does less weight more reps help traps grow faster?
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blackbeard
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like dawg said..try going heavier but still keep good form..i like the guys that load the bar with a ton of weight and roll their shoulders forward..they look like theri having a convulsion..try BB shrugs one week or seated d-bel shrugs..change it up see how it feels
SemperFi 0321
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Since this thread is already started, I've got a question. What is the CORRECT form for db shrugs? Shoulders straight up and down, or rolling? I just go straight up and down, and I feel it, but I want to do it right.
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blackbeard
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its possible..seated is a little stricter since its harder to use body english..personally i prefer BB shrugs occasionally i do tem behind the back as well..other than that deads are great for the traps..and NEVER roll your shoulders when shruggingmaxxed43 said:
Vennom96
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I find that doing DB shrugs doesn't do shit for my traps. Prob b/c I can't hold much more than 100lbs for a few seconds and that doesn't do shit and its only 200lbs. But w/ both hands on a barbell I can handle much more weight.
Last cycle and this cycle my traps really blew up by doing 3-4 sets of moderate weight (275 for me) for 10 reps of reverse shrugs. For me reverse shrugs do much more than regular.
Last cycle and this cycle my traps really blew up by doing 3-4 sets of moderate weight (275 for me) for 10 reps of reverse shrugs. For me reverse shrugs do much more than regular.
Firehawk734
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What's a reverse shrug? Is that where you hold the weight behind you and do them?
Sensei Miagi
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dont roll your shoulders......either hold the DB's to your sides, or slightly in front.....if you can only hold the DB's for a few seconds, you should use straps...if your counting on shrugs for trap growth, you may be dissapointed....deads and cleans will yield much greater results....but if you do swear by shrugs...go heavy for growth
jcp2
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powers shrugs and deads, i doubt anyone with bad trap development will ever grow good traps by doing the regular old "good form" isolation trap movement. Those with good traps already may be able to get something from them, but i have seen countless people not get shit from shrugs. My lifting partner had absolutely no traps until he started deadlifting, now they are in proportion, and he does no shrugs.
hornedfrogs07
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Straight up and down. DO NOT roll the shoulders.
Rokomuscle1
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jcp2 said:
I agree completely with JCP.. if you want traps then you gotta deadlift....
Mudge
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Which is why most people lean a little, which is still straight up and down in relation to the ground. With a barbell you'd be squishing the jewels and pulling against your legs if you went straight up and down and stood up as such.
The slightest lean will avoid those issues. Works great for my traps, mine are very flat naturally (as is the rest of me if I didn't lift) and standard barbell shrugs do the trick for me.
The slightest lean will avoid those issues. Works great for my traps, mine are very flat naturally (as is the rest of me if I didn't lift) and standard barbell shrugs do the trick for me.
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