab handle /w/ palm facing up

3/ Lift up + in… lower down + out

The Video:

 

That’s the full list of exercises.

 

To recap, we’ve got:​

 

1/ Reverse fly (Horizontal Extension)

2/ Lateral Raise (Abduction)

3/ Chest Fly (Horizontal Flexion

4/ SA Pulldown (Extension)

5/ Front Delt Raise (Flexion)

 

As always, feel free to reach out if you need help doing these exercises.

Until next time 🙂

— Ollie E.

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