My shoulders don 't get any bigger

[ZOMOS]

I just can 't make my shoulders to grow as fast as the rest of my muscles. They are really my weak spot I have tried for a long time but I see no results. I lift more than almost everyone in the gym but they just wont seem to grow. I have tryed 6 reps and 8 reps and now i am going for 12. Should i try more reps with less weight on?I am really desperate because I look really big and it is noticable that it is my weak part

 

[AngryMuscles]

go heavy

 

[Rake922]

What exercises do you do for em?

 

[Rake922]

4-5 reps standing barbell shoulder press

 

[tman55]

What exercises do you do for em?

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[Musculo Fuerte]

If you haven't already, try incoporating behind the neck shoulder presses. These are excellent mass builders, but remember to go lighter because if you're not careful, they can really screw with your rotator cuffs. Also, for size, go more for 8-12 reps while keeping your form excellent. Remember, you want to hit ALL of those muscle fibers.

 

[ZOMOS]

Thas the problem. I ve done every exercise I could think read and ask about using heavy weights. Thats why I start to believe the problem is in the reps. I think I should go for 12

 

[Suareezay]

Thas the problem. I ve done every exercise I could think read and ask about using heavy weights. Thats why I start to believe the problem is in the reps. I think I should go for 12

yea bro, its the reps. its not your genetics or your diet, but the fact that youre doing 8 instead of 12 reps.

 

[rjx]

It could be what and how much you are doing for your delts and what and how much you are doing for your peks, and on which days do you train delts and pek that could be an indicator of what is going on here.

It could also be you are over training your delts, which is also why I asked about your pek routine.

How long did you try the lower reps for?

I would appreciate if you could tell us what exercises and how many reps you are doing for delts and pek. And which days are your pek and delt workouts on?

You just might need to add some intensity to the mix.

 

[hmlacrosse]

side raises, front raises, rear, and overhead press...they'll get bigger, work em twice a week

 

[Phil9999]

Lateral Raises are great for widening out ur physique

 

[Double3]

Don't do as much work on them.

yea bro, its the reps. its not your genetics or your diet, but the fact that youre doing 8 instead of 12 reps.

hehe

 

[Aztech]

so many things. Possible probelms:

1. Overtraining - you need to remember you use shoulders in bench pressing exercises

2. Range of Motion - maybe you need full reps, maybe you need super heavy partial reps

3. Form - you need to visualize you contaction, it helps a lot. No swinging and uncontrolled motion of the weight.

4. Rest - this goes with overtraining. I do not a single isolation exercise for my triceps yet they are the my number one muscle group in terms of strength, size, and apperence.

Post a picture, as maybe you've have the "i'm not big enough syndrom" yet weight 240lbs at 6' with little body fat.

 

[AngryMuscles]

maybe he's bigorexic or whatever that word

 

[RadiateRick]

Haaa... bigorexic... I fuckin love it!!

 

[LiftedSilverado]

If you haven't already, try incoporating behind the neck shoulder presses. These are excellent mass builders, but remember to go lighter because if you're not careful, they can really screw with your rotator cuffs. Also, for size, go more for 8-12 reps while keeping your form excellent. Remember, you want to hit ALL of those muscle fibers.

Behind the neck presses have increased my shoulder size the most IMO

 

[Musculo Fuerte]

Muscle dysmorphia... But I like Bigorexic better

 

[Lucky13]

If you haven't already, try incoporating behind the neck shoulder presses. These are excellent mass builders, but remember to go lighter because if you're not careful, they can really screw with your rotator cuffs. Also, for size, go more for 8-12 reps while keeping your form excellent. Remember, you want to hit ALL of those muscle fibers.

I'd agree with this 100%, once your shoulders are damaged it's hard to train any upper bodypart...delts are also very small muscles compared to many others so don't bank on lifting real heavy, I commonly see guys with huge delts lifting very modest weight...less is definately more with delts. I agree on the twelve rep range too.

 

[rjx]

I never go behind my head for anything.

 

[Freakin_Rican]

What's ur training split Zomos?? Try pyramiding the reps and weight but make sure your not going to heavy on the shoulder presses or else the triceps will help out, keep strcit form for most part of the set if you need to cheat make sure its only 1 or 2 reps.. Also try doing 6 sets of laterial raises there going to make you look wider..