What is the BEST way for me to broaden my Shoulders?

[gUiLe]

Which exercises are BEST to broaden shoulders? I want to
bring my shoulders out to another zip code! I always thought
dumbell flyes were good for it, but I need to blast these with
some new ideas.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

upright rows and dumbbell laterals are the only real way to widen your shoulders. If nature didnt give you wide clavicles it is a long road...hit em hard man

 

[gUiLe]

Upright rows? I thought those did more work on your traps?? I
also have incorporated laterals into my workouts. I guess I will
just have to work em two times a week.

 

[Screwball]

Heavywear is right...

Any overhead pressing movement with a wide grip will hit the shoulders hard. Strict laterals will also add width by hitting your medial & posterior delt heads. Upright rows with a wide grip hit the delts hard (when you bring your grip in, the traps come into significant play). Hope this helps!

- Screwball

 

[bignate73]

Upright rows? I thought those did more work on your traps?? I
also have incorporated laterals into my workouts. I guess I will
just have to work em two times a week.

no sir, keep those traps out of the movement(ie. keep your shoulders from shrugging) and focus on the medial head of the delts.

 

[the nature boy]

wouldn't doing overall mass building moves like squats and deadlifts basically force his WHOLE body to grow, including his shoulders?

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

sure, but not like targeting the side delts for width - his main goal

 

[gUiLe]

Thanks for the feedback guys! I guess it's time to start really
hitting it hard!! Only problem with wide-grip upright rows for me
is with my wrists. They fugin kill me when I do that move and I
wear wrist wraps!! I think I have carpel tunel. I am in proper form
when I do them though, just can't go too heavy. I would rather
do heavy side laterals and front raises.

 

[erickthegreat11]

Upright rows will definitely do it. Try grabbing the bar with your end fingers not touching the bar, that is, with your thumbs doing most of the work. Don't go wide with the grip either. Go a bit narrower than shoulder width. Also, I just tried behind the neck pull downs. These are something else. I thought I'd target my lats, but the next day I felt some muscles I wasn't expecting. This was the top portion of my back, or triangle. Very cool.

 

[bignate73]