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This section simply discusses the major muscles of the body; it doesn’t show

you a weight-lifting technique for that muscle group. However, we do list our

favorite exercises for each muscle group, and each exercise is described in

Chapter 14. To find out about other exercises that we don’t list here, consult

a trainer or our book, Weight Training For Dummies(published by Wiley).

Shoulders .....................................................................................................

Strong shoulders are the key to building a strong upper body. Just about every

exercise you can do for your chest and back involves your shoulders, too. If

your shoulders are weak, you really limit the amount of weight you can use in

the rest of your upper-body repertoire.

Deltoids ...............................................................................................

Given name:Deltoids

Street name:Delts

Whereabouts:Your deltswrap completely around the tops of your arms (see

Figure 12-3). Cup your hand over your shoulder and you get the idea. Now

swing your arm around in a circle, raise it up above your head, and then

swing it forward and backward. You can see what a versatile muscle your

shoulder is. The front portion of the shoulder muscle is referred to as the

anterior delt,the side is called the medial delt,and the back is called the rear

or posterior delt.Go ahead, toss those terms around and amaze your friends.

Deltoids

Rotator

Cuff

(partial

view)

Figure 12-3:

Strong

shoulder

muscles are

the key to

building a

powerful

upper body.

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