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    overhead shrugs

    anyone do these? just a week and a half ago I remembered reading about them, and tried them for the first time..... they seemed pretty effective and not just the peak area of the trap, but a little bit of anterior deltoid as well? it was just an all encompassing upper shoulder feeling of stress/pump/work/howeveryouwanttocallit

    this was not used as a primary exercise for the traps, I still did my normal shrug routine.... but does it seem like a logical thing to add? or was the feeling of effectiveness just a fluke because it was such a random and different range of motion?
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    i do on overhead shrug when i'm shoulder pressing at the top of the movement.

    traps are a very robust muscle, they can withstand a lot of work.
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    I dont see any point to the exercise at all.
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    Originally Posted by kidkidneys View Post
    anyone do these? just a week and a half ago I remembered reading about them, and tried them for the first time..... they seemed pretty effective and not just the peak area of the trap, but a little bit of anterior deltoid as well? it was just an all encompassing upper shoulder feeling of stress/pump/work/howeveryouwanttocallit

    this was not used as a primary exercise for the traps, I still did my normal shrug routine.... but does it seem like a logical thing to add? or was the feeling of effectiveness just a fluke because it was such a random and different range of motion?
    i tried them a few times a few years ago..... not a fan.
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    Originally Posted by lancs_hotpot View Post
    I dont see any point to the exercise at all.
    I'm tellin' ya, I felt a strain and a burn.... but I'm also tellin' ya I dont know if thats just because its an awkward motion I'm not used to, or if it was the muscles actually getting a serious work
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    Originally Posted by kidkidneys View Post
    I'm tellin' ya, I felt a strain and a burn.... but I'm also tellin' ya I dont know if thats just because its an awkward motion I'm not used to, or if it was the muscles actually getting a serious work
    i get a strain and a burn carrying groceries from the car to my house. it doesn't mean it's building any muscle... and i go to the store a lot!

    for traps stick with db/bb shrugs, deadlift variations, and upright rows
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    i get a strain and a burn carrying groceries from the car to my house. it doesn't mean it's building any muscle... and i go to the store a lot!

    for traps stick with db/bb shrugs, deadlift variations, and upright rows
    already keen on shrugs and upright rows..... just trying new and exciting options every once in a while

    got this idea from abcbodybuilding.com, they had a huge list of crazy exercises for each bodypart.... theres probably a similar list somewhere on this site I just havent looked around enough
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    abc has a good list of exercises.... better than the one here.

    it may be an okay change but i wouldn't make it a staple in your exercise rotation.

    like i said before, i did them a few times a few years ago....
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    if you want to try something different for traps, try:

    incline db shrugs (face down)

    kelso rows

    shrugs on the calf raise machine
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    if you want to try something different for traps, try:

    incline db shrugs (face down)

    kelso rows

    shrugs on the calf raise machine
    This. And Hise Shrugs.
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    Originally Posted by Big-Kahuna View Post
    This. And Hise Shrugs.
    those are the same as shrugs on the calf raise machine.
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    i have just read an article about rotator cuff stregthening, and overhead shrugs featured in it...if anyones interested im sure i could find it again
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    Originally Posted by ad$ View Post
    i have just read an article about rotator cuff stregthening, and overhead shrugs featured in it...if anyones interested im sure i could find it again
    i can see them benefiting other things more than traps.... r/c may be one of them.
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    Does shrugging with straight arms overhead on a pulldown machine qualify as an overhead shrug? I've heard them referred to as reverse shrugs. I like doing them when I hit failure on the pulldown as an intensity-enhancer.
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    Originally Posted by hulkinout View Post
    Does pulling with straight arms on a pulldown machine qualify as an overhead shrug? I've heard them referred to as reverse shrugs. I like doing them when I hit failure on the pulldown as an intensity-enhancer.
    not really the same thing, but thats an interesting idea I may try in the future on back days
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    Originally Posted by hulkinout View Post
    Does shrugging with straight arms overhead on a pulldown machine qualify as an overhead shrug? I've heard them referred to as reverse shrugs. I like doing them when I hit failure on the pulldown as an intensity-enhancer.
    no, but those are a GOOD exercise!
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    Originally Posted by lancs_hotpot View Post
    I dont see any point to the exercise at all.
    Technically you're supposed to shrug your shoulders at the end of an overhead press so there would be an important point to the exercise.
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    i can see them benefiting other things more than traps.... r/c may be one of them.
    overhead shrugs are right near the bottom of this article http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...lls_and_shrugs
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    if you want to try something different for traps, try:

    incline db shrugs (face down)

    kelso rows

    shrugs on the calf raise machine
    incline db shrugs are actually a useful addition because they hit the lower traps extremely well
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    those are the same as shrugs on the calf raise machine.
    I mean Hise Breathing Shrugs. They're the same movement, you can do them on a calf raise machine, but they're not just "shrugs on the calf raise machine".

    Read this on Hise Breathing Shrugs: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...eathing_shrugs
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    Originally Posted by Big-Kahuna View Post
    I mean Hise Breathing Shrugs. They're the same movement, you can do them on a calf raise machine, but they're not just "shrugs on the calf raise machine".

    Read this on Hise Breathing Shrugs: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...eathing_shrugs
    i've read that and done them before
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    Originally Posted by SDFlip View Post
    i've read that and done them before
    I've done them for years, but never heard them called Hise shrugs before. Kelso shrugs are cool too.
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    I am just recovering from a RC injury and I really like overhead shrugs; my shoulder feels great after them. The hit the traps quite differently than regular shrugs imo. They are a staple in my trap routine at the moment.

    Also, these Hise Breathing Shrugs sound pretty cool. I read the article, but I still don't quite understand how to perform, could someone elaborate?
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