Best Shoulders Workouts For Women

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This workout focuses on strengthening and sculpting the shoulder muscles, a crucial area involved in numerous upper body movements.

Targeting muscles such as the deltoids through exercises like overhead presses and straight arm raises is essential for balanced training.

Adjustments in repetitions and weights are tailored to an average individual female (5'5", 140 lbs, 34 years old), ensuring effective progress while acknowledging personalized requirements.

Incorporating these exercises into a routine promotes both functionality and aesthetic improvements in shoulder development.

The 15 Best Shoulders Exercises for Women

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  • 1. Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise

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    The Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise is an exercise for the shoulders, focusing on the rear deltoids. By leaning forward with your hips back, you can effectively work the muscles at the back of your shoulders.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise is an exercise for the shoulders, focusing on the rear deltoids. By leaning forward with your hips back, you can effectively work the muscles at the back of your shoulders.

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    8reps
    10lbs
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    8reps
    10lbs
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    8reps
    10lbs
  • 2. Dumbbell Back Fly

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    The Dumbbell Back Fly targets the back of your shoulders while providing stability from an incline bench. This exercise helps strengthen your posterior deltoid by isolating the muscle effectively.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Back Fly targets the back of your shoulders while providing stability from an incline bench. This exercise helps strengthen your posterior deltoid by isolating the muscle effectively.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    12.5lbs
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    8reps
    12.5lbs
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    8reps
    12.5lbs
  • 3. Barbell Shoulder Press

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    The Barbell Shoulder Press is a strength exercise that mainly works your shoulder muscles. It helps improve your ability to lift weight overhead with stability and strength.

    How to do it

    The Barbell Shoulder Press is a strength exercise that mainly works your shoulder muscles. It helps improve your ability to lift weight overhead with stability and strength.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    30lbs
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    8reps
    30lbs
    3
    8reps
    30lbs
  • 4. Cable Lateral Raise

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    The Cable Lateral Raise is a shoulder exercise that targets the middle deltoid muscle. Using a cable machine allows for better control and can help identify strength differences between your left and right sides.

    How to do it

    The Cable Lateral Raise is a shoulder exercise that targets the middle deltoid muscle. Using a cable machine allows for better control and can help identify strength differences between your left and right sides.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    10lbs
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    8reps
    10lbs
    3
    8reps
    10lbs
  • 5. Dumbbell Front Raise

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    The Dumbbell Front Raise is an exercise that strengthens the front part of your shoulders. It helps build muscle and balance strength between both sides of your body using dumbbells.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Front Raise is an exercise that strengthens the front part of your shoulders. It helps build muscle and balance strength between both sides of your body using dumbbells.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    10lbs
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    8reps
    10lbs
    3
    8reps
    10lbs
  • 6. Dumbbell Shoulder Press

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    Flat Bench

    The Dumbbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the shoulders. Using dumbbells helps engage stabilizing muscles and can improve balance between both sides of the body.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the shoulders. Using dumbbells helps engage stabilizing muscles and can improve balance between both sides of the body.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    15lbs
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    8reps
    15lbs
    3
    8reps
    15lbs
  • 7. Dumbbell Shoulder Raise

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    The Dumbbell Shoulder Raise is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the middle part of your shoulders. It helps improve muscle balance and can enhance shoulder strength by using dumbbells.

    How to do it

    The Dumbbell Shoulder Raise is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the middle part of your shoulders. It helps improve muscle balance and can enhance shoulder strength by using dumbbells.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    10lbs
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    8reps
    10lbs
    3
    8reps
    10lbs
  • 8. Cable Face Pull

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    Hi-Lo Pulley Cable

    The Cable Face Pull is an exercise that strengthens your shoulder muscles, especially the rear deltoids. It uses a cable machine, allowing you to easily control the resistance by adjusting the pulley height or your distance from the machine.

    How to do it

    The Cable Face Pull is an exercise that strengthens your shoulder muscles, especially the rear deltoids. It uses a cable machine, allowing you to easily control the resistance by adjusting the pulley height or your distance from the machine.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    25lbs
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    8reps
    25lbs
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    8reps
    25lbs
  • 9. Seated Barbell Shoulder Press

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    Incline Bench

    The Seated Barbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that strengthens your shoulders while seated for better balance. This helps you focus on lifting the weight without using your legs for support.

    How to do it

    The Seated Barbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that strengthens your shoulders while seated for better balance. This helps you focus on lifting the weight without using your legs for support.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    30lbs
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    8reps
    30lbs
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    8reps
    30lbs
  • 10. Push Press

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    The Push Press is a dynamic exercise that strengthens your shoulders and upper body. It's similar to a Thruster but focuses less on the legs. This exercise helps build power and coordination for overhead movements like the Jerk.

    How to do it

    The Push Press is a dynamic exercise that strengthens your shoulders and upper body. It's similar to a Thruster but focuses less on the legs. This exercise helps build power and coordination for overhead movements like the Jerk.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    30lbs
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    8reps
    30lbs
    3
    8reps
    30lbs
  • 11. Turkish Get Up

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    The Turkish Get Up is a full-body exercise that builds strength and stability. It primarily works the shoulders, core, and legs through a series of movements from lying down to standing up while holding a weight overhead.

    How to do it

    The Turkish Get Up is a full-body exercise that builds strength and stability. It primarily works the shoulders, core, and legs through a series of movements from lying down to standing up while holding a weight overhead.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    17.5lbs
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    8reps
    17.5lbs
    3
    8reps
    17.5lbs
  • 12. Pike Push Up

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    The Pike Push Up is a challenging bodyweight exercise that works mainly on your shoulders. By lifting your hips high, you shift more weight onto your shoulders, helping to build strength and stability.

    How to do it

    The Pike Push Up is a challenging bodyweight exercise that works mainly on your shoulders. By lifting your hips high, you shift more weight onto your shoulders, helping to build strength and stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
  • 13. Handstand Hold

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    The Handstand Hold is an exercise that helps strengthen your shoulders and improve your balance. It involves holding a handstand position against a wall, which is great for building stability and coordination.

    How to do it

    The Handstand Hold is an exercise that helps strengthen your shoulders and improve your balance. It involves holding a handstand position against a wall, which is great for building stability and coordination.

  • 14. Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press

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    The Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that strengthens your shoulders using dumbbells. Standing while you do this adds balance challenges, engaging more muscles for stability.

    How to do it

    The Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press is an exercise that strengthens your shoulders using dumbbells. Standing while you do this adds balance challenges, engaging more muscles for stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    12.5lbs
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    8reps
    12.5lbs
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    8reps
    12.5lbs
  • 15. Arnold Dumbbell Press

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    The Arnold Dumbbell Press is an exercise that mainly works your shoulders. It involves lifting dumbbells while rotating your palms, providing a more comfortable and effective movement compared to a regular shoulder press.

    How to do it

    The Arnold Dumbbell Press is an exercise that mainly works your shoulders. It involves lifting dumbbells while rotating your palms, providing a more comfortable and effective movement compared to a regular shoulder press.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    15lbs
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    8reps
    15lbs
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    8reps
    15lbs

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