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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #50 on: April 01, 2008, 12:32:03 PM »
Total waste, traps to ears all the way up and all the way down, dont dip your chin to your chest

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #51 on: April 01, 2008, 01:07:41 PM »
Is it me, or it this utterly pointless.  It always seems to be the guy blasting the 60's, who really focus on rolling their shoulders back.  I'm pretty sure this isn't great for your rotator cuffs.  I never roll my shoulders and my traps are pretty decent...strange? ;)

Bingo.  The shoulder girdle is one of the weakest links in the entire body.  The shoulders should never rotate one tiny bit during a shrug movement IMO.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #52 on: April 01, 2008, 01:12:28 PM »
I tilt my body slightly forward,backward and straight up and down when I shrug to hit more of the muscle. The Trapezius muscle covers half your fucking back, not just the part that joins to your neck that everyone wants to look good.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #53 on: April 01, 2008, 01:16:35 PM »
I tilt my body slightly forward,backward and straight up and down when I shrug to hit more of the muscle. The Trapezius muscle covers half your fucking back, not just the part that joins to your neck that everyone wants to look good.
your traps are pretty big yourself Big Long Island Stallion.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #54 on: April 01, 2008, 01:20:13 PM »
your traps are pretty big yourself Big Long Island Stallion.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #55 on: April 01, 2008, 01:20:38 PM »
Thanks SF.. you're no slouch yourself, you Italian Bull Mastiff

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #56 on: April 01, 2008, 02:28:33 PM »


Kevin lookin good doing shrugs. Thats some heavy weights!

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #57 on: April 01, 2008, 06:15:40 PM »
I found doing dumbell upright rows works the best for my traps more than shrugs.  I always did my heavy shrugs as the last exercise.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #58 on: April 01, 2008, 06:16:51 PM »
Bingo.  The shoulder girdle is one of the weakest links in the entire body.  The shoulders should never rotate one tiny bit during a shrug movement IMO.

Correct, Pandaemonium.

I'd rather have a Knee replacement than a torn rotator cuff

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #59 on: April 01, 2008, 06:18:58 PM »
Doubt this man ever did shrugs,let alone rolled his shoulders.But he did deadlift plenty.Look at the 59sec mark.
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Holy shit.
Now, those are traps and neck muscles.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #60 on: April 01, 2008, 06:48:06 PM »
???

for overhead dumbell flyes you keep shoulders and elbows locked out.  Start with the weights fully overhead and lower to the sides to horizontal and raise back up.  the traps function is analogous to the pecs, so just as you isolate pecs with flyes you isolate traps with overhead flyes.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #61 on: April 01, 2008, 07:18:58 PM »
Is it me, or it this utterly pointless.  It always seems to be the guy blasting the 60's, who really focus on rolling their shoulders back.  I'm pretty sure this isn't great for your rotator cuffs.  I never roll my shoulders and my traps are pretty decent...strange? ;)


you are right. i see no benefit with rolling the shoulders. i do like behind the back shrugs though
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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #62 on: April 01, 2008, 07:34:24 PM »
The question of rolling shoulders during shrugs is moot. Shrugs are a waste of time and energy.  Deadlifts and bent rows provide all the trap work you need. 

I'm pretty sure that most people do shrugs just as an ego exercise to be seen holding heavy dumbbells. 

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #63 on: April 02, 2008, 03:04:56 AM »
Croatch might have the best set of traps I've seen on a natural
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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #64 on: April 02, 2008, 03:07:26 AM »
The question of rolling shoulders during shrugs is moot. Shrugs are a waste of time and energy.  Deadlifts and bent rows provide all the trap work you need. 

I'm pretty sure that most people do shrugs just as an ego exercise to be seen holding heavy dumbbells. 

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #65 on: April 03, 2008, 05:44:16 AM »
DORIAN DID SHRUGS MOTHERFUKCER

Yes!

Shrugs are a great exercise.

Saying shrugs are unnecessary because bent rows work traps is like saying barbell curls are unnecessary because dumbell curls work bis too.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #66 on: April 03, 2008, 06:14:44 AM »
Yes!

Shrugs are a great exercise.

Saying shrugs are unnecessary because bent rows work traps is like saying barbell curls are unnecessary because dumbell curls work bis too.

Isn't it more like saying not to do barbell curls because chins works them too?
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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #67 on: April 03, 2008, 06:20:07 AM »
Is it me, or it this utterly pointless.  It always seems to be the guy blasting the 60's, who really focus on rolling their shoulders back.  I'm pretty sure this isn't great for your rotator cuffs.  I never roll my shoulders and my traps are pretty decent...strange? ;)



HAHAHAHAHAHAHA before I even opened the thread I had a quick response.

Rolling shoulders is completely useless!

I always get on my friend about it, he reads to much Muscle & Fitness ;D
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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #68 on: April 03, 2008, 06:29:26 AM »
Isn't it more like saying not to do barbell curls because chins works them too?

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #69 on: April 03, 2008, 07:13:36 AM »
i prefer rolling drunks for their cash

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #70 on: April 03, 2008, 07:16:38 AM »
Goddammit, I AM TAKLIN' TO YA RED, AND I'M TELLIN' YA NO.  NOW GET BACK IN YER FOXHOLE.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #71 on: April 03, 2008, 07:26:26 AM »


Let's admit our failures and make getbig a place of love and harmony.  ;D

that'll take a lot of work.  best get started!

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #72 on: April 03, 2008, 08:55:23 AM »
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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #73 on: April 03, 2008, 10:13:33 AM »
Some jacked dude told me a long time ago not to do it. So I don't.

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Re: Rolling shoulders for shrugs...
« Reply #74 on: April 03, 2008, 10:19:14 AM »
no rolling for me
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