< strong>Shoulder training: Don’t do front raises anymore
Front raises are a simple shoulder training movement. It is a very common training movement in the gym. It can be used very well. Training our front deltoid muscles
However, for most people, they no longer need front raises!
Why?
It’s not because there is anything wrong with this movement, but for most people, they are keen on doing a lot of pushing movements, such as various bench presses, barbell bench presses, dumbbell bench presses, Incline and decline bench presses, various shoulder presses...
In this kind of training, your front deltoid muscles have been stimulated a lot, which usually happens. The situation is that most people’s shoulder deltoid muscles are larger in the front than in the middle and rear.
Each In the bench press, the anterior deltoid is a very important synergist muscle
In the vertical push movement , your anterior deltoid muscle is the main agonist muscle that exerts force
And in the gym, the two most popular movements are the above two, because they can help you create a beautiful shape. The eye-catching facial muscle group (body pre-test)
If you have done too many pushing movements, then you really don’t need to do front raises to stimulate the anterior deltoid muscles alone! This will only make your shouldersThe bladder is getting more and more deformed!
The most important thing for shoulder training is balanced development, so that your shoulders become 3D and look very beautiful whether viewed from the front, side or back
If you have experienced the above situation, it is not just as simple as giving up the front raise
You need to take a good look at your training plan. Let your training focus be on the pulling movements, vertical pulling (pull-ups, pull-downs), horizontal pulling (all kinds of rowing)
These movements are antagonistic to each other with the bench press and shoulder press. It can help you shape your back muscles while improving the back of your shoulders, allowing you to achieve balanced development!
At the same time, try to achieve a balance of push and pull, but you also need some additional strengthening training to gradually improve the already imbalanced shoulder development
Abandon front raises and other variations, and instead do more bent over flyes, rope face pulls, and reverse flyes , in order to better develop your middle and rear toes and eventually catch up with your front toes!