How hard do you work your delts?

[Crazymank]

I cut way back on training my delts quiet a few years ago. I learned that if im trying to bring up my bench press, going balls out on both military and bench press was an injury waiting to happen.

So i cut back, I usually train delts on the same day as chest. But im only doing about 4 sets of military, and 3 sets of dumbel work, or some cables.

whats everyone else delt routine look like? and are you currently piling on the weight on the bench?

 

[LeatherHead]

Presses with medium to heavy weight, front raises with light to medium weight, side lateral raises on the cables or machine with medium to heavy, reverse pec deck with medium, and upright rows with light to medium.

As far as piling the weight on the bench... not really. Keeping it 225-275.

 

[CH3NO2]

^^^

What he said except I go heavier on the bench presses.

 

[mrfreeze]

I cut way back on training my delts quiet a few years ago. I learned that if im trying to bring up my bench press, going balls out on both military and bench press was an injury waiting to happen.

So i cut back, I usually train delts on the same day as chest. But im only doing about 4 sets of military, and 3 sets of dumbel work, or some cables.

whats everyone else delt routine look like? and are you currently piling on the weight on the bench?

That looks good to me Norm. If your going to work your shouldres make sure you do a good strech workout with them. Take it from someone who didn't, you'll thank me. in my 20s, 30s and 40s they didn't bother me, but now they do.

 

[Chris250]

delts I do alot of work to them

Normally presses on the smythe machine (front) 4 x 6-15 reps
DB side laterals or even cable side laterals 4 x 10-20 reps
Upright rows bar or cable 3 x 15-20 reps
Rear delt machine or bent db laterals 3 x 10-15 reps
shrugs (bar or smythe) 2 x 15-20 reps

pretty much like that, also throw in a few drop sets or supersets here and there

 

[saudades]

I don't work them hard enough. My right shoulder gives me trouble after working them to a certain point and then aches for the rest of the workout so I've been trying to rehabilitate the rotator cuff.

 

[dreww]

my shoulders are probably my best part. I could only do a couple sets of heavy military press and they stay huge. I never even have to work rear delts and they pop out like crazy.

every other part though, gotta work my ass off.