This workout is all about sculpting the shoulders and feeling your most confident in a tank top this summer! We are really targeting the shoulder area specifically so we can tone the top of the arms and create some shoulder definition. Ladies- with a more sculpted shoulder, your waist actually looks smaller by creating more of a v-shape on your body. We love a good lower body workout here at Refined Life Fitness but do not neglect those arms and shoulders this season! This workout has you covered and can be done either as a stand-alone workout or as a burnout to a separate workout routine (we recommend pairing it with this HIIT routine on our Refined Life youtube channel!) For all the moves in this workout, you are going to complete until fatigue. This means you are going to do as many repetitions as it takes until it burns and you are unable to complete any more. This number of reps will depend on your weights and what your strength level is at this time but as long as you complete until fatigue, you will be challenging your personal body and on the way to sculpted, toned shoulders. If you complete the entire set and are up for a few more rounds, go for it!

Grab those weights and get ready for a quick and effective workout.

SEXY SCULPTED SHOULDERS

  1. ARNOLD PRESS

– Complete until fatigue – There are three positions for the Arnold press but the whole move should be completed in one fluid motion. Start with your arms lifted at 90 degrees holding weights, then move those weights to the sky, and then finally move those weights at 90 degrees in front of your face. Take a look at the move in action with the video routine here. Remember, you want to complete this move until fatigue but if you are able to reach 20-25 reps, you probably need to increase your weight.

2. LATERAL RAISES

– Complete until fatigue – As you transition from the Arnold press into your lateral raises, try not to take a break and move right into the raises if you are using this workout today as a burnout. If you need to lower your weight for the raises, switch out your weights as needed and jump right into this move. With lateral raises, keep your spine tall to the sky and spread your arms out like wings and then bring your weights back down to meet each other in the middle.

3. RAINBOW RAISES

– Complete until fatigue – With rainbow raises, keep your arms in a ninety-degree position pulling them up to the sky and back down with your arms at your side letting those weights meet again. Keep the core engaged and the belly tight here. As with our previous moves, keep moving in a fluid motion and complete until exhaustion.

4. J-PRESS (OR PULLOVER)

– Complete until fatigue – With the J-press, lay on a mat or on a bench holding either a bar or a set of weights. As you lay on your back holding the weights, start with the weights at your stomach, bring the weights behind your back, and then lift the weights to the sky. Throughout this entire move, you should maintain ninety-degrees holding your weights. If you are able to reach 20-25 repetitions, consider upping your weight to ensure your muscles are challenged enough. Since this is your last move of the set, push yourself as hard as you can here! You can do this.

P.S. Want to save this routine for later? Pin this image so you can get to shoulder sculpting anytime you choose! Complete this workout? Let us know how it went in the comments below!