Other exercises in between stronglifts?

carissar7

So i've been doing the stronglifts program for about 2 months now. I love what it's done for me so far, I'm seeing good progress in both physical and strength aspects, especially in my legs and core. I just feel like my upper body is slacking behind a little bit, mainly in my arms and shoulders. I know that these workouts are compound movements and work more than one muscle group, but I'm not getting enough from just the OHP/rows/bench press alone. I feel like my shoulders are so weak and narrow and progress for me on the OHP is just non-existant, week after week. Is there anything else I can do that will help with strengthening my shoulders as well as help me progress with stronglifts if I feel like I've plateaued with some of it?

kirabob

Pushups. Seriously. I just pushed through a plateau on my OHP, and other than my deload, I started doing pushup sets. I think the real trick with accessory lifts is to make sure that you don't end up zapping your main lifts, or simply overtraining. I know some other ladies do lots of accessory lifts, so hopefully they will chime in.

Leadfoot_Lewis

The shoulder has 3 heads - Front, Lateral, and Posterior (rear) OHPs hit the front & lateral, Bench hits the front, Rows hit the posterior.

If you want to isolate the muscle more:

Front - Dumbbell Front Raises
Lateral - Dumbbell Lateral Raises
Posterior - Face Pulls

There's a ton of exercises you can do besides these. Just an example for you.

jstout365

I think Leadfoot has some good ones. I might add a upright row, cable woodchoppers (is primarily a core exercise, but uses the shoulder as well), resistance band work that involves rotating the shoulder, and some kettlebell swings.

One thing to keep in mind is that there needs to be a pulling action exercise to balance the pushing exercises. Pushups are a good whole body exercise if done with good form

mimi337

bump, need this info

randomtai

I love doing shrugs... My shoulders are much stronger now.