Dexter Jackson Shoulder Workout (Building Muscle Like a Pro)

Now you want to grab a heavy dumbbell set or even a loaded barbell.

You’ll stand tall and pull the weight up along your body to the top of your chest.

This will activate the delts and traps and provide a great bulking effect between your neck and shoulder joints [2].

This is definitely one exercise where going heavy and even taking a short rest to complete the last reps will work wonders.

3. Rear Delt Flys

I’ve seen bodybuilding instruction videos with Dexter where he uses a machine, probably because of the extreme loads he can lift.

While I prefer using free weights, for many people, it might be safer to do the same exercise with a machine to protect joints and balance. 

A lot of bodybuilders forget to focus on the rear delt exercises, and this can give your shoulders a strange and less rounded look.

4. Front Raises

And finally, Dexter Jackson uses an EZ bar for front raises to better target the front delt muscle. You’ll be surprised how little weight it will take on the bar for these to bring you to failure by ten reps.

You could also do these with a cable machine if you don’t feel as comfortable with the weight on your wrist with straight forearms.

Dexter Jackson’s meal plan allows for a little bit more cheating than most bodybuilders will be comfortable with.

That means he eats four very healthy and carefully planned meals and allows for one slight cheat meal.

You don’t want to go overboard with this, but Dexter will eat a burger or a few slices of pizza from time to time.

His overall macro balance will be heavily in favor of protein, with about 50% of all calories coming from protein.

According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), proteins are nitrogen-containing substances that are formed by amino acids. They serve as the major structural component of muscle, and they are very important for muscle growth [3].

The rest is split between carbs and fat, and that approach seems to be working well for his strength and fitness.

Adapting a diet similar to Dexter's, with a balance of strict meals and occasional cheats, helped me maintain a disciplined yet enjoyable diet.

Yes, Dexter Jackson takes supplements to make his dieting efforts easier.

Any high-performance athlete who has to eat large volumes of protein will understand that you get to a stage where you simply can’t look at a seventh chicken breast in one day.

So, his first supplement is a top-quality whey protein powder.

According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whey protein powder helps increase muscle growth and recovery after intense workouts [4].

The higher the quality of the protein, the easier it will be for you to absorb and use for repairing and building muscle tissue.

Adding a few protein shakes to your meal plans will also save you a lot of time on eating larger meals. 

And he also likes to take a pre-workout supplement for men to get that small boost of energy, endurance, and strength. It’s not a superhero magic pill, but small boosts add up over a couple of months.