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Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Paulkt5 » Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:02 pm

Lowkey check your pressing too. If your bench/incline is all front delt + triceps, your side delts ain’t doing much. Keep shoulders healthy and focus more on isolation for growth.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Gpowell445 » Mon Apr 06, 2026 5:07 pm

Try this: every upper session start with 3–4 sets of lateral raises before anything else. Pre-fatigue them so they actually work during presses. Game changer for me.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Derrynkp » Sat Apr 04, 2026 8:37 pm

Good point… I only smash them once a week rn. Might try splitting side/rear into other days.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Tripple333 » Sat Apr 04, 2026 8:20 pm

Honestly mine didn’t grow till I started training them 2–3x a week. Shoulders recover fast. One “shoulder day” ain’t enough if you’re trying to bring them up.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by MarshRob » Sat Apr 04, 2026 8:09 pm

You hitting rear delts enough? Most dudes think they are but they’re not. Reverse pec deck, face pulls, rear delt rows… that’s what gave me that 3D look.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by BDCorey57 » Sat Apr 04, 2026 7:28 pm

Failure bro. Safest lift to push hard imo. I’ll do like 4–5 sets of laterals to absolute burn, then partials at the end. Shoulders finally started capping after I did that consistently.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Derrynkp » Sat Apr 04, 2026 7:07 pm

Yeah I might be guilty of going too heavy on laterals 😅
Do you guys go to failure on those or keep reps in reserve?

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by JohnyRB99 » Sat Apr 04, 2026 6:59 pm

Not gonna lie, I thought my shoulders sucked too until I fixed my form. Stop swinging the weight. Drop the ego, slow it down, slight lean forward and actually hit the side delts.

Re: Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by PoulRBX » Sat Apr 04, 2026 6:32 pm

Bro shoulders are stubborn af. What finally did it for me was just spamming lateral raises. Like… way more than you think. High reps, constant tension, basically lived in that 15–25 rep range.

Shoulder Day Got Me Questioning Life

by Derrynkp » Sat Apr 04, 2026 5:50 pm

No matter what I do, my shoulders barely grow. Tried all angles, reps, tempos. What actually built yours up?