Reply With QuoteAlright if you're new to lifting with shoulders, take it easy. If you hurt your shoulder, you can forget about doing any upper body work. Take it slow, and don't even worry about the weights. Do what feels good for 8-12 reps, with smooth controlled motions.
Drop the "3-head-hit" mentality as well. Isolating and isolated muscle is not as important as building functional shoulder strength. Stick to compound movements, especially for the first few weeks of working shoulders.
I would say only do one shoulder movement for now - over head pressing. Put it into your chest routine as well, before or after you do chest. You will add mass safely and arguably more effectively.
What are good Starting Weights/Reps For shoulders/Back?
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What are good Starting Weights/Reps For shoulders/Back?
I never worked out my back or shoulders before, i neglected them and now i wnat to work them out as well because according to what i've read there important areas to work out as well, i know that for shoulders i want to hit all 3 heads, today i worked them out, not alot though just like a set for each head, and i think i hurt my shoulders a little because i have a pain for about 2hrs today, not like damaged but just like a little pull on them, so id like to know what you think is a good start out weight, i was basically doing 20lbs for the overhead press ( i think i was fine with these) where i seemed to hurt myself was the Front Dbell Raises and The Bent over deltoid raises, (Lower and Middle heads), also i didnt start my back yet, because i dont have any experience with it just like the shoulders and i dont want to end up hurting myself, im 6'2-3 and around 175 lbs, thanks
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Just start low enough where you can maintain a good form. *shrug*
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