View Full Version : Shrugs: EZ Bar vs. Straight Bar
jayanticoli
07-25-08, 7:40 am
anyone ever try doing shrugs lee priest style.....using the ez-bar...i did it yeterday with my routine instead of straight barbell and it was awesome....load up the bar and grip on the close grips and rip away worked great definatley going to be a staple in my workout from now on
I'll have to try this. I think its the same as the BB but more in front of you. Have you tried behind the back? Say on a smith, that way you can pull your ass out of the way as you come up. I do these and DB's.
sounds pretty interesting bro... im always up for a change... i might have to give this one a try...
jayanticoli
07-25-08, 10:54 am
ya its seriously great...grip close on the bar....let ur shoulders hang forward chin down and just rep it out....
prowrestler
07-25-08, 11:10 am
ever try deadlifts?????
hang cleans
snatch's
jayanticoli
07-25-08, 1:41 pm
ya i've tried all three....actually deads are incorporated in my back day
ever try deadlifts?????
hang cleans
snatch's
Big Wides
07-25-08, 2:32 pm
I'll have to try this. I think its the same as the BB but more in front of you. Have you tried behind the back? Say on a smith, that way you can pull your ass out of the way as you come up. I do these and DB's.
I have found that even in a smith, for behind the back shrugs my ass still gets in the way....all thanks to squatting, wouldnt have it any other way
Brick By Brick
07-25-08, 2:33 pm
I have. Many months ago, I used the EZ Bar for several lifts, including shrugs and high pulls. As I recall, it worked pretty well. I should start doing that again!
I have found that even in a smith, for behind the back shrugs my ass still gets in the way....all thanks to squatting, wouldnt have it any other way
I have the same problem. I had a squatters ass before i ever did a squat. But, I think free bar behind the back shrugs are the best way to avoid the ass. If nothing else, you can just move the bar around your ass.
i'm definitely going to try this.
Try some heavy dls, rack pulls, bb rows, tbar rows etc, keep progressing with the weight and your traps will start growing fro those heavy pulls.
shizz702
07-26-08, 5:53 pm
I have found that even in a smith, for behind the back shrugs my ass still gets in the way....all thanks to squatting, wouldnt have it any other way
lol me neither!
ever try deadlifts?????
hang cleans
snatch's
those are the best trap blasters imo. If you use the correct form on cleans or snatches by explosively shrugging your traps instead of just curling the weight up it your traps will grow!
houseofpain
07-26-08, 6:10 pm
I have found that even in a smith, for behind the back shrugs my ass still gets in the way....all thanks to squatting, wouldnt have it any other way
x2.
twisted_steel
07-29-08, 11:12 pm
ever try deadlifts?????
hang cleans
snatch's
Some of the greatest lifts period...should be a staple in every lifter's arsenal.