How to Get Big Shoulders - 3 Tips to Building Big Shoulders

Knowing how to get big shoulders and cover up those boney bits that always seem to stick out, is one of the most common questions skinny guys have when it comes to building muscle and gaining mass.

Big broad shoulders create an imposing and confident silhouette and can really transform your entire appearance. So, how do we get them?

Overhead Presses

Making overhead presses a part of your weight training routine will supercharge your muscle gain and enable you to get big shoulders.

Exercises like the Shoulder Press, Behind the Neck Press, and the Arnold Press are fantastic for building big shoulders because they allow you to lift a heavier amount of weight than standard lateral flyes...and heavier loads mean faster muscle gain and bigger shoulders.

When performing these overhead presses make sure you get someone to spot you, particularly with the behind the neck press. This will let you focus on lifting and allow you to work to failure. Always warm-up and stretch your shoulders and whole upper body well before performing these exercises, to avoid injury as they have a wide range of motion.

Push-ups

The old favourite, push-ups don't get the kind of favourable coverage that I think they deserve. That's probably because they're not considered sexy enough in today's world of gadgets, pills and surgery.

Sexy they may not be, but when it comes to results and building big shoulders, push-ups are pretty hard to beat as a non-weights home exercise that, let's face it can be performed pretty much anywhere.

In fact, when I was doing part-time office work during summers at College, I would do them in the filing room! :)

If you're stumped as to how to get big shoulders then you really should be making push-ups a regular habit. They're great as a warm up or warm down at the gym, or any time you're away and can't make it. Try inclining your legs on a bench or the side of the bed to work your front delts and upper chest even more.

Swimming

Swimmers are renowned for their upper bodies and big wide shoulders, so taking a leaf out of their book is a good idea if you're looking for how to get big shoulders.

Swimming is not only a great mass building exercise but great cardiovascular training too. Make trips to your local swimming pool a part of your weekly exercise routine, and always try to do more than the last time.

Make sure you mix up your strokes so that you get well-balanced muscle growth and development on your shoulders.