Shoulder Day: PLEASE help

[LexusGS]

Hi guys, I have a question that I wanted to ask for a while.
Here it goes:

For the past several months that I've been training, I never really had an official shoulder day. I always try to squeze it in after my chest and tri's workout on Mondays. I think that doing delts, tris, and chest on the same day is too much work, especially that I hit my chest with about 6-7 sets and tris with also about 6 sets.

So, my question really is what is the best time to train my delts? I am too tired after my workout on monday to have energy left to train them, so will it be better if i train them on wednesday (my back and bicep day)? or on friday? (my leg day)

Thanks guys, all comments are appreciated.

 

[cheesegrater]

uhhhh......do them on one of the 4 days you currently dont lift on?

 

[CowPimp]

Some people tack them on to leg day. I prefer to just tough it out with chest and triceps if I do a split like that.

 

[MuscleM4n]

why don't you add a shoulder and trap day?

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I think doing it on leg day is logical. Once you're done with the big movers (the legs), it shouldn't take too much energy to do the shoulders.

 

[fUnc17]

I hated that as well... I like doing shoulders on its own day.

so something like

chest/tris
legs
rest
shoulders/abs
back/bis

 

[LexusGS]

ok guys, thanks on the feedback, func17, i'll try your workout, looks good to me.

 

[DimebagDarrell]

shoulders/traps on its own day is a must for me. my workout is as follows:

hammer shoulder press - 3 sets
reverse db pec deck - 3 sets
upright rows - 3 sets
hammer shrugs* - 3 sets
anterior delt cable raise - 2 sets
posterior delt cable pulls - 2 sets

i like doing this - i dont think enough people train their shoulders right. i think its silly when peoples triceps/biceps are bigger around than their shoulders. looks stupid.

*i seem to get better results from the hammer machine because my hands are about 6" out from my sides, so traps at a slightly different angle

 

[TheCurse]

i like to do lateral delts on chest day, i never waste time isolating front delts, and i do 6-8 sets of rear delt work after my 3-4 big back day exercises. after implementing the rear delt sets i noticed growth pretty quick there.

of course, as a lot of us are now getting good at saying, this is just my opinion and my experience, what works for one may not work for another.

 

[CowPimp]

i like to do lateral delts on chest day, i never waste time isolating front delts, and i do 6-8 sets of rear delt work after my 3-4 big back day exercises. after implementing the rear delt sets i noticed growth pretty quick there.

Wow, you're one of the few. Most people I see have hunch-over syndrome from overdeveloped anterior delts and lacking posterior delts. I still like to train vertical pushing movements, but I hardly call that isolation my front delts.

 

[Doublebase]

I just do 4 sets of standing shoulder press. I don't like to do them on chest day because bench kills my shoulders.

 

[rantheman]

It seems to flow better for me on chest day. I find it just ties into it well.

 

[TheCurse]

Wow, you're one of the few. Most people I see have hunch-over syndrome from overdeveloped anterior delts and lacking posterior delts. I still like to train vertical pushing movements, but I hardly call that isolation my front delts.

that was pretty much my reasoning cowpimp. most guys i see that lift have that big front delt look and it kind of pulls their shoulders forward. i noticed if i stood sideways and looked at my deltoid balance i didnt have much in the rear department and it looked kind of funny. im after muscle balance and body symmetry, so i attacked the problem.

 

[CowPimp]

that was pretty much my reasoning cowpimp. most guys i see that lift have that big front delt look and it kind of pulls their shoulders forward. i noticed if i stood sideways and looked at my deltoid balance i didnt have much in the rear department and it looked kind of funny. im after muscle balance and body symmetry, so i attacked the problem.

Good call. Not to mention it's nice to have an upright posture and antagonistic muscle imbalances are a gateway to injury in many cases. People just seem to like pressing movements more than pulling movements; most likely because it works the muscles on the front of their physique. Hence, the pre-occupation with obtaining a six-pack.