[fahad]

how many of u u here bring there head forward while doing shrugs.....like as tho ur looking down....since i tried it this way i fell that i get a better range of motion and i cant handle as much weight cuz am trying 2 squeze my traps but i get a better pump...any clue???

[robcardu]

Yeh i do it that way, the range of motion is longer and it feels better.

[Lineski]

I do it as well. Shawn Ray gave out that advice to someone I've talked to who trained with him once and since then I've done it and have been very happy with the results.

[bombdigity510]

hmm sounds like a good idea...ill try that...but another way to do shrugs is to use the E-Z curl bar and grab the inner grip to shrug.....also u cud do dumbbell 21's shrugs where u grab dumbells and u do 7 in the front....7 on the side...and 7 behind the back

[Rocky]

I think it's almost reactionary to bring the head down and forward a little as you do the movement. I've always done it that way.

[thedon]

now that u mention it i do drop my head whenever i do shrugs, it does give a better range of motion

[jornT]

Originally Posted by thedon

now that u mention it i do drop my head whenever i do shrugs, it does give a better range of motion

I drop everything and that geves a even better ROM

[DaeguDave]

I look down when doing BB shrugs to the rear, but I actually tilt my chin upward a bit when doing them to the front.

[Bench_All_Day]

are shrugs in the front more effective or shrugs in the back with a barbell

[EvilDumbell]

Originally Posted by Bench_All_Day

are shrugs in the front more effective or shrugs in the back with a barbell

Good question ... i think its really your preference. I tend to do side dumbell shrugs and front machine shrugs more so than behind the back barbell shrugs. I find dumbells target the muscle better. Although people like Haney said do shrugs from the back because thats where they are located.

IMO its really personal preference

[Nothin' but a peanut!!]

21's= a good idea man ill def try that
sometimes i do them behind the back and i do them in the power rack so i can lean forward and drag the barbell up the supports
sometimes also do a shrug normally but bring your elbows up with it, so its kind of a side uprite row and its hard but i feel them good
goodluck

[ruel]

i do it. sometimes i dont. it depends on how i feel and what my muscle need to.

[xtweak05]

when I was training my traps twice a week one day I would hit them with behind the back and db shrugs, then the next time I trained them I would hit them from the side. So variety I must say.

Must say Im in favor of DB Shrugs or Behind Back Shrugs though, I'm not exactly too fond of BB Shrugs.

[Q80_MuscleHed]

Power Shrugs all the way

thx Jorno