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shmadufa · 04-17-2008, 07:53 PM

i want to work out my shoulders for strength. can someone suggest weekly work out schedule to train them? i work them out maybe once a week. im thinking about 3 times a week but i dont know if thats too much or too little. i was thinking 5x5 shoulder press one day, 5x5 clean and jerk another, and maybe a few sets of shoulder raises another day.

TALO · 04-18-2008, 05:19 AM

Why don't you try a full 5x5 program ? Something like Bill Starr's for example. That way your shoulders will grow no problem. SHoulders are workout when you do dead's , bench , presses. So with the program they will be hit (in some way) everyday you train.
Don't just focus on the shoulders , but bring everything up together.

MONSTAFACE · 04-18-2008, 05:22 AM

^^^^ dido

widdoes2504 · 04-18-2008, 06:53 AM

Could not agree more.

Eric3237 · 04-18-2008, 09:14 AM

^^^Totally agree...whatever you do just focus on bringing everything up together.

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want to work out my shoulders for strength

Just want to touch on a little point. You don't work out your shoulder for "stength". You can work them out for size, sure but bodyparts don't really correspond with strength unless you want to be a world record holder at laterals or something. So focus on MOVEMENTS. You bring up the strenght in movements and the body will follow.

MONSTAFACE · 04-18-2008, 09:53 AM

^^^ for a sec i almost got lost lol. but i got it after i read it like 2 or 3 times

Eric3237 · 04-18-2008, 09:57 AM

What threw you? Let me know, lol, so I can learn to write better!

MONSTAFACE · 04-18-2008, 10:05 AM

no you wrote it well. it just took me an extra read to make sure i got it the right way. if im not mistaken you are saying that if he is refering to his shoulders in a bodybuilding sense instead of maximal strength. since he wants to get them stronger he should refer to it as getting his MP numbers better, or his jerk numbers.......................thats what you are talking about right?

Eric3237 · 04-18-2008, 10:07 AM

Exactly...in a nutshell, strength is about movements, not bodyparts.

MONSTAFACE · 04-18-2008, 10:10 AM

oh aight cool. just wanted to make sure i read it the right way

04-17-2008, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
shmadufa Rank: Member Experience: 3-5 Years Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 79 Gender:	shoulders i want to work out my shoulders for strength. can someone suggest weekly work out schedule to train them? i work them out maybe once a week. im thinking about 3 times a week but i dont know if thats too much or too little. i was thinking 5x5 shoulder press one day, 5x5 clean and jerk another, and maybe a few sets of shoulder raises another day.

04-18-2008, 05:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,619 Country: Gender:	Why don't you try a full 5x5 program ? Something like Bill Starr's for example. That way your shoulders will grow no problem. SHoulders are workout when you do dead's , bench , presses. So with the program they will be hit (in some way) everyday you train. Don't just focus on the shoulders , but bring everything up together.
	TALO's Sig:"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

04-18-2008, 05:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	^^^^ dido
	MONSTAFACE's Sig:in sports my will alone will get me from point A to B no matter what. in weight lifting i must understand that from A there is no B. the goal is constant progression and anything i do to hinder the continious straight line is counter productive. My will must be humbled and my humbleness must be willed yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway www.myspace.com/monstaface

04-18-2008, 06:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
widdoes2504 Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,142 Country: Gender:	Could not agree more.
	widdoes2504's Sig:Height: 6 foot Weight: 240 pounds Bench: 415 (1x1) Deads: 565 (1x1) A2G Squat: 425 (1x1) Cardio sucks

04-18-2008, 09:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	^^^ for a sec i almost got lost lol. but i got it after i read it like 2 or 3 times
	MONSTAFACE's Sig:in sports my will alone will get me from point A to B no matter what. in weight lifting i must understand that from A there is no B. the goal is constant progression and anything i do to hinder the continious straight line is counter productive. My will must be humbled and my humbleness must be willed yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway www.myspace.com/monstaface

04-18-2008, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eric3237 Moderator Rank: Heavyweight Experience: 7-10 Years Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,028 Country: Gender:	What threw you? Let me know, lol, so I can learn to write better!
	Eric3237's Sig:"Not everyone trains for strength": True. Not everyone one is smart either. Personally, I'm training to be an olympic sprinter so I can have big legs. I also like to move huge boulders because I like the way they look over there...

04-18-2008, 10:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	no you wrote it well. it just took me an extra read to make sure i got it the right way. if im not mistaken you are saying that if he is refering to his shoulders in a bodybuilding sense instead of maximal strength. since he wants to get them stronger he should refer to it as getting his MP numbers better, or his jerk numbers.......................thats what you are talking about right?
	MONSTAFACE's Sig:in sports my will alone will get me from point A to B no matter what. in weight lifting i must understand that from A there is no B. the goal is constant progression and anything i do to hinder the continious straight line is counter productive. My will must be humbled and my humbleness must be willed yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway www.myspace.com/monstaface

04-18-2008, 10:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Eric3237 Moderator Rank: Heavyweight Experience: 7-10 Years Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,028 Country: Gender:	Exactly...in a nutshell, strength is about movements, not bodyparts.
	Eric3237's Sig:"Not everyone trains for strength": True. Not everyone one is smart either. Personally, I'm training to be an olympic sprinter so I can have big legs. I also like to move huge boulders because I like the way they look over there...

04-18-2008, 10:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	oh aight cool. just wanted to make sure i read it the right way
	MONSTAFACE's Sig:in sports my will alone will get me from point A to B no matter what. in weight lifting i must understand that from A there is no B. the goal is constant progression and anything i do to hinder the continious straight line is counter productive. My will must be humbled and my humbleness must be willed yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway www.myspace.com/monstaface

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