Side Lying External Rotation
Side Lying External Rotation
Be sure to keep your elbow at your side.
Shoulder Horn with Cables
This is a great exercise for strengthening the rotator cuff.
Shoulder Horn
Shoulder Horn

This is best done before a training session or after.

Shoulder Band Traction (overhead)
Shoulder Band Traction (overhead)

The average time per set will be close to 2-4 minutes per arm.

Shoulder Band Traction (forward)

Hook the hand around your wrist so you are NOT holding it with your hands.

Shoulder Band Traction (bottom)
Shoulder Band Traction (bottom)

This process will take between 2-4 minutes per arm.

Prone Shoulder Cable Pull
Prone Shoulder Cable Pull

To do this lay face down on a bench at a slight angle from the cable machine.

One Arm Cable Pull Over
One Arm Cable Pull Over

This movement is more for flexibility and Mobility of the shoulder than anything else.

Front Laterals with Olympic Plates
Front Laterals with Olympic Plates

Perform front laterals on various degrees of an incline bench.

Front & Rear Raise - Sled
Front & Rear Raise - Sled

These two movements have saved my shoulders too many times to count.

Med Ball Front Raise
Med Ball Front Raise

Backwards hat is worn for style, not because he is trying to hide his wrap-around.

Gripper Ball - External Rotation
Gripper Ball - External Rotation

Hey! We found a great use for the Magnum Curl Machine.

Prowler Rear Raise
Prowler Rear Raise

Who doesn’t want a bigger upper back and traps?

Prowler Front Raise

This is another good way to pump some blood into sore shoulders.

Prowler Forward Drag
Prowler Forward Drag

This is pretty standard and similar to sled dragging only you are using the Prowler.

Front Raise With Sandbag
Front Raise With Sandbag

This is certainly not a standby in my workouts, but my one buddy always finds a way to turn an odd object tool into a bodybuilding tool.

Plate Shrugs
Plate Shrugs

Yoke development, pinch and support grip strength.

Spud Strap Front Raise

The front raise is not often used by lifters because of all of the attention to the front of the delts from all of the heavy pressing.

Face Pulls - Rope

The face pull is a great movement for bringing up the upper back and traps.

Rear Delt High Cable Raise
Rear Delt High Cable Raise

Rear delts are one of the most under worked muscles for all strength athletes and lifters.

Face Pulls
Face Pulls

This is a great exercise to develop your upper back.

Cable Up Row Press Out
Cable Up Row Press Out

When you train in a gym with very limited equipment you come up with interesting ways to train different muscles.

Cable Snatch
Cable Snatch

This exercise is designed to work your upper back and traps.

Bent Over Cable Press

I will admit it. This is one movement I discovered just screwing around in the gym.

Behind The Back Side Raise
Behind The Back Side Raise

The name of this is as exhausting as watching someone do it.

Rear Delts w/ Blast Straps
Rear Delts w/ Blast Straps

This is a very challenging exercise but a tremendous way to develop your upper back.

Chain Upright Row
Chain Upright Row

This exercise is certainly different; no barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell.

Upright Row w/ Chains

This is another Yoke variation on the standard upright row.

Upright Row
Upright Row

I was first introduced to the upright row when I was in high school.

Shoulder Press With SS Bar

This exercise is very challenging on your grip and hands.

Rickshaw Shrugs
Rickshaw Shrugs

Pick it up and shrug it, there you go.

Military Press

Depending on who you talk to the military press is either part-God or all-Devil.

Lying Front Raise With Barbell
Lying Front Raise With Barbell

This exercise targets the anterior delts.

Barbell Leverage Shoulder Press
Barbell Leverage Shoulder Press

Start with the two bars at shoulder level.

Fat Bar Over head Press

There is not much to an over head press that has not already been said 100 times.

Close Grip Fat Bar 1/2 Foam Press
Close Grip Fat Bar 1/2 Foam Press

This movement is intended to work the triceps.

Bradford Press
Bradford Press

Begin by un-racking a barbell much like you would during a military press.

Barbell Shrugs
Barbell Shrugs

I have talked extensively about building a big yoke.

Barbell Front Raise
Barbell Front Raise

This is considered an old school exercise.

Spider Walks
Spider Walks

To do this, wrap a mini-band around your wrists several times.

Pushups with Band Behind Back
Pushups with Band Behind Back

Now this excise is great for shoulder, chest and triceps strength.

Mini-Band Rear Delt
Mini-Band Rear Delt

This is a cool exercise to do for your upper back.

J-Hook Band Pulls
J-Hook Band Pulls

Looking for a great conditioning movement for your shoulders?

Crazy Bell Incline Press
Crazy Bell Incline Press

It is not often that we run across a movement that is Pure Gold.

Band Pull Aparts
Band Pull Aparts

This is an excellent exercise that can be done at home for extra upper back work.

Training On-the-Go

Although they aren’t brand new, there’s a reason Blast Straps have continued to challenge athletes into 2010.

 The Mindset Behind a Great Bench Press
The Mindset Behind a Great Bench Press

What does everyone want? A bigger bench press of course. Let’s face it—people don’t walk up to you and ask, “So what do you curl?” Everyone wants to know how much you can bench. Well, I can bench press a lot, and I’m going to share some tips with you.

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