Illustration of male doing shoulder exercises. The best shoulder exercises for men who want to tone or add size.

Seated Arnold Press - Dumbbell

Shoulder Exercises for Men
Sit in good body alignment (abs tight, chest up, back straight). Dumbbells remain over elbow joints during exercise. Hold dumbbells to the front of the chest with palms facing you. In a controlled motion, press dumbbells up while, at the same time, rotating the arms to finish the movement with the palms facing away. Dumbbells should be directly over the elbow joints. While maintaining the controlled motion, return to starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.

Internal Dumbbell Rotation Standing

Shoulder Exercises for Men

Primary Muscle Group: Shoulders - Deltoids

Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise:  Shoulders - Deltoids

Preparation: Stand in an upright position with head and back straight with spine. Hold a single dumbbell beginning with left arm. Your arm should be positioned with your elbow bent at 90 degrees and positioned with your upper arm joint extended straight out from your shoulder with your elbow bent facing forward with palm facing the floor.

Breathing:  Breath out on the contraction upward and breath back in on the way back down to the start position.

Dumbbell Lat Raise

Shoulder Exercises for Men
Stand with knees slightly bent and feet no more than shoulder width apart. Keeping back straight, bend slightly forward from the hips. Squeeze together (retract) shoulder blades. Hold dumbbells (palms in) at sides, with elbows bent at 90 degrees and upper arms perpendicular to the floor. In a controlled motion, raise dumbbells out to the sides until upper arms are parallel to the floor. While maintaining the controlled motion, return to starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.

Dumbbell Upright Row

Shoulder Exercises for Men
Stand with knees slightly bent and feet no more than shoulder width apart. Keeping back straight, bend slightly forward from the hips. Slightly squeeze together (retract) shoulder blades. Hold dumbbells in front of body. In a controlled motion, lift weight up drawing dumbbells toward shoulders. While maintaining the controlled motion, return to starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.