Shoulders Exercises

141 exercises that target the shoulders. Filter by equipment, then open any exercise for step-by-step instructions and a muscle map.

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Alternating Cable Shoulder Press

CableBeginner

Alternating Deltoid Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Alternating Kettlebell Press

KettlebellIntermediate

Anti-Gravity Press

BarbellBeginner

Arm Circles

OtherBeginner

Arnold Dumbbell Press

DumbbellIntermediate

Back Flyes - With Bands

BandBeginner

Backward Medicine Ball Throw

Medicine ballBeginner

Ball Wall Circles

Exercise ball

Band Pull Apart

BandBeginner

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise

BarbellBeginner

Barbell Rear Delt Row

BarbellBeginner

Barbell Shoulder Press

BarbellIntermediate

Battling Ropes

OtherBeginner

Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench

DumbbellBeginner

Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral

CableBeginner

Bent Over Rear Deltoid Raise With Head On Bench

Dumbbell

Bent-over Lateral Cable Raises

Cable

Bradford/Rocky Presses

BarbellBeginner

Cable Rear Delt Fly

CableBeginner

Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows

CableBeginner

Cable Shoulder Press

CableBeginner

Car Drivers

BarbellBeginner

Chair Upper Body Stretch

OtherBeginner

Circus Bell

OtherExpert

Clean and Jerk

BarbellExpert

Clean and Press

BarbellIntermediate

Crucifix

OtherBeginner

Cuban Press

DumbbellIntermediate

Double Kettlebell Jerk

KettlebellIntermediate

Double Kettlebell Push Press

KettlebellIntermediate

Double Kettlebell Snatch

KettlebellExpert

Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Dumbbell Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Dumbbell Scaption

DumbbellBeginner

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

DumbbellIntermediate

Dumbbell Upright Rows

Dumbbell

Elbow Circles

OtherBeginner

External Rotation

DumbbellBeginner

External Rotation with Band

BandBeginner

External Rotation with Cable

CableBeginner

Face Pull

CableIntermediate

Front Cable Raise

CableBeginner

Front Cable Raises

Cable

Front Dumbbell Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Front Incline Dumbbell Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Front Plate Raise

OtherIntermediate

Front Two-Dumbbell Raise

DumbbellBeginner

Handstand Push-Ups

Body onlyExpert

Incline Shoulder Press Dumbbell

Dumbbell

Internal Cable Rotation

CableBeginner

Internal Rotation with Band

BandBeginner

Jerk Balance

BarbellIntermediate

Kettlebell Arnold Press

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Pirate Ships

KettlebellBeginner

Kettlebell Seated Press

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Seesaw Press

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Thruster

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)

KettlebellIntermediate

Shoulders Exercises — FAQ

What are the best shoulders exercises?

It depends on your available equipment and experience. This page lists all 141 shoulders exercises in the database — dumbbell is the most common equipment for this muscle. Open any exercise for step-by-step instructions.

How do I train shoulders without equipment?

3 of these shoulders exercises need no equipment at all. Use the equipment filter above and pick "Body only".

Which other muscles do shoulders exercises work?

Most compound movements recruit secondary muscles alongside the shoulders. Every exercise page shows a muscle map with the primary muscle in terracotta and secondary muscles in a lighter tint.