if you wanted WIDTH, training the side delts is THE priority. presses are biased towards the front delts, and you said to specialize but you are not specializing at the correct muscle. if you were to add overhead presses, you're more likely to just over develop your front delts (relative to your other delts) since you are probably already doing some sort of bench press for your chest, which also hits your front delts hard. the side delt development in vertical presses is suboptimal compared to other exercise selection. if the goal is hypertrophy, handstand pushups are also suboptimal, even more so than the vertical presses. there are 2 problems with the handstand/pike: 1) the range of motion is limited with your head touching the ground first before you can complete your range of motion (which you can account for by raising your hands with some equipment) and; 2) the learning curve of the handstand/pike. they are hard and learning to do them takes time. i'm willing to say that this is terrible advice for someone trying to grow their shoulders "fast" the anecdote that you looked wider because your posture changed, that doesn't grow your shoulder. earlier in the video you said people did too much lateral raise, but later in the video you say that the side delt "doesn't get hit that much" but that's not too much of issue since it is still good advice i guess but it's the line that you said in the exercise selection for the side delt that "it doesn't matter too much" it does matter, it really does. if you wanted to maximize growth for width, you should lean towards certain exercises that give you that stretch to the muscle. ideally you would do a cable lateral raise since you could position yourself so your arm is across your body, so there's a stretch in the beginning of the movement which the machine can't do. in dumbbells you can either extend the range of motion past the shoulder height (if your joints allow you) or you can use either an incline bench, lean on it to stretch your shoulder, or use a wall, have the wall at your side, place your hand on it and have your body slant so your feet are further away from the wall. the more slant the better. this will be a one arm lateral raise but this is in terms of hypertrophy, superior to the normal dumbbell raise. your dumbbell raise technique is also suboptimal, you are slightly swinging because you are using heavier weights. go lighter and focus on technique. swinging doesn't grow your shoulder. suboptimal range of motion will not grow your shoulder. getting lean doesn't grow your shoulder and neither does posture. but that's not too terrible of an advice had the subject be different than "growing wide shoulders fast"
THIS. High tension on the muscle in the most stretched position = hypertrophy. Slow and controlled eccentric movement = hypertrophy. Uncompromised technique = hypertrophy. (And of course progressive overload.) Lateral raises take the shoulders to the most stretched position. I also think it's wild that he asserts that a compound movement is best for targeting a specific muscle group... what? Literally just think about that. Science is a cool thing everybody! Anecdotal evidence is not a bad thing, but if you really want to be "minimalist", look to the science.
Thankyou wanhee for helping me with my fitness goals I went from 240-155 pounds in about a year I’m 15 years old and fitness has become a big part of my life and you enhance it.I’ve been using your techniques and saw a vast difference in my physique
Wanhee, you're really good at explaining things. Just wanted to say that and that's probably also one of the reasons why so many people find success with your advice.
Gotta love the overhead barbell press, has improved my physique more than anything, together with pull-ups and weighted dips 🔥💪😊 Great content as always!
I love that chill background music. The tips you give are very broad, it's something everyone can use even if they aren't fit yet. Like the clothes vid. Great vid as always
Two Critiques... 1. if your workouts throughout the week already have pressing and rowing movements, it would be a better idea to prioritize the lateral section of your shoulder. Those pressing and rowing movements are already going to involve the rear and front delts. 2. One thing you didn't mention is ideal exercises that lengthen the delts, and are most difficult at that lengthened position. Unrefuted, this would make cable movements more advantageous than dumbell movements.
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It's incorrect that shoulder press or military press works lateral and rear heads of the delts in a balanced way. Unfortunately anterior shoulder is not the one that gives you a wider look. If I would suggest a compound alternative to lateral raises, it would be upright row, or at least dumbbell shoulder press with a very wide angle.
I agree with most of what have been said but at least for me the ohp didn't do anything for the upper chest (I do standing dumbbell ohp) its completely flat, however the lats and the upper back helps a lot with making your delts looks good, I have wide lats and thick upper back and when my arms sits by my side I do have the "3D" look, my shoulders aren't massive but still I got capped shoulders thanks to the back development and of course part of it is due to the shoulders muscularity.
ive been doing military press for a while, sometimes i mix in cable exercises and lateral raises.this year i was able to do a fucking pullup for the first time and have worked my way up to 5. i think that and hanging from the bar, while maybe not targeting the shoulder on its own, has really helped me fill in the gaps in my frame from doing gym exercises.
You look great man i wish i will have an upper body like you,but why dont you train legs also? As a man to me its very impressive when i see dem huge quads. Other than that nice channel bro
I have broken collar bones which have healed overlapping so I've lost like 2cm from each side and it's so annoying! With that said, it's probably an easy surgical procedure to have wider shoulders, although you wouldn't be able to train for a few weeks afterwards!
@alessandrocejwokkkk oooh that's a good idea. I totally fucked my right shoulder and I think it's because I do shoulders and chest in one workout really intensively
Getting technical ey. Join the community and make posts like this! I just prioritize one and then move to the next. E.g) barbell ohp then db incline press.
You give contradicting advice: at 2:20 you say "most people do too many lateral raises" and then you have an entire seperate point where you talk just about lateral raises, so which one is it?
You’ve taken it out of context because he was saying how people are impressed by lateral raises when they do them because they have a pump but then he was trying to say how when you don’t have a pump you’re going to notice you’re front delts which military and shoulder press priorities
I need quick answer. I am currently 13% bodyfat tying to get to 11-12%. I am planning to start lean bulkjng after that. So should I lean bulk 500kcal 3×lift days and maintain 4×rest days. Or should I eat 200-300kcal everyday?
Or maybe.. hear me out.. its because its one of the most effective way and many people find results in doing it. You dont have to be unique in everything.
