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Hominin · muscle group

shoulders

The shoulder muscles (the deltoids, with the rotator cuff beneath) lift and rotate the arm; presses and lateral raises work them.

129 exercises in the reference train it as their main target.

barbell

dumbbell

No equipment

cable

machine

kettlebells

bands

medicine ball

Other equipment

Stretches

Other muscle groups

abdominals · abductors · adductors · biceps · calves · chest · forearms · glutes · hamstrings · lats · lower back · middle back · neck · quadriceps · traps · triceps

General information, not medical advice. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Shoulders: what they do and the best exercises | Hominin