Deltoid Detonation

Use these shoulder-specific high-intensity techniques to build 3-D delts.

- Eric Broser

If there is one muscle group that can truly set you apart from the rest of the iron-pumping crowd, it is most definitely the shoulders. Why do I say that? Well, because the deltoids “live” in three-dimensions, with heads in the front, side, and back. Any curious onlooker can clearly see just how developed your shoulders are no matter where they are standing. In addition, big, thick, and wide shoulders are not only easily noticeable when in a T-shirt, but also when wearing a dress shirt, sweater, and even a fitted suit. In other words, no other muscle screams, “I lift hard and heavy!” like the shoulders do when they’re fully developed. Of course, wanting big delts and manifesting them are two entirely differently things. If you have been trying hard but are still finding yourself with only gumballs at the ends of your clavicles when it’s cannonballs you’re after, here is some advice that may remedy the situation.