~How many reps for Shrugs.?

[Headholio]

Why waste time on shrugs at all?
Atent they one of the most useless excersises? Overhead presses , bb rows etc they all develop traps enough Overdeveloped traps also make you look narrower.
So whats the point?

The most awesome physiques I have ever seen were the Olympic lifters and shot putters in college who had humongous traps.

 

[Headholio]

I have had some disc bulging and degenerative problems in my neck from years of lifting. The one thing my physical therapist told me was, don't do shrugs!

 

[AEKDB]

Clean, snatch, clean pull, snatch pull, clean and snatch grip deads, throw in shrugs with each dead lift lockout

 

[tony1354142]

My understanding is that any exercise with a small range if motion like shrugs, calves, or forearms you want a higher range of reps to really stimulate the muscle fibers. 15-18 or heavy would b 12 minimum. And that's heavy. I make sure that what I call heavy, I am able to shrug it with only my traps and DO NOT engage a larger muscle group such as delts. Be honest when focusing on which muscle is doing the lift. Trust me u'll see better results with a higher rep range. I've tested this on more than one occasion. It's a small range of motion. You'll see