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Below you’ll find some of the hardest shoulder

exercises imaginable, all without using weights.
There is something to be said about being able
to do a one handed pushup that is
more impressive than being able to lift 100 lbs.
over your head. They both take great strength
and it takes incredible commitment to be able
to do both, but there just seems to be
something more impressive about the first one.
It takes more coordination, more whole body
strength.

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The angle of the exercise is essentially what makes a shoulder
exercise difficult. The shoulder muscle is made up of the
anterior, middle and poster deltoid. Its function is to move the
arm upward. So naturally, you may think that there couldn’t
really be too many variations to a shoulder exercise. Yet as the
below 20 hardest shoulder exercises prove, there can be many,
many variations.

Shoulder strength is definitely something I need to work on

more. I can do a One Arm Pushup but that is about as far down
on the list that I can get. How about you? I am so impressed by
the people that can do the shoulder exercises toward the
bottom. This takes incredible strength and so many years to be
able to do. I definitely want to work up this list of shoulder
exercises so someday I can do a one handed handstand
pushup.

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20. SINGLE ARM PLANK:

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19. SHOULDER PUSHUPS:

18. TRX SHOULDER PUSHUPS:

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17. HANDSTAND PUSHUP WITH WALL:

16. BUCKET CIRCLES:

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15. ONE ARM PUSHUP:

14. NAKAYAMA-PLANCHE:

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13. HUMAN FLAG:

12. HUMAN FLAG PUSH UP:

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11. MANNA:

10. HANDSTAND ON BOSU BALL:

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9. SUPPORTED ONE ARM HANDSTAND PUSHUP:

8. FULL PLANCHE:

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7. PLANCHE PUSHUPS:

6. 90 DEGREE HANDSTAND PUSHUPS:

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5. STRADDLE PLANCHE:

4. ONE ARM HANDSTAND:

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3. STRADDLE PLANCHE CLAP PUSHUPS:

2. HAND HOPS:

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1. IRON CROSS:

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INSANE BONUS! – ONE ARM HANDSTAND ON
CANES:

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