Wednesday, 6 July 2011

The 180 Rep Shoulder Challenge

Nothing forces your muscles to grow more than change!
 
"I thought what's why I was working out, to change!"
 
A lot of people workout for a lot of different reasons but changing your routine causes muscle confusion which will promote greater results in less time.  
 
One area people seem to struggle with is their shoulder, so I came up with a solution excerise that targets all three heads of the muscle, making them look fuller - faster!  
 
I call it "One Eightys", or on paper; "180's" and it goes as follows:
 
Take a lightly weighted dumbbell and superset front, side and seated reverse raises for 20 reps  totalling 60 reps per set and then repeat for 3 sets.
 
"Dude; I have NO IDEA what you just said!"
 
... Okay I'll make it even easier...
 
A "rep" means "lift" in gym rat language.
 
A "set" is how many lifts you do at one time. Depending on your program each set could have up to 15 reps... In this case we have 3 sets of 60 divided into 3 excerises.
 
Recommended Weights:
 
Beginner Male: 5lbs
Beginner Female: 2.5lbs
 
Intermediate Male: 10lbs
Intermediate Female: 5lbs
 
Advanced Male: 15lbs
Advanced Female: 7.5lbs
 
Set One:
Front Raises x20
Side Raises x20
Seated Reverse Raises x20
 
No breaks between exercises - one right after the other. Rest for 1-2mins between sets and then repeat for two MORE sets which add up to 180 reps!
 
"clear as mud there chief"
 
GREAT!! Now add this into your shoulder routine and promise your shoulders will HATE it but I guarantee results!
 
So in the words of my good friend Mr. Chow from the movie The Hangover;
 
"Are we gonna do this thing or what?