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08-14-2005, 05:43 PM #1AR's Salad Tossing Connoisseur
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Proper shrug technique...
What is the proper technique for doing shrugs... in regards to head position. I always look directly straight and on occasion tilt my head forward for what I believe is targeting a different area. Are their any rules of thumb with doing shrugs? Do you keep your head straight or tilted forward a bit???
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08-14-2005, 05:48 PM #2
I do both(dumbbells&barbells) with neck in the normal position never heard of nething bout moving the neck....maybe that how people like you and justin gayne do it
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08-14-2005, 06:51 PM #3
The basic barbell or dumbbell shrug is done with head in a neutral position. There are variations to stress upper, middle, or lower fibers. Most people think of just upper traps, but there are middle and lower traps as well.
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08-14-2005, 07:47 PM #4
I actually change the db position for shrugs. I hold the db's slightly infront kind of on my quads, then straight down at sides, then back by my ass. Each one definitly feels different, so i do them all. Anyone else shrug like that?
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08-14-2005, 07:51 PM #5AR's Salad Tossing Connoisseur
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thanks guys... mucho appreciated!
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08-14-2005, 08:49 PM #6Anabolic Member
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only thing i know for sure is they say keep chest out do not tuck chin and absolutely do not roll shoulders as seen by 80% of the rest of the people in the gym.
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08-14-2005, 08:52 PM #7AR's Salad Tossing Connoisseur
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Originally Posted by Deezuhl
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08-15-2005, 04:12 AM #8
why not shoulder roll
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08-15-2005, 07:02 AM #9
when i do them i start at my sides and lift while trying to touch my shoulder blades together as much i can.
is this ok or am i wasting my time?
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08-15-2005, 07:18 AM #10Originally Posted by needbigguns
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08-15-2005, 07:21 AM #11Originally Posted by Justin Sane
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08-15-2005, 07:52 PM #12Originally Posted by needbigguns
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08-16-2005, 03:36 AM #13
hm..i hold my head up..guess im doing things wrong
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08-16-2005, 07:15 AM #14Originally Posted by devil1
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08-16-2005, 07:44 AM #15
Shrugs are the one shoulder exercise I do heavy, I blew out both of my rotator cuffs years ago in an accident and I can't lift away from my body heavy. My traps and delts are pretty big. I don't roll my shoulders but I do drop my head forward (not chin down, just forward to hit back further) a little and it really works. My delts and traps have double in size over the last year or so (that's not the only exercise I do for them, but it's the most significant IMO).
I always keep my shoulders back though, is that correct? I tend to do that with everything just to keep my form (shoulders back, chest out, head up).
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