Best Shoulders Exercises

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127 guides

Every shoulders exercise in the NYUS library — each with step-by-step form, the muscles worked, and equipment. Log them in a plan with a weekly check-in.

What is in this list

127 exercises in the NYUS library list this muscle as a primary muscle. By equipment: 36 dumbbell, 22 barbell, 22 kettlebells, 13 cable, 9 other, 8 bodyweight, 6 bands, 5 machine, 4 medicine ball and 2 body only. By level: 73 beginner, 46 intermediate and 8 expert. The counts come from the library data behind each exercise page.

All shoulders exercises

Alternating Cable Shoulder PressAlternating Deltoid RaiseAlternating Kettlebell PressAnti-Gravity PressArm CirclesArnold Dumbbell PressBack Flyes - With BandsBackward Medicine Ball ThrowBand Pull ApartBarbell Incline Shoulder RaiseBarbell Rear Delt RowBarbell Shoulder PressBattling RopesBent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On BenchBent Over Low-Pulley Side LateralBradford/Rocky PressesCable Internal RotationCable Rear Delt FlyCable Rope Rear-Delt RowsCable Seated Lateral RaiseCable Shoulder PressCar DriversChair Upper Body StretchCircus BellClean and JerkClean and PressCrucifixCuban PressDouble Kettlebell JerkDouble Kettlebell Push PressDouble Kettlebell SnatchDumbbell Incline Shoulder RaiseDumbbell Lying One-Arm Rear Lateral RaiseDumbbell Lying Rear Lateral RaiseDumbbell One-Arm Shoulder PressDumbbell One-Arm Upright RowDumbbell RaiseDumbbell ScaptionDumbbell Shoulder PressElbow CirclesExternal RotationExternal Rotation with BandExternal Rotation with CableFace PullFront Cable RaiseFront Dumbbell RaiseFront Incline Dumbbell RaiseFront Plate RaiseFront Two-Dumbbell RaiseHandstand Push-UpsInternal Rotation with BandIron CrossJerk BalanceKettlebell Arnold PressKettlebell Pirate ShipsKettlebell Seated PressKettlebell Seesaw PressKettlebell ThrusterKettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)Kneeling Arm DrillLandmine Linear JammerLateral Raise - With BandsLeverage Shoulder PressLog LiftLow Pulley Row To NeckLying One-Arm Lateral RaiseLying Rear Delt RaiseMachine Shoulder (Military) PressMedicine Ball Scoop ThrowOne-Arm Incline Lateral RaiseOne-Arm Kettlebell Clean and JerkOne-Arm Kettlebell JerkOne-Arm Kettlebell Military Press To The SideOne-Arm Kettlebell Para PressOne-Arm Kettlebell Push PressOne-Arm Kettlebell SnatchOne-Arm Kettlebell Split JerkOne-Arm Kettlebell Split SnatchOne-Arm Side LateralsPower PartialsPush PressPush Press - Behind the NeckRack DeliveryReturn Push from StanceReverse FlyesReverse Flyes With External RotationReverse Machine FlyesRound The World Shoulder StretchSeated Barbell Military PressSeated Bent-Over Rear Delt RaiseSeated Cable Shoulder PressSeated Dumbbell PressSeated Front DeltoidSeated Side Lateral RaiseSee-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press)Shoulder CirclesShoulder Press - With BandsShoulder RaiseShoulder StretchSide Lateral RaiseSide Laterals to Front RaiseSide Wrist PullSingle-Arm Linear JammerSingle Dumbbell RaiseSled Overhead Backward WalkSled Reverse FlyeSmith Incline Shoulder RaiseSmith Machine One-Arm Upright RowSmith Machine Overhead Shoulder PressStanding Alternating Dumbbell PressStanding Barbell Press Behind NeckStanding Bradford PressStanding Dumbbell PressStanding Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above HeadStanding Front Barbell Raise Over HeadStanding Low-Pulley Deltoid RaiseStanding Military PressStanding Palm-In One-Arm Dumbbell PressStanding Palms-In Dumbbell PressStanding Two-Arm Overhead ThrowStraight Raises on Incline BenchTwo-Arm Kettlebell CleanTwo-Arm Kettlebell JerkTwo-Arm Kettlebell Military PressUpright Barbell RowUpward Stretch

Often trained alongside these muscles: Best Chest Exercises, Best Triceps Exercises and Best Neck Exercises.

Food guides that go with this list: Highest Protein Foods in India: Veg and Non-Veg List and Track Macros in India: Apps Compared, Dal and Roti.