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Title: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: thegamechanger on December 02, 2014, 12:31:20 PM: It feels awesome!!

Like the most natural movement ever. A new favorite for sure, cannonball delts will be mine shortly.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: _aj_ on December 02, 2014, 12:58:21 PM: Yes, with my jacked up rotator cuff, it's the only OH movement that I can do without pain. I set it up in a rack on pins at the bottom of the press and do it dead-stop style. Added bonus for doing it on a bench with no chair-back (hat tip: TA)
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: Nails on December 02, 2014, 01:07:55 PM: no

no thanks
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:13:14 PM: How do you do presses with this? ??? ???

(http://cdn.roguefitness.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/r/trap-bar-1_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: BB on December 02, 2014, 01:20:46 PM: Quote from: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:13:14 PM
How do you do presses with this? ??? ???

(http://cdn.roguefitness.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/r/trap-bar-1_2.jpg)

Set it on rack, stick head through hole, grab handles, press. Or you could just do neutral grip dumbbell presses.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: Royalty on December 02, 2014, 01:26:12 PM: Quote from: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:13:14 PM
How do you do presses with this? ??? ???

(http://cdn.roguefitness.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/t/r/trap-bar-1_2.jpg)

I have a rackable trap bar.... And I use it for shoulder presses

But I honestly rank regular dumbbell presses over the trap bar (as well as the straight olympic bar too)
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: The True Adonis on December 02, 2014, 01:26:42 PM: Quote from: BB on December 02, 2014, 01:20:46 PM
Set it on rack, stick head through hole, grab handles, press. Or you could just do neutral grip dumbbell presses.
You must have some narrow ass shoulders to do that.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: _aj_ on December 02, 2014, 01:28:05 PM: Quote from: The True Adonis on December 02, 2014, 01:26:42 PM
You must have some narrow ass shoulders to do that.

It's a lot bigger than it looks. For me, holding onto the inner handles, it's just outside of shoulder width.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:34:03 PM: Quote from: The True Adonis on December 02, 2014, 01:26:42 PM
You must have some narrow ass shoulders to do that.

Wonder if Phil Heath could fit inside that trap bar. :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:34:52 PM: Quote from: BB on December 02, 2014, 01:20:46 PM
Set it on rack, stick head through hole, grab handles, press. Or you could just do neutral grip dumbbell presses.

That is what I presumed, but it still seems like it would be awkward to do. My gym does not have trap bar.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: Royalty on December 02, 2014, 01:36:30 PM: Quote from: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:34:03 PM
Wonder if Phil Heath could fit inside that trap bar. :-\ :-\

If you look closely, you will notice that Phil is indeed in the above pic. He is about to press the trap bar.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: Royalty on December 02, 2014, 01:38:06 PM: Quote from: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:34:52 PM
That is what I presumed, but it still seems like it would be awkward to do. My gym does not have trap bar.

I do the movement standing.

Don't fret, Dumbbells are better IMO
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:41:54 PM: Quote from: Royalty on December 02, 2014, 01:36:30 PM

If you look closely, you will notice that Phil is indeed in the above pic. He is about to press the trap bar.

He's so narrow that we can't even see him. :o :o
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: BB on December 02, 2014, 01:44:24 PM: (http://www.t-nation.com/system/publishing/article_assets/152/original/trapbarpress.jpg).

Odd facial expression aside, this should give you an idea of the space inside the larger trap bars. I still favor neutral grip dumbbell, because you're not working around the confines of the bar, but there is a decent amount of space in them compared to the old type.
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: thegamechanger on December 02, 2014, 01:45:33 PM: im more narrow than heath so it works for me but i can see that for some of the beasts on this forum it wont work!
Title: Re: Have you ever done military presses with a shrug/trap-bar?
Post by: Royalty on December 02, 2014, 01:46:09 PM: Quote from: SF1900 on December 02, 2014, 01:41:54 PM
He's so narrow that we can't even see him. :o :o

Pretty much.... But he is in the picture