Back and Shoulders

[mafiaboy]

What are some ways I can strengthen my shoulders and back besides doing shrugs and pullups?

[Tom Yum]

Weight excercises: low pulley rows, upright rows, dumbell shoulder press, front and side lateral raises.

Non weight excercises: Rope work (at high intensity) hits your calfs and your lower quads too, swimming, focus mitt work, heavy bag work.

[kh_s]

how do you "shrug" ?

[mafiaboy]

Hold weights in your hands and just shrug. You know, lift uo your shoulders. I usually do 40 pounds in each hand and shrug about 20 times. Repaeat 3 or 4 times. But that is just me.

[Cain]

DEADLIFTS!! ffs.. deadlifts is EVERYTHING for your back.. ok?

[johnnyada1]

johnnyada1

for shoulders i would recommend free weight exercises using dumbells eg

seated shoulder press, dumbell lateral raises,

and for back I would say for lower back deadlifts and goodmornings but for upper back stick with pull ups but change your grip and style to shock your muscles well acording to BRUCE LEE.

[Builderofmuscle]

he says, "he would recommend." And says, "According to Bruce Lee." No offense man, but you've posted a lot of your problems on this forum. Judging from those posts, you don't seem to have much knowledge. Now, I'm not saying that I'm an expert, its just that you're state of mind seems a bit... low... how old are you by the way?

[Thai Bri]

Credit where credit is due. He is nearly seven.

[Cain]

the blind shall lead the deaf..

[swagman]

Originally posted by Cain
the blind shall lead the deaf..

Who said that? speak up I can barely hear you !

LOL

[Builderofmuscle]

does that mean those who do not see will lead those who do not listen? or some shit like that?

[usmc55555]

well if the only exercises you do are shrugs and pull ups then you will never see any gains in strength or size

military press, upright row, and lateral raises for sholders

for the back there are many exercises but a few of my favorites include;wide grip lat pull downs, one arm dumbell rows, seated cable rows, dumbbell pullovers, t-bar rows, and the most valuable of all the pull up.

[dragonwarrior99]

ROWS!!! i'm surprised you don't already do them