And most men are destroying them without even realising it. The barbell press behind the neck. The machine press that locks you into one fixed path. Snatching the weight up without controlling the eccentric. Going too heavy and losing the ability to feel what you're actually supposed to be training. I've had shoulder issues. I know exactly what it costs to ignore the signals your body is sending you in that joint. And I'll tell you right now, no rep is worth a rotator cuff tear. Here's how I approach shoulder training. Dumbbells only. Thumbs on the outside, weight sitting on my hand like a shelf, not gripped tight. I position the dumbbell out slightly at an angle so I'm not locked in behind my head the way a barbell forces you to be. That alone takes the stress off the shoulder joint and lets me actually engage the muscle I'm trying to build. I start at 10 pounds. Walk my way up the rack. First set is 16 to 18 reps, just getting the blood in there, getting locked in, finding that zone. I don't lock out at the top. I control the weight on the way down just as hard as I push it on the way up. By the time I'm four sets in I've got a pump in my shoulders that proves heavier weight was never the point. Take care of your shoulders now. The men who respect this joint at 50 are the ones still training hard at 70. How are your shoulders holding up, and have you had to change your training around them? Drop it below. 👇