Shoulders Specialisation (4 day)

Side delts almost every day, rear delts twice, heavy pressing once. Rounder shoulders in eight weeks while chest, back and legs hold their ground.

  • Intermediate
  • 4 days a week
  • About 45 min
  • Full gym
  • Build muscle

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Free in Platesmith. Start this program in the app and it fills in your weights, times your rests and moves the weight up for you. No subscription needed for any program.

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How it progresses

Each exercise has a rep range. Stay at the same weight and add reps until every set reaches the top of the range, then add a little weight and work back up.

The workouts

Every exercise can be swapped in the app for one that works the same muscles, so missing equipment never stops you.

Shoulders heavy

ExerciseSets × reps
Overhead Press4 × 4-6
Seated Dumbbell Press2 × 8-10
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 10-15
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12
Triceps Pushdown2 × 10-15

Lower

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-8
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Leg Press3 × 10-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Cable Lateral Raise2 × 15-20

Upper

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Lean-Away Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Reverse Pec Deck3 × 12-15
Barbell Curl2 × 8-12
Skull Crusher2 × 8-12

Shoulders pump

ExerciseSets × reps
Machine Shoulder Press2 × 10-12
Machine Lateral Raise3 × 15-20
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Hammer Curl2 × 10-12

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General guidance, not medical advice. Start lighter than you think, and check with a doctor first if you have a health condition or injury.