5 killer bodyweight workouts for strong and broad shoulders

#3 Pull-ups

Next workout in the list are pull-ups, which have a bundle of functions to serve. They help a person in building up his shoulder flexibility, endurance while targetting the posterior deltoids with back trapezius muscles. To perform it, one should hang onto a bar, keeping his back straight and in line with his shoulders to his feet. Now, he should plant his arms a little outside from the shoulder-width, with an overhand grip and pull himself up, while bending his elbows down to the floor until his chin goes above the bar. Then he should return to the starting position and repeat. One should perform 12 repetitions of it in 3 sets and take 15-20 seconds break between each set.

#4 Chin-ups

The basic thing which differs chin-ups from pull-ups is that, it helps a person in primarily targetting his anterior deltoids, and alongside it works out the lats present in the back with biceps brachii. Also, In chin-ups, arms are at a slightly closer distance than they are in pull ups.

To perform it, one should hang onto a bar with an underhand grip, keeping his arms at about his shoulder width. Now he'll have to pull himself up, bending his elbows down to the floor until his chin goes above the bar. Then he should return to the starting position and repeat. One should do 12 repetitions of it in 3 sets and take 15-20 seconds break between each set.

#5 Handstand pushup-ups

Ending up with a killer shoulder workout which will help a person in many aspects like building up his shoulder mobility, endurance, etc. This workout is considered to be a dominant or fundamental movement in building 3-D delts. For those, who are training at a beginner level and want progression in this movement, first and foremostly they will have to master the shoulder pushups so that now they are capable of lifting the weight a little heavier than in a normal pushup. After some time, gradually while getting comfortable with the shoulder pushups, day by day, they should start placing their feet at a higher level than the previous one. One should do 5 repetitions of it, each time when there is an increase in the feet placement level, in 3 sets.

To perform handstand pushups at an intermediate level, one should start by facing towards a wall and by planting his palms on the floor. Next, he'll have to climb up the wall with his feet so that now his body is erect from his feet to his shoulders. Now, keeping the core tight and back stable, he'll have to lower down his head towards the ground, when it is just an inch away from the ground, he'll have to pause at that point, hold for a second, then come back to the starting position and repeat. One should do 8-10 repetitions of it in 3 sets and take 15-20 seconds to rest between each set. This workout can also be performed as a finisher in the last set until failure.