Day 2 - Shrugs WR Prep

[@unohoncho7727]

Straps or no straps? Figure 8 straps are a must for me, they help so much. I find heavy obar shrugs 160kg+ can strain my back so I do high rep sets of 30 or so at 120kg, guess we need to do what we can for the pump 😂

[@HouseOfDevlin]

Depends on the weight, I go up to 200-220kg without straps, but any heavier than that I need straps. Like yourself I use figure 8, I really like the normal ones, but they tend to snap on the heavier weights lol

[@uns33n]

Brother. Your knees are moving more than you shoulders. This isnt a shrug, its a chicken dance. Focus in a larger ROM and control the weight on the way down.

[@HouseOfDevlin]

My Range of Motion here is maxed, I can't lift my shoulders any higher than this even without a bar in my hand. Can't see why you think this isn't tbh, and regards the knees I flex them on the descent to act as a shock absorber. Almost like if you were to jump from a height, you don't land with straight legs, the bend protects the knees and the arms also, which isn't necessary on light weight, but I'm currently training for 400kg, and it's best to get into good habits and practice correct safe techniques even on light weights.