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If you take a look at the a large group of individuals that universally have
very well developed shoulders (not to mention arms, back, chest and
abs) that do not do what you described, you would need to look no further
than competitive gymnasts.
One could say, well . . . they are not as well developed as bodybuilders
but that argument holds zero water in my opinion. (I think they could
compete favorably if they chose to pursue that path.) What they do for
their shoulders are lots and lots of presses and dips. And while they do
zero overhead presses, they do a variety of handstand pushups
(a very important and overlooked exercise in a bodybuilders routine,
and are not, unfortunately, performed due to the strength and skill level
required) and a variety of other ‘movements’ that activate the shoulder
muscles.
I was part of the gymnastics team in college, though I was never good
enough to compete, I trained with them all the time. I did what they did
when I could
, saw what they did and it was nothing like what you see
in the video you attached to your post (deleted in this post).
After college, still being interested in gymnastics, I trained at a local,
private gymnastics club ran by husband and wife, both Olympic Gold
Medal winners. Occasionally of his Olympic Team members would show
up and train with us. We never did any free weight or machine exercises
(could very well be different now, I don’t know) only a boat load of
gymnastic movements, presses, dips, and chins and ‘floor movements’.
Both still had amazing shoulder development despite their competitive
days being well behind them.
I would jog over to the complex from where I lived and after a workout,
I could barely walk home and a weight workout at my local gym was
out of the question the following day. I was toasted. How these competitive
gymnasts train day in and day out for long periods of time is beyond me.
In closing, and in deference to your post, mostly handstand presses, chins
and dips . . . throw in some db laterals if you must (not necessary) and
presto, you have delts.
FYI, I continued to do handstand presses on a homemade device that
I designed and built. It gave me a pump that had to be experienced to
be believed. But sadly, I could only use it in the ‘home gym’ I put together
at the time many many years ago, and I have lost track of it. I did post
a sketch of it here some years ago, but I can’t seem to find a link to
it or find the original drawing. Sad because it really worked your shoulders
extremely well, and safely too.