How to get Broad shoulders? 4 Best exercises to get Big, Broad shoulders right at the comfort of your home. Get Sexy, chiselled shoulders in 6-8 weeks

Building broad shoulders is what most men, especially body builders and athletes desire. A big broad shoulder gives you a hot masculine look, and is also essential for sportspersons, atheletes and bodybuilders. While exercising out to get broader shoulders, one should make sure that they are doing the right exercises without exerting too much pressure or follow wrong techniques, which could result in injuries. Since the shoulder is a vital part of the body, it's very imporant that you protect it from injuries. Further, shoulder injuries may a longer time to heal compared with other exercise-caused injuries of the upper body. Many men prefer the Gym in order to get their broad shoulders, but in reality, one need not just lift heavy weights blindly to get broad shoulders. A proper and effective workout regimen formulated with target-specific exercises is ideal for building big, broad shoulders. In this hub, I have described 4 basic but very powerful exercises through which you can build a broad chest, without even going to the Gym. Since these exercises are designed to be done by Dumbbells rather than the traditional Gymnasium Barbells, you can do these exercises right at the comfort of your own home. All you need is a pair of standard dumbbells, which suit your lifting capacity

The exercises are designed to work on all the areas on your shoulders, viz, Front shoulders, Deltoids, Back shoulders, Laterals and the Trapezius muscles. They will give you Toned, Firmer, Bigger and Broader shoulders. Do these exercises not more than 2 times a week, since your muscles need time to relax

Below are the 4 Best and powerful Exercises to get a Big, Broad shoulders

1. Seated Dumbbell Press:

The seated dumbbell press is one of the most popular mass builders for the shoulders. Setup for the exercise by getting an adjustable angle bench and setting the back to 90 degrees. Grasp a pair of dumbbells and sit down on the bench with the ends of the dumbbells on your thighs. Raise the dumbbells above your head and twist so that your palms are facing forward. Your back should be flat against the back rest and your feet firmly planted on the floor for stability. This is the starting position for the exercise. Keeping your eyes facing forwards, slowly lower the dumbbells to the sides of your shoulders. Once they are around shoulder height, contract the shoulder muscles and raise the dumbbells back to the starting position. Do not pause at the top of the movement, immediately begin lowering the dumbbells back down for the next rep

Workout Schedule: 3-4 sets of 15-20 repetitions each.

2. Shoulder Dumbbell Laterals Raise

The dumbbell lateral raise is a good exercise for building width in your upper body which gives you the "V" shape. Grab a set of dumbbells and stand straight up with the dumbbells at your sides. Your palms should be facing your body. You should be holding the dumbbells slightly off your body, this keeps the tension on the side delts. This is your starting position for the exercise. To execute, slowly raise the dumbbells up to around shoulder height. It's important that you do not let your wrists go above your elbows while raising the weight, this will take the work off the side delts and put it on the front delts. Pause at the top of the movement, then slowly lower the weight back to the starting position. Do not let the dumbbells touch your body, then raise for the next rep

Workout Schedule: 3-4 sets of 15-20 repetitions each

3. Standing Dumbbell Front Raise :

This exercise works out the front shoulder muscles, giving it great shape and strength. Grasp dumbbells in both hands. Position dumbbells in front of upper legs with elbows straight or slightly bent. Raise dumbbells forward and upward with until upper arms are above horizontal. Lower and repeat

Workout Schedule: 3-4 sets of 15-20 repetitions each.

4. Dumbbell Shrugs:

The dumbbell shrug works the Trapezius muscles that is present at the back of your shoulders. It is a simple but very effective way of working the upper traps. Grasp a pair of dumbbells and stand straight up with the dumbbells by your sides. Let your shoulders "sag" down as far as possible. Keeping your body fixed, slowly shrug your shoulders straight up as high as possible (don't rotate back or forwards). Pause for a count of 1-3, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position

Workout Schedule: 3-4 sets of 15-20 repetitions each.