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Shoulder Shrugs: DB or BB?
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I am a firm believer of having your palms facing to your back, so bb can work if done in front, but my penis and testicles usually kinda get in the way, so i would take the db's and have them almost touch while you holding them in front, with your hands in the same position as you would with a bb.
Not a big fan of training traps...seems as if doing hard and heavy deadlifts would train them very well. Cleans work great too.
Give some heavy farmers walks a try.
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Give some heavy farmers walks a try.
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diamonddiceclay
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alternate them-1 day bb, 1 day dbSnatch518 said:
interesting poll, but how about advice? I've tried both, but cannot seem to get enough activation with dumbells, or even enough weight. Body parts do get in the way when doing it with a barbell, but can lift to failure. Question is... is it OK to lean forward on barbell lift to clear yourself, or are we talking back injury. I've tried it on the smith machine and was up to 245 before I noticed I was also pushing up with my toes and the shoulders were not going as high as before.
ok, this is gonna sound confusing and hard to understand but it works for me.
bastardised seated calf raise shrugs !
grab a length of chain and 2 "D" handles (pinch them off the chronic cable crossover crew)
hook the chain under where the weights go on the seated calf raise, load up with your choice of 45's and stand over the arm sticking out the front of the calf raise facing towards the weights.
Have seen it done with a platform to stand on as well but takes a bit of messing around.
It works cause you can vary your grip from palms inward to palms facing backwards.
bastardised seated calf raise shrugs !
grab a length of chain and 2 "D" handles (pinch them off the chronic cable crossover crew)
hook the chain under where the weights go on the seated calf raise, load up with your choice of 45's and stand over the arm sticking out the front of the calf raise facing towards the weights.
Have seen it done with a platform to stand on as well but takes a bit of messing around.
It works cause you can vary your grip from palms inward to palms facing backwards.
Prometheus
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that's a new one gr8scot... another idea might be to shrug using the standing calf machine - I've done that and it seems to work but its uncomfortable.
overall, power cleans are my choice.
overall, power cleans are my choice.
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