when doin shoulder shrugs, shuld i roll my shoulders when i come to the top of the shrug or should i just bring it straight down
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Thread: Shoulder Shrugs
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11-23-2002, 03:52 PM #1
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Re: Shoulder Shrugs
Originally posted by baller205
when doin shoulder shrugs, shuld i roll my shoulders when i come to the top of the shrug or should i just bring it straight down
try changing your method from time to time...........be sure to use both dumbbells and barbells, and maybe even try using the smith machine and do shrugs from behind.
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11-24-2002, 04:45 AM #6
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11-24-2002, 07:03 AM #7
its always straight up. hold the weights straight down from like a little bit past your sides/ Like a infront of your upper leg. But try out different spots to find where you feel more of a burn and work being done. The slightest inch can give more of a workout than a inch off.
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11-24-2002, 07:24 AM #8
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11-24-2002, 04:14 PM #9
Re: Re: Shoulder Shrugs
Originally posted by Xtreme4Life
like everyone else has emphasized, do them straight up and down. make sure the movement is controlled and that you're getting a full ROM.
try changing your method from time to time...........be sure to use both dumbbells and barbells, and maybe even try using the smith machine and do shrugs from behind.*Old Skool Misc Crew*
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11-24-2002, 09:09 PM #10
It just hits your traps differently, but make sure you DO NOT hunch when doing shrugs. If you do, you will not only be taking pressure off your traps and putting some down into your rhomboids, but you will develop a hunch in your back. Very unattractive. Ask Quasi Moto.
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04-24-2010, 07:37 PM #11
Thanks
I hadn't heard much about rolling or not rolling your shoulders during shoulder shrugs, and was also wondering this same question, this cleared it up. Thanks!
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I wouldn't think there is any benefit to rolling the shoulders. Even by the time you'd get to a light enough weight to deem it "safe", it would be too light to have any bebefit.
The only variation I do occasionally with the lighter weight is to very slightly lean forward at the hips with a slight bend in the knees to give the lighter sets a somewhat front to back lift (in relation to the shoulder complex) as opposed to straight up and down."When my opponent contracts, I expand. And when he expands, I contract.
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