How To Get A V-Shaped Body?

All that hard work in the gym seems to go waste when your strong, muscular body is hidden under your clothes. If you want the world to know that you have a well defined strong muscular body under your clothes, you need to know how to get a V-shaped body, which is possible only with strong and big shoulder muscles known as delts, short for deltoids.

The V body shape is what most bodybuilders want to have, but they do not know that developing broad back muscles and lats is just one part of the story. It is those bulging triangular muscles around your shoulders that actually provide the V-shape to your body frame.

V-Shaped Body Workout

The basics of developing strong deltoids are the same as it is with other muscles and muscle groups- you have to undergo intense workouts and target all the fibers of the deltoid muscles. It is also important to understand the anatomy of the deltoid muscle because most people tend to focus only on the front portion of the muscle.

The deltoid muscle is triangular and forms the rounded contour of the shoulder. It is made up of three distinct sets of fibers: the anterior deltoid, medial deltoid, and posterior deltoid. For deltoids that appear to be bursting out of your shirt, you need to work on all three sets of fibers rather than only the anterior deltoid as is the case with most people.

Over reliance on exercises, like military presses for working on the anterior deltoid, is actually counterproductive. It can lead to over training of the deltoids because many other exercises such as bench press, pushups, and dips also work on shoulder muscles.

Another thing that you need to be aware of while training your shoulder muscles is the fact that shoulder muscles are more susceptible to injuries than other muscles. This makes it extremely important that shoulder exercises are performed with proper body positioning.

If you are doing shoulder exercises for the first time, it is better that you consult a trainer before doing them on your own. For example, somebody will tell you that the narrow grip upright row is an excellent exercise for shoulder muscles and trapezius. The fact is that this should be avoided because the movement involved in it goes against the body's natural line of motion.

While military presses, lateral raise, Arnold press, shoulder cable exercises, shoulder width upright row, and bent over lateral raises are good for building strong deltoids, it is better that you perform these under the guidance of your personal trainer, or you may spend some time and read about these exercises and learn how to perform them correctly.

Developing your deltoids is crucial, but do not forget that other aspects of muscle building such as a broad chest, wide back muscles, lats, and a slim waist are equally important for obtaining that coveted V-shaped body.