Lateral raises and forward, or front, raises are exercises that many people do when working their shoulders with weights. These exercises are similar in a number of ways, but distinct differences may determine which ones you emphasize and how often you do them.

Most flabby chests are the result of excess fat and underdeveloped muscle tone. And as with most shape-shifting challenges, a full-body approach is needed.

The bench press is one of the most popular strength training exercises around. Using barbells or dumbbells, bodybuilders perform bench presses to build upper body muscle size, powerlifters to test upper body strength and athletes to gain functional strength for sports.

Occupational therapy focuses on a variety of physical and functional impairments. One main components of OT intervention is upper-body strengthening. In conjunction with traditional weighted exercises, occupational therapists also use therapeutic activities to improve your muscles strength and endurance.

The neck is considered one of the five parts of the spine. It is referred to as the cervical spine and consists of seven vertebrae, which begin at the base of the skull to the top of the thoracic spine.

Targeting your chest, arms and back is easy with exercises that require these muscle groups to activate simultaneously. Women do not produce large enough levels of testosterone to build bulky muscles, but these exercises do tone and strengthen.

The triceps, along with the biceps, are important muscular stabilizers when performing the pullup. Pullups work several muscles in the arms, shoulders and back, and the triceps are essential to this action.

The suboccipital muscles are located below your occipital bone, which lies in the lower back area of your skull. When the suboccipital muscles, which include the rectus capitis posterior major and minor and obliquus capitis superior and inferior, are strained or underdeveloped, pain in the head and neck are possible.

Scoliosis is a spinal deformity involving a lateral curvature in your spine. Muscle imbalances form when tight muscles develop on one side of the spine and weakened and lengthened muscles develop on the other.

The bench press and the overhead press each work different muscles but there is some carryover between the exercises.

Push-ups are more difficult for taller people because they have to travel a greater distance and simply weigh more than shorter people.

One-arm push-ups are a tough exercise to master but well worth it because they strengthen upper body and core muscles.