Thread: Hise Shrug

Originally Posted by DOMS

I tried Hise Shrugs for the first time today. Despite the limited ROM, they sure do work your traps pretty good. I had to go heavy though. I went up to 275, but I'm sure I could do at least 50% more (maybe even 75%), but I've a rule about how much weight I can add per workout.

In any case, if you haven't tried them, give 'em a shot.

Though I don't do any direct upper trap work usually, that always seemed like a cool movement to me. I'll have to try them just for the Hell of it sometime.

picture, vid?

Originally Posted by fufu

picture, vid?

QFT

Hise Shrug

Not really much to see.

Looks interesting, i'll give them a try

Those look cool.

Meh, I feel direct upper trap work is worthless if you're doing some type of deadlifts. I haven't done a shrug for ~9 months minus a few very rare occassions.

Originally Posted by Seanp156

Meh, I feel direct upper trap work is worthless if you're doing some type of deadlifts. I haven't done a shrug for ~9 months minus a few very rare occassions.

I agree. I've never done any direct trap work; deadlifts and farmers walks seem to get those suckers to stand out, too.

I was doing those back in the 80's, good movement

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

I agree. I've never done any direct trap work; deadlifts and farmers walks seem to get those suckers to stand out, too.

To me, Farmers walks and deadlifts seem a much more functional exercise for the traps than any shrugging type movement. The traps are there to lift the shoulders sure, but how often do you need to do that with any weight. More practically, the traps are there to stop the shoulders dropping when you lift stuff up.

Originally Posted by KarlW

To me, Farmers walks and deadlifts seem a much more functional exercise for the traps than any shrugging type movement. The traps are there to lift the shoulders sure, but how often do you need to do that with any weight. More practically, the traps are there to stop the shoulders dropping when you lift stuff up.

More functional indeed, but this is a bodybuilding forum. Most people here probably don't care about function, heh.

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Originally Posted by Seanp156

Meh, I feel direct upper trap work is worthless if you're doing some type of deadlifts.

I agree, but I can't help but do a few sets of shrugs while I still have all the weight on the bar from deadlifts. My traps are gettin huge!

I rarely do shrugs. Ive found that snatches and dead lifts are all i need. Snatches hit my top traps dead lifts hit everything else

I may have a go at these. Regular DB/BB shrugs are getting a little dead to me :P.

Originally Posted by FatCatMC

I agree, but I can't help but do a few sets of shrugs while I still have all the weight on the bar from deadlifts. My traps are gettin huge!

You shrug as much weight as you deadlift?? Is this normal?? I deadlift over 400 and I MIGHT do shrugs with 2 plates on each side..

Originally Posted by PWGriffin

You shrug as much weight as you deadlift?? Is this normal?? I deadlift over 400 and I MIGHT do shrugs with 2 plates on each side..

I do DB shrugs and the total weight I use is about 70% of my deadlift weight and I can BB shrug a lot more than I can DB shrug.

I just tried them today. Did 20 reps and they were absolutely brutal. I may do them every once in a while now just to get those traps to grow!

Like that article said, even when you do them right, they hurt.

http://www.americanpowerliftevolutio...HisePage2.html