Jeff Nippard's Shoulder Workout: Exercises and Rankings

Jeff Nippard’s shoulder workout emphasizes side lateral raises for optimal muscle development.

### Jeff Nippard's Shoulder Workout Review: Best and Worst Exercises Ranked
* 💪 Jeff Nippard is currently in his bulking phase, and his new buzz cut has sparked discussions about his physique and whether he is **natural or not**.
* 🤔 Many viewers are skeptical about his natural status, with comments questioning his gym experience, yet it is emphasized that he has been **training for half his life** and has **competed in bodybuilding**.
* 📈 The video features Coach Greg ranking shoulder exercises from S-tier to F, starting with side lateral raises, which are **crucial for developing the lateral deltoids** and achieving an **X-frame physique**.
* 🏋 Jeff and Coach Greg both agree on the importance of **targeting the side delts**, with various exercises like **dumbbell lateral raises** and **lean-in variations** being evaluated for their effectiveness.
* 🔄 The machine shoulder press is highlighted as a top exercise due to its **stability and effectiveness**, earning an **S-tier rating** from Coach Greg, who prefers it for **overall shoulder development**.
* 💥 Coach Greg also critiques other exercises such as the overhead press and front raises, suggesting they are **less effective or even redundant** for shoulder training.
* 🎯 The video concludes with recommendations for supplements like **Turk Builder** and **Geo2 Max Geax** for those looking to **enhance their training** and achieve results similar to **Jeff Nippard's**.
* 📚 Viewers are encouraged to explore additional resources, including **free diet and training programs**, to support their fitness journey.

He dosed up on tren harder than last time. I think he's in his 'bulk' mode. It's the new cycle, and so more people are talking about his buzz cut. If Jeff is natural, then the amazing video that he's put [Music] out...

Coach Greg in today's video: the best and worst shoulder exercises.  So we're going to be ranking them from S-tier all the way down to F. To do so, we're going to be watching the newly masked-up, jacked, shaved-head Jeff Nippard. Jeff looking tough with

that buzz cut. Maybe it's the new haircut, but I swear Jeff is looking massive right now. I guess he wasn't kidding when he said he'd push to his natural limits this year. And so the people, they're disagreeing; 'natural' with the crying face emoji. They don't believe

he's natural. 'Bro, you've never been to a gym in your life!' Jeff is obviously natural. He dosed up on tren harder than last time. I think he's in his 'bulk' mode. It's the new cycle. Yes, he is natural. He has good genetics and he is short. He is

absolutely not natural, or at least hasn't been for his entire life. Get over yourselves! And so more people are talking about his buzz cut and if Jeff is natural, then the amazing video that he's put out. And so, in case you want me to

settle the debate, Jeff is in fact natural. I've already done a video on this. And of course, when you're a manlet like Coach Greg or Jeff Nippard, you don't even have to work out; the muscles are just magically bigger than ever.

Guys who are short, if you've been to the gym for at least two or three months, you look like a Mr. Olympia competitor. And so, clearly, if you're short, you don't need stage presence; you just need to work out once in a while.

I'm being sarcastic. Jeff has been training for half his life and he's won bodybuilding competitions in the past. And if you saw him in person, in comparison to guys who were truly jacked, you would see how small he really is. And so, remember, he's wearing a tank top; he's

been training his entire life. He has amazing genetics, and so it's not as difficult as you would think to look like this when you are, in fact, natural. And so the first exercise he's going to show is the side lateral raises, focusing on the lateral head as opposed to the front

head. That is going to be an exercise you're going to want to do. The muscle that's often times overdeveloped is, in fact, the front delt. Many people are doing bench presses, shoulder presses, and so on, and so they're already going to have a lot of development in the

front. And so any exercise that focuses on the side head is going to give you that illusive X-frame. You want to have the shoulders as wide as possible, and so side lateral raises—an excellent exercise to include. Dumbbell lateral raises. Now, because the side delts

are more important for developing an X-frame physique with a tapered look, you'll probably notice that I do slightly favor exercises that target the side delt. And so I 100% agree with Jeff: focus on the side delt way more than the front. Don't reach peak tension until

Your arms are at 90° when the deltoids are most shortened, but despite this limitation, they'll still clearly grow your shoulders because of the slightly suboptimal tension curve. I'm putting these in B tier, and so Jeff puts this in the B tier because there are, in fact,

better exercises to focus on the lateral head, especially in the stretch position. Now, myself, I'm putting it in the A tier as it is very efficient; it's very easy to perform. You can do it with dumbbells; you could do it at home; you can do it

anywhere. And so, due to the fact that it's so easy to perform, that it's very effective, that it manages both time efficiency and ease of use, the fact that everyone can do it, whether you're beginner, advanced, young, and/or old, I got

to give it an A tier. And so, yeah, there are in fact better exercises. The lean-in dumbbell lateral raise is going in A tier. Leaning away might shift some emphasis away from the muscles of the rotator cuff and onto the lateral delt. I'm putting these in B tier as well, and

so whether you're leaning in or leaning away, doing side laterals one arm at a time, I'm putting it in the B tier. The reason for that: you're doing one arm at a time; it's going to take you a lot longer to perform the exercise, and so

for me, I'm not a fan. If you have plenty of time in the gym, however, and you can do one arm at a time, you're not training your entire body every day you go to the gym the way I am, by all means, you can

Leave it in the A tier: the Super ROM lateral raises. I picked these up from Dr. Mike Israetel when we train shoulders together, and man, they definitely lit my delts up. I'm putting the Super ROM lateral raises in tier A here. Up next...

Super ROM means range of motion; lateral range. You're literally going all the way up. I'm giving this a D. Almost a fail. I do not believe that this is a great exercise to perform. Now, perhaps it's because I'm not that flexible, but

even with no weights in my hands, once I get to here, I'm having a hard time. And so I see no purpose in trying to lift the bar straight over my head. Also, you're going to have to reduce the weight tremendously. Jeff Nippard is only

lifting 10 lbs. And so, although you're thinking, 'Well, you're going through the full range of motion,' you're not able to lift nearly as heavy a weight. And so, personally, I'd rather see you focus on standing side laterals the regular way. Save these for Mike

Israetel. Like, all I feel is rage. All things considered, I think I like the barbell overhead press more than a lot of science-based hypertrophy heads, but I think I like it less than some powerbuilding purists. I'm putting it in

B tier plus. Up next, the overhead press. Although it's working the shoulders, all three heads, it's focusing a lot more on the front. And remember, we're trying to build that X-frame; we're trying to focus on the side. Next, you're standing up; you're going to have to use your lower

Back, you're going to have to keep yourself stable, and so you're wasting a lot of energy. Because it's more difficult to perform, there's more risk of injury; it's more dangerous. And the fact that there are so many better exercises... I'm giving this one a C. Now, if you're

training at home and you don't have a lot of variety, you don't have any machines, and so on, I could easily see this going up to a B. But my personal opinion is rather to be sitting down, to focus on your shoulders, to leave your

elbows at the door and not have to focus so much on lifting heavy weights over your head. If you switch the barbell out for dumbbells, I think a few things improve. I'm going to put these in a tier. Next up: dumbbell overhead press. I'm

giving this an A. You're sitting down, you have more stability, you can go down lower, you can contract at the top; you're working more on the side head rather than the front, and so it's got to be an A. The machine shoulder press is a

personal favorite; it's going in a tier plus. Next up: machine shoulder press. This I'm doing every time I'm training shoulders. It's... I'm giving this one an S. This, to me, is a must. Unless you're training at home and you don't have access to a machine,

I see no reason why you wouldn't be using machine shoulder press. You don't have to balance the weight; you don't have to get those 100-lb dumbbells onto your thighs. You're getting a deep stretch; you're contracting at the top.

You have great control throughout the exercise, and so, to me, this is about as good as you can get. So Jeff ranks it as a tier plus; he says it's the best exercise you can do for the front deltoid. I'll call it the Arnold-style side lateral raise.

Dumbbell raises. It looks a bit odd, but I actually really like it. I'm putting these in a tier. Next up: Arnold-style side lateral dumbbell raises.  Look, automatically I'm lowering the grade because you're doing it one arm at a time.

You have to balance yourself on a bench, and it's very difficult to perform. And so, yes, you're getting a lot of tension at the bottom, and so I can't give it too low a grade, so I'm giving this one a B. Now, if you could somehow do both arms at the

same time, I'd give it an A, but because of the time it takes, the difficulty, and so on, the best I can give this one is a B. For the record, front raises of any kind—so dumbbell, cable, or machine—are all going in the 'D' tier and getting an

F. Front raises, as you work the front deltoid, I believe it's overtrained; I believe it's redundant; I believe there's no reason to add this to your training aside from the fact that it looks cool when people do front raises in the gym.

They're often times in a tank top, looking terrific; you can see all the striations. And so, to me, this is a vanity exercise—to see yourself, to check yourself out in the gym. But if you're looking to build the delts, this one's a

I'm giving this one an A. The Atlantis standing machine lateral raise is amazing because it feels so smooth. It's very close to S tier, but I'm going to tentatively knock it back to A tier plus. Atlantis standing machine lateral raise; giving this one an A.

Similar to the side laterals, you're simply doing it on a machine. So, if the machine is present and you want to change your training, mix things up rather than doing side laterals with a dumbbell; by all means, do it with this machine. And remember, you can do both arms at the same time, so I'm

giving this one an A. The seated machine lateral raise is similar, and I include it as well. I think they're between A tier and B tier. I'll be picky and say B tier. Up next: seated machine lateral raise; giving this one an A. If you have the

machine and you have sore wrists, elbows, and so on, it's a great exercise. You're essentially doing the exact same motion as you would be with dumbbells, except the machine supports your arms, and so it takes away some of the strain at the

elbow and/or wrist. So, perhaps you're injured; you have tennis elbow, and so on; great exercise. Giving this one an A. You really can't go wrong with a cable lateral raise, whether you do them with a standard D-handle or with cuffs, and

that's why they're going straight to S tier. In fact, I would say this is my favorite side delt exercise of all. And so, Jeff's number one exercise for the side delt: the cable lateral raise. He has this at S tier. Now you know me; I don't

Enjoy doing it with one arm at a time. Now, if you convert this exercise and do both arms at the same time, I would, in fact, give it an S tier. Now, because he's doing one arm at a time, I'm going to lower this one and give it a B.

I hate doing one arm at a time. Now again, if you have all the time in the world and you don't mind training longer than last time, absolutely, you can see yourself giving it an S. The cable lateral raise actually gives you an even bigger range

of motion where you sweep the cable up and out and back, and it's also going to be an S tier. So, regardless of the choice of lateral exercise you're doing with the cables, I'm giving it a B. If, however, you do both arms at the same time, I'm

giving it an S. And so you can, of course, vary your position. There are several different forms of side laterals you can do with cables; take your pick. Watch Jeff Nippard's video. I'm giving it a B for me, but for you, you might consider it an S.

Now, if you're doing both arms at the same time, I'm putting it all the way up to the S tier. Upright row is definitely an overrated exercise. I'm going to put these in the B tier as a delt builder, and next up, upright row, I'm giving it a C.

There are far greater exercises to perform. Many people have said this is bad for your wrists; it's going to cause pain, shoulder injuries, and so on. I don't believe this exercise is as dangerous as some people have made it out to be, but I do

I believe there are better exercises. I'm giving this one a C. The reverse pec deck is an amazing rear delt exercise. My instinct is to put these in a tier, but I think if you can lock in that sideways position, they deserve to be in S tier.

Thank you, reverse pec deck. If you're doing both arms at the same time, I'm giving this one an A. Notice Jeff says he does prefer doing one arm at a time, sitting sideways, but then it takes a lot longer. And so you see he agrees there is

a limitation of doing one arm at a time, and that is it takes longer. And so it takes longer to get in the volume. You may, in fact, be less motivated because you're doing one arm at a time, and so that is the disadvantage. And so I find it very

difficult to give an exercise an S tier if you're doing one arm at a time. S is the best of the best. The best of the best should allow an exercise to be time-efficient, for example. Which of the following is an S-tier cardio-burning

exercise: walking on a flat versus walking on an incline? Well, both exercises burn calories; both exercises you could enjoy. But walking on a flat is not even close to S tier; I'm giving it a C—not nearly as good. But if you're walking up an incline, I can give that one an S. And why?

Because you can burn far more calories in less time. You're walking; you're moving your body up a hill. And so consider the fact that you're saving on time; it's going to give it a better rating. And so, to the same extent, if you can get your workout done faster,

Shouldn't that give it a better rating? So, my opinion: whenever you're doing one arm at a time, it's not an S-tier exercise. The rope face pull will target the rear delts really well. Rope face pulls are going in A tier for rear delt growth.

And so, standing rope face pulls, I'm giving this one a B. It's a very difficult exercise to perform with intensity. You need to stabilize your core, your abdominals, and so on while pulling up to your head while keeping great form and being consistent throughout the exercise. I

find this very difficult, and most people perform this wrong. And so, due to the fact that it's technically a harder exercise to perform, that you need more stability, I'm giving this one a B. Now, my personal preference is to do them lying on the ground. If you're lying on the ground,

doing the exact same exercise, it's a lot easier. Less stability is required, less core engagement; you can focus on those rear delts. And so I'm giving that exercise an A. Bent-over reverse dumbbell flies would probably be an A-tier, but because there's not quite enough tension

in the stretch, I've got to knock them down to B tier. And bent-over laterals, I do like this exercise, but I feel there's no reason to rest so long between sets. When I perform these exercises, I'll do them after doing side

laterals. I enjoy supersetting these exercises, and so on. On its own, due to the fact that there's no tension at the bottom, I'm going to have to give this one a C. But if you're doing this exercise after doing side laterals, when you're already

Fatigued. I'm going to bump this exercise up to an A. All right, the reverse cable crossover: amazing stretch on your rear delts. These are amazing, and they're easily going into S tier, and that also makes them the third reveal behind door

number three. And so, reverse cable laterals. You can see this is going to be a great exercise. You have tension throughout, at the start and at the bottom. You don't need as much balance during this exercise, and so we're giving this one an S. Jeff Nippard himself saying,

it's the best exercise that you can do to hit your rear delts. And if I had to pick one exercise as the best of the best for overall shoulder development, I think I'd go with the cable lateral raise. And so, best of the best overall,

most important exercise of all of them. He's picking side laterals, one arm at a time with cables. For me, I'm picking the machine shoulder press. If I had one exercise for shoulders that I could do for the rest of my life and that's all I

could do, had no time for anything else, I'm picking the machine shoulder press. I'm not picking doing one cable arm lateral at a time; simply not hard enough for me. I want to do shoulder presses overhead using the machine. Remember, if you're trying to stay natural like Jeff

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Is Jeff Nippard Natty?

Greg Doucette

Discussion about Jeff Nippard's physique and training.

Speculation about Jeff Nippard's use of steroids and his new physique.

Introduction to a video ranking shoulder exercises.

Audience reaction to Jeff Nippard's physique, with debate about his naturalness.

Continued discussion about Jeff Nippard's naturalness, genetics, and training.

The speaker's assertion that Jeff Nippard is natural and a humorous take on short stature and muscle growth.

Analysis and ranking of shoulder exercises.

Discussion of side lateral raises and their importance for building an X-frame physique.

Emphasis on side delts over front delts for a tapered look.

Ranking of side lateral raises (B tier), considering their efficiency and ease of performance.

Ranking of lean-in/lean-away dumbbell lateral raises and one-arm lateral raises (A and B tiers respectively).

Ranking of Super ROM lateral raises (A tier) and discussion of their effectiveness and limitations.

Ranking of barbell overhead press (B+ tier) and dumbbell overhead press (A tier).

High ranking of machine shoulder press (S tier) due to its effectiveness and safety.

Ranking of Arnold-style side lateral raises (A tier) and front raises (D/F tier).

Ranking of Atlantis standing machine lateral raise and seated machine lateral raise (A and B tiers).

High ranking of cable lateral raise (S tier), with discussion of one-arm vs. two-arm variations.

Ranking of upright row (C tier) and reverse pec deck (S tier).

Ranking of rope face pulls (A and B tiers) and bent-over reverse dumbbell flies (B tier).

High ranking of reverse cable crossover (S tier) and overall best exercise for shoulder development.

Speaker's preference for machine shoulder press and recommendation for staying natural.

Promotion of Turk Builder and Geo2 Max Geax supplements.

Promotion of other products and services.