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Delts Exercises

Build stronger, more defined delts with these proven exercises

108exercises found

Band Front Lateral Raise

Beginner
Delts

This exercise uses a stretchy band to make your front shoulder muscles stronger. You simply stand up and lift your straight arms out in front of you to work your upper body.

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Band Front Raise

Beginner
Delts

This exercise works the muscles in your shoulders. You stand on a stretchy band and lift your arms straight out in front of you until they are as high as your shoulders, then lower them. It makes your shoulders stronger and also helps your arms and upper back.

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Band Shoulder Press

Beginner
Delts

This is a strength exercise for your shoulder muscles that uses a stretchy band for resistance. It also works the back of your arms and your upper back. You simply push the band up over your head starting from your shoulders. This is a basic exercise to build strength in your upper body.

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Band Twisting Overhead Press

Intermediate
Delts

This is a shoulder exercise that helps your muscles grow strong. It mixes pushing up with turning your upper body. It uses your arm and back muscles. It also makes your tummy muscles work hard to keep you balanced.

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Band Y-raise

Beginner
Delts

This exercise uses a resistance band to make your shoulders and upper back stronger. It works muscles called the deltoids, traps, and rhomboids. You do this by lifting your arms to make the shape of the letter 'Y'.

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Barbell Front Raise

Beginner
Delts

The barbell front raise works your shoulder muscles. You do this by holding a bar in front of your legs and lifting it straight up to your shoulders.

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Barbell Rear Delt Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your shoulders. It also helps the muscles in your upper back. To do it, you lean forward and lift a barbell out to your sides.

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Barbell Rear Delt Row

Intermediate
Delts

The barbell rear delt row is a strong exercise that works the muscles on the back of your shoulders. It also helps the muscles in your upper back and arms. To do it, you bend over and pull a barbell up to your chest. This motion makes you squeeze your shoulder blades together to make your back muscles work hard.

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Barbell Seated Behind Head Military Press

Advanced
Delts

This is an exercise for your shoulder muscles, arms, and upper back. You need to be flexible and use safe form to prevent injury.

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Barbell Seated Bradford Rocky Press

Intermediate
Delts

The barbell seated Bradford Rocky press is a seated exercise that builds shoulder muscles. It involves pushing a barbell up over your head to work the deltoids. It also uses the triceps and upper back. You need flexible shoulders, a strong core, and pressing power to do it well.

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Barbell Skier

Intermediate
Delts

The barbell skier is an active shoulder exercise. You hold a barbell and do a small jump while lifting the bar up. This move works your shoulder muscles and uses your arm and tummy muscles to help you stay steady.

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Barbell Standing Bradford Press

Intermediate
Delts

The Barbell Standing Bradford Press is a standing exercise that makes your shoulders, upper back, and arm muscles stronger. You push a weighted bar from your shoulders straight up over your head. You need good strength and steady movement to do this well.

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Barbell Standing Front Raise Over Head

Intermediate
Delts

This shoulder workout focuses on your deltoids while also helping your triceps and upper back. It involves standing up and lifting a weighted bar from your legs to a position above your head, which requires strong shoulders and steady movement.

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Barbell Standing Wide Military Press

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the shoulder muscles. It also uses the muscles in your arms and upper back. To do it, you stand up and push a barbell over your head from your shoulders, holding the bar with your hands widely apart.

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Barbell Upright Row V. 3

Intermediate
Delts

The barbell upright row v. 3 is a strength exercise that works your shoulder muscles, along with your upper back and arms. To do it, you stand holding a barbell and pull it straight up from your thighs to your chin, keeping your elbows higher than your hands.

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Barbell Wide-grip Upright Row

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles (deltoids). It also helps your upper back (traps) and arm muscles (biceps). You hold a barbell with your hands far apart. Then, you lift the bar from your legs to your upper chest while pulling your elbows up high.

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Cable Cross-over Reverse Fly

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise uses a cable machine to strengthen the muscles on the back of your shoulders and upper back. You need to hold your body in a steady position and move with control to get the best results.

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Cable Front Raise

Beginner
Delts

This workout builds strong front shoulder muscles. You hold a cable handle and lift it straight out in front of you until it reaches shoulder height. You must move smoothly and control the weight the whole time.

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Cable Front Shoulder Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the front muscles of your shoulders. It uses a cable machine to keep a steady pull on your muscles the whole time. It also uses your upper back and arm muscles a little bit.

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Cable Kneeling Rear Delt Row (with Rope) (male)

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise strengthens the back of your shoulders and your upper back muscles. You kneel on the floor and pull a rope toward you while keeping your tummy tight and your body still.

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Cable Lateral Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the side muscles of your shoulder. You use a cable machine that pulls on your muscles the whole time you move. This helps make your shoulders look wider and stronger.

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Cable Rear Delt Row (stirrups)

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise uses a cable machine to strengthen the back of your shoulders. It also works the muscles in your upper back and arms. You perform it by pulling a handle toward your chest with steady, controlled movements.

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Cable Rear Delt Row (with Rope)

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your shoulders using a cable machine and a rope. It also strengthens your upper back and arms. The machine keeps a steady pull on your muscles, which helps build shoulder strength and stability.

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Cable Seated Rear Lateral Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise is for the muscles on the back of your shoulders. It also works the upper back. You sit at a cable machine and lift your arms out to the sides until they are level with your shoulders.

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Cable Seated Shoulder Internal Rotation

Beginner
Delts

This exercise focuses on the shoulder muscles, specifically the rotator cuff and deltoids. You sit down and use a cable machine to create resistance while you turn your arm inward.

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Cable Shoulder Press

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise uses a cable machine to strengthen your shoulder muscles. You push handles from your shoulders straight up over your head. This helps your shoulders, the back of your arms, and your upper back get stronger.

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Cable Standing Shoulder External Rotation

Beginner
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles and helps keep the joint steady. It focuses on turning your arm outward. It also uses the muscles in your upper back to make your shoulders stronger and healthier.

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Dumbbell Alternate Side Press

Intermediate
Delts

This is a shoulder workout where you lift one dumbbell straight up while the other stays at your shoulder. It helps make your shoulders, arms, and tummy muscles stronger.

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Dumbbell Arnold Press V. 2

Intermediate
Delts

This is a shoulder exercise where you push dumbbells over your head while turning your wrists. It works your shoulder muscles, the back of your arms, and your upper chest.

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Dumbbell Bench Seated Press

Beginner
Delts

This exercise builds strength in your shoulder muscles. It also works your triceps and chest. You sit on a bench and push dumbbells over your head with control.

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Dumbbell Cuban Press V. 2

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles, the back of your arms, and your upper back. It mixes pushing weights up with turning your wrists. This movement helps make your shoulder joints strong and steady.

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Dumbbell Front Raise V. 2

Beginner
Delts

This exercise strengthens your shoulder muscles. You hold weights in your hands and lift them up in front of you until they are as high as your shoulders. You must move slowly and carefully without swinging.

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Dumbbell Full Can Lateral Raise

Beginner
Delts

This shoulder exercise works your deltoids, traps, and rotator cuff muscles. You lift dumbbells out to the side with your elbows bent a little, copying the movement of pouring out a can, which helps stop shoulder pinching.

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Dumbbell Incline Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles while you sit on a slanted bench. It also helps strengthen your upper back and the back of your arms. The movement involves pushing weights from your shoulders up over your head while keeping your body steady.

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Dumbbell Incline Rear Lateral Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise builds the muscles on the back of your shoulders. It also helps the muscles in your upper back. You lie face down on a slanted bench to help you stay still and target the right muscles.

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Dumbbell Incline T-raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder and upper back muscles. You do it while sitting on a slanted bench. You must move slowly and carefully to make sure your muscles do the work, not momentum.

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Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Beginner
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the sides of your shoulders. It is used to make your shoulders look wider and feel stronger.

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Dumbbell Lying External Shoulder Rotation

Beginner
Delts

This exercise strengthens the small muscles inside your shoulder called the rotator cuff. You lie on your side and rotate your arm upward while keeping your elbow tucked against your ribs. This helps keep your shoulders strong and stable.

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Dumbbell Lying On Floor Rear Delt Raise

Beginner
Delts

The dumbbell lying on floor rear delt raise is a focused exercise for the muscles on the back of your shoulders. To do it, you lie on your stomach on the ground and lift weights out to your sides. This helps strengthen your rear shoulders and upper back.

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Dumbbell Lying One Arm Deltoid Rear

Beginner
Delts

You lie on your stomach on a bench and lift a dumbbell with one hand to work the back part of your shoulder.

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Dumbbell Lying One Arm Rear Lateral Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your shoulder. You do it while lying on your stomach on a bench. It makes your shoulders stronger and more steady. It also uses the muscles in your upper back.

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Dumbbell One Arm Lateral Raise With Support

Beginner
Delts

This exercise focuses on your shoulder muscles. You hold onto a stable object to keep your body still. This helps you lift safely without swinging, so your shoulder does all the work.

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Dumbbell One Arm Shoulder Press

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles by pushing a weight up with just one arm. It also strengthens your arm and upper back. Because you are only lifting on one side, you must use your stomach muscles to keep your body steady and balanced.

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Dumbbell One Arm Shoulder Press V. 2

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise uses a dumbbell in one hand to push weight up above your head. It strengthens your shoulder muscles. It also uses your arm muscles and back muscles to keep you steady. Because you only use one arm at a time, your tummy muscles have to work hard to keep you standing straight.

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Dumbbell Push Press

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works your shoulder muscles, arms, and core. You use a small bend in your knees to help push the weights up high. It is a fast movement that uses both strength and power.

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Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your shoulders and helps your upper back. You do it by leaning forward at your hips and lifting weights out to your sides.

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Dumbbell Rear Fly

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the back of your shoulders and your upper back. To do it, lean forward with a straight back. Then, lift the weights out to the sides like wings and squeeze your shoulder blades together.

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Dumbbell Rear Lateral Raise (support Head)

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your shoulders and helps your upper back. To do it, you lean forward from your hips and lift weights out to your sides while keeping your body steady.

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Dumbbell Rotation Reverse Fly

Intermediate
Delts

This exercise works the muscles in your shoulders and upper back. You bend your body forward and lift weights out to your sides while turning your hands.

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Dumbbell Scott Press

Intermediate
Delts

This is a seated exercise for your shoulders. You sit on a bench and push weights straight up over your head to work your deltoid muscles.

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