It's quite clear that having wide, muscular shoulders is a masculine trait. Testosterone causes our shoulders to grow broader, where estrogen usually causes our hips to grow broader.
What muscles give broad shoulders?
For a woman, broad shoulders make the waist and hips appear smaller. There are 3 main muscles in the shoulders: anterior deltoid (the front part of your shoulders), medial deltoid (the middle part of your shoulders), and posterior deltoid (the back part of your shoulders).
How do I make my shoulders wider?
The 10 Best Ways to Bulk and Broaden Your Shoulders
- Overhead press. *Compound exercise* ...
- Barbell upright row. *Compound exercise* ...
- Barbell front raise. *Isolation exercise* ...
- Incline lateral raise. *Isolation exercise* ...
- Face pull. ...
- Bentover lateral raise. ...
- Incline I,Y,T's. ...
- Standing side raise + front raise superset.