The 9 Best Alternate Shoulder Exercises for Packing on Size Utilising everything from bodyweight, to dumbbells to a barbell, there’s something here for all abilities 05/11/2020 Not every shoulder workout has to be the same. We repeat: not every shoulder workout has to be the same. If you're bored of doing the same-old, tired seated shoulder presses and cable flyes then stick around because our fitness editor, Andrew Tracey, has put together a guide to some of the more obscure shoulder exercises that you can use to pack on size. Related Story Included in Tracey's list are exercises that involve minor variations on traditional moves, like the dumbbell Y press, together with some old-school bodybuilding favourites, such as behind the body rear delt raises. These aren't moves that are necessarily going to replace what you're already doing – they're extra weapons you can use to drill into your delts.