Two Great Exercises To Develop Strong, Sexy Shoulders

This exercise, made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger will strengthen and develop your shoulders. This is one of my favourite exercises. Use a bench that has a back support to do this exercise. Sit upright, hold a dumbbell in each hand, close together at nose height, with your palms facing in. This is your start position.

Rotate your palms forward whilst bringing the dumbbells back to your ears and press the dumbbells overhead until your arms are fully extended. Now bring the dumbbells back down to ear level and return to your start position. Exhale as you rotate the dumbbells forward and press up, and inhale as you bring them back to the start position.

Lateral Dumbbell Raises.

Following Arnold Presses, I do lateral dumbbell raises to sculpt my shoulders. Start by holding a dumbbell in each hand in front of you. Position your feet shoulder width apart, slightly bend your knees and hold your chest high. This is your starting position.

Bend your elbows slightly and raise your hands out to your sides, about shoulder height, with your palms facing down. Then return to your starting position. Be careful that your forearm and your elbow are at the same level at the end of this movement. Your breathing pattern is to exhale as you raise your arms up and inhale as you return to the starting position.

I recommend beginners do 2 sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise and those more advanced do 3 sets of 10 repetitions of each. Remember to use a resistance with which the last 3 repetitions are difficult to complete. Add these two movements to your fitness routine for strong and sexy looking shoulders.