I like bent over lateral raises and side lateral raises, probably my two personal favorite. The OH press is a great one too, though I use a barbell for that one. Not sure how much of a difference it makes.
The lat pulldown is for your lats, rather than your shoulders.
You have an exercise for the front deltoids and the medial deltoids, but you need one for the rear deltoids. Bent over raises, such as goinforthegold mentioned, is for the rear deltoids. Sit or stand and bend over; raise your arms towards the back like a butterfly, holding dumbbells.
If you do a lot of chest work, the front deltoids get worked quite a bit. It's the medial and rear deltoids that can be neglected.
I have good results doing a combo of front and side raises. Lift up in a front raise, rotate your arms out to the side, and lower. Harder than it sounds.
I'm partial to the Y-T-W-L myself get those rotators and stabilizers nice and strong before doing to much overhead pressing. Your shoulders will stay much healthier and thank you later.
It's much clearer to me in the video than the book. And then doing it on a ball, as in another video on the page would add some core work in there too. Ouch!
deltoid / shoulder lifts
And then doing it on a ball, as in another video on the page would add some core work in there too. Ouch!
