5 of my favorite shoulder workouts

With 8 of my favorite shoulder exercises.

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July 29, 2026 6:41pm EDT

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Matte tone:

Hey there,

If you want broader, more defined shoulders, doing more pressing probably isn’t enough.

That’s because presses mostly train your front delts, which already get plenty of work from benching and other chest exercises.

To build balanced shoulders, you also need to directly train your side and rear delts with effective exercises, enough weekly volume, and steady progression.

Here are 5 shoulder workouts and 8 exercises that do exactly that:

Enjoy!

Mike Matthews
Founder of Legion

P.S. You probably don’t need a separate “shoulder day.” The article shows how to add effective shoulder training to push, pull, upper-body, or full-body workouts instead.

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