....buildup broad shoulders ....how.??

[dashabz]

hey i woz wonderin how to build up the perfect shoulders , you see soulders are built upwards but not sideways ..am i not naturally built to have broad shoulders .. i am 16 , 5 ft 8 , 170 lbs

thanks alot

[swanso5]

Broad shoulders are a combination of pecs, lats, waist and of course shoulders. It also sounds like your genetics will play a major role as well. The smaller your waist is the wider you will look no matter your shoulder width. The more full your pecs are, the bigger your shoulders need to be to look in proportion. The wider your lats are the wider your chest will look and thus your shoulders too. If you look at the big boys their last "boarder" their chest making them look wider. It sounds like you have "slopeing" shoulders like me which is something you can't change. Although this will limit how wide you can become shoulder wise, your traps should develop fairly easily which will cause a "boardering" effect like the lats. Bottom line? Pull Ups, Bent Rows, Push Ups under a Smith Machine Bar with medium and wide grip, Heavy Rear Delt Raises, Heavy Lateral Raises and a diet that keeps your waist trim. Be aware of doing too many presses with not enough pulls as you'll develop rounded shoulders which will take your width away as your shoulders aren't in alignment which I also have. If you want a complete program I can give you one but send what you've done before and what your currently doing.

[Bulwark]

YOu have to shock your delts into growth. fave is to do sets of 100 reps of lateral raises. Go super light and rep out! This is also a matter of trial and error, so keep trying and asking questions.

Peace

[dashabz]

i got some one to measure shoulders from one end to the other . it has broadened by an inche.. and pectorals have also become larger and more toned. chest size woz a 36inch now its 38 im way more happy .. i hav also gained around bout 20lbs inweight i weight nearly 190lbs... thanks alot .. .i did lateral raises with 10kg weights with 70 reps .. i take one day breaks and only work on the upper body muscles .. it has really worked for me.. natural protien intake .eg. meat , has also increased as is the amount of water . so that i can use the protein in muscles. i dint think it would take so less time. but anyways thanks agen.

[swanso5]

don't forget that the heavier wt u can use ther more anabolic (growth) gains you can get. this comes from deadlifts and squats so don't negelct lower body work entirely

[BenPoss]

I would not try to shock your delts. Doing a hundred reps of anything is not good for your joints, especially your rotator cuffs. The last thing you want to do is over train your shoulders and injure them and then limit yourself from so many upper body exercises. Try doing heavy sets of dumbbell presses (8-10 reps for 3 sets) and lateral raises on your leg days. On your back days throw in some reverse flys and some dumbbell shrugs. Other than that you should get more than enough shoulder work in when you train your back and chest.

http://www.trainwithmeonline.com/exerci ... ecat=5&st=

Seated Dumbbell Press has always been favorite mass building shoulder exercise.

Good Luck. Ben

[swanso5]

maybe try some high pulls which will provide width and good upper back thickness...isolation exercises like laterals aren't any good for mass more shaping which is a dud word but it'll do

[Rich-Fit]

Another good idea is to change your workouts every couple of weeks. Just recently I started doing behind the kneck shoulder presses and I can feel it alot more than just the normal dumbell or military press. You're muscles get used to doing the same exercise over and over again so It's good to mix things up.