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Shoulders Exercises

Develop powerful shoulders with these exercises.

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Isometric Chest Squeezes

While either seating or standing, bend your arms at a 90-degree angle and place the palms of your hands together in front of your chest. Tip: Your hands should be open with the palms together and fingers facing forward (perpendicular to your torso).

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Beginner

Isometric Wipers

Assume a push-up position, supporting your weight on your hands and toes while keeping your body straight. Your hands should be just outside of shoulder width. This will be your starting position.

Chest
Core
Shoulders
Beginner

Jerk Balance

This drill helps you learn to drive yourself low enough during the jerk and corrects those who move backward during the movement. Begin with the bar racked in the jerk position, with the shoulders forward, torso upright, and the feet split slightly apart.

Shoulders
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

JM Press

Start the exercise the same way you would a close grip bench press. You will lie on a flat bench while holding a barbell at arms length (fully extended) with the elbows in. However, instead of having the arms perpendicular to the torso, make sure the bar is set in a direct line above the upper chest. This will be your starting position.

Triceps
Chest
Shoulders
Beginner

Keg Load

To load kegs, place the desired number a distance from the loading platform, typically 30-50 feet.

Lower Back
Core
Biceps
Intermediate

Kettlebell Arnold Press

Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The palm should be facing inward.

Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Kettlebell Figure 8

Place one kettlebell between your legs and take a wider than shoulder width stance. Bend over by pushing your butt out and keeping your back flat.

Core
Hamstrings
Shoulders
Intermediate

Kettlebell Hang Clean

Place kettlebell between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.

Hamstrings
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs

Place one kettlebell between your legs and take a comfortable stance. Bend over by pushing your butt out and keeping your back flat.

Core
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Kettlebell Pirate Ships

With a wide stance, hold a kettlebell with both hands. Allow it to hang at waist level with your arms extended. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Core
Beginner

Kettlebell Pistol Squat

Pick up a kettlebell with two hands and hold it by the horns. Hold one leg off of the floor and squat down on the other.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Advanced

Kettlebell Seated Press

Sit on the floor and spread your legs out comfortably.

Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Kettlebell Seesaw Press

Clean two kettlebells two your shoulders.

Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Kettlebell Sumo High Pull

Place a kettlebell on the ground between your feet. Position your feet in a wide stance, and grasp the kettlebell with two hands. Set your hips back as far as possible, with your knees bent. Keep your chest and head up. This will be your starting position.

Traps
Adductors
Glutes
Intermediate

Kettlebell Thruster

Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders. Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Quadriceps
Triceps
Intermediate

Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)

Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.

Shoulders
Core
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.

Shoulders
Core
Calves
Intermediate

Kettlebell Windmill

Place a kettlebell in front of your lead foot and clean and press it overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward. Press it overhead by extending the elbow.

Core
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Kipping Muscle Up

Grip the rings using a false grip, with the base of your palms on top of the rings.

Lats
Core
Biceps
Intermediate

Kneeling Arm Drill

This drill helps increase arm efficiency during the run. Begin kneeling, left foot in front, right knee down. Apply pressure through the front heel to keep your glutes and hamstrings activated.

Shoulders
Core
Beginner

Landmine 180's

Position a bar into a landmine or securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight.

Core
Glutes
Lower Back
Beginner

Landmine Linear Jammer

Position a bar into landmine or, lacking one, securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight and position the handle attachment on the bar.

Shoulders
Core
Calves
Intermediate

Lateral Raise - With Bands

To begin, stand on an exercise band so that tension begins at arm's length. Grasp the handles using a pronated (palms facing your thighs) grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. The handles should be resting on the sides of your thighs. Your arms should be extended with a slight bend at the elbows and your back should be straight. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Beginner

Leg-Over Floor Press

Lie on the floor with one kettlebell in place on your chest, holding it by the handle. Extend leg on working side over leg on non-working side.Your free arm can be extended out to your side for support.

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Leverage Chest Press

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom or middle of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion.

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Beginner

Leverage Decline Chest Press

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Beginner

Leverage Incline Chest Press

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the top of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Beginner

Leverage Shoulder Press

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the top of the shoulders at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and handles held with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Triceps
Beginner

Log Lift

Begin standing with the log in front of you. Grasp the handles, and begin to clean the log. As you are bent over to start the clean, attempt to get the log as high as possible, pulling it into your chest. Extend through the hips and knees to bring it up to complete the clean.

Shoulders
Core
Chest
Intermediate

Low Cable Crossover

To move into the starting position, place the pulleys at the low position, select the resistance to be used and grasp a handle in each hand.

Chest
Shoulders
Beginner