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when doing barbell shrugs do you think bar behind or bar in front is best??
Bar in front. I can't think of a reason to hold the par behind your back other than to prevent the bar from bumping into your balls when you come down with the bar.
Plus, traps are a back muscle...so why not put the weight in the back?
I've never done traditional shrugs before but I like overhead shrugs and lying shrugs.
A nice little combo is shrugs behind the back on a smith , followed immediatly with seated rows , but instead of pulling to your stomach, pull to your upper chest and squeeze your .ur upper back/traps super hard.
They're infinitely better shoulder health and you work a lot of stabilizing muscles (core included), making it a far more functional exercise. The downside is that they're quite a bitch to properly execute and I think they're a bit less optimal for building mass, but it's an isolation exercise anyway.Never thought of 'overhead' shrugs before.......Are they any good?
Dumbells and Barbells all the way, 'keep away from the Smith machine!'
Free weights are always better than any machine, IMO.........Peace.