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Fuck I just read through all of these post and this shit is out of hand.
I've been doing Barbell Shurgs read it please
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Trendsetter21
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b fold the truth said:
I agree and disagree with this statement. I think we are getting confused with the word bodybuilder. Regular people do bodybuilding in my opinion. That is way different than being a "Professional Bodybuilder" As you can see you have to add the professional as bodybuilding is basically training to change your body which in itself is an art and a science. Again the comparing the two sports doesn't make sense because they are trying to accomplish two different goals. I for one love both, you can learn from both of their training methods and use them together to become the next Mariusz Pudzianowski! Seriously if I showed pictures of Mariusz Pudzianowski to normal people they would say he was a bodybuilder not a powerlifter. He really is the perfect example that you don't have to lift light to look like that..........."although it might just be because he has perfect genetics lol" I really don't think the original post was about should I do bodybuilding workout or powerlifter. He needs help with his traps.............so give trap advice and let him try a few things and see what works for him. I have actually seen more trap growth and calf growth from lower weight higher reps than I did when I trained them heavy. Hell I can't explain it but it works for me. I wish the name calling and fighting would stop. Everyone has a right to their own opinions on training and calling someone gay or anything else like that is out of line. First off whenever most people talk about "gays" its because they are a closet homosexual and afraid of what they are. I know a lot of gay men and women and I could care less what sexual orientation or whatever your deal is. If your a good person you are a good person. There shouldn't be a label to it. If you are an asshole.............YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE. Plain and simple. Bashing people on an internet chat board and acting tough is a great laugh, especially calling people out to fights......like they are really going to waste their time and drive across 3 states to fight over an internet chat. Sometimes people just need to grow up. This isn't high school. Give your opinions about training and leave your opinions about other people to yourselves.
Trendsetter21 said:
Pudz has competed in boxing and Strongman...I'd say he is both. He has never competed in Powerlifting, therefore he is not a powerlifter. If you have never dieted and stepped on stage (no matter how bad or good you look) you are not a bodybuilder...you just lift weights to look good.
Adding the word "Pro" to the beginning of their Title is a different ball game. I earned my right to be a Pro, so did he and other Pro's.
Playing Basketball and BEING a Basket Ball Player are two different things.
As far as lifting light and growing traps...I suggested timed holds with very heavy weights. A timed hold doesn't usually last the time of a 1RepMax, it would last as long or longer than a 10-20 rep set...say a minute or more. Time under Tension! It works, at least as much as every other good variation.
Last time I read through this thread...there are a couple suggestions on how he can train. Dbells, Barbells, Machines, Trap Bar, Holds, Farmers Walks, etc...so many different way to keep his traps occupied that they should never stop growing.
al420
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I really think dynamic pulls do more than static holds. Are you saying for trap strength, or growth? I do statics, but didn;t do them till I had big traps.
I think the Jump Shrug is the best overall lift (assuming I could only do one). The load is unequaled, and to me that is what matters.
If the original poster has small traps he would benefit the most from overload. CNS can't like these.
I think the Jump Shrug is the best overall lift (assuming I could only do one). The load is unequaled, and to me that is what matters.
If the original poster has small traps he would benefit the most from overload. CNS can't like these.
al420 said:
Just putting on a pair of straps and picking up say a weight that is nice and heavy for you after 30 seconds of holding...arms long and down. Farmers Walk Implements are best for this since they take a lot of the hold/stress off the lower back.
I can't get the Jump Shrug at all...I look like an idiot trying!
jumpmaster82
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i do both db and barbell shrugs. and i do cable shrugs. and as for your right trap being bigger than the left, its possible that your using your right more the left. that tends to happen, your body will naturally favor your strong side(ie if your right handed youll favor right side left handed favor left side). but your traps probly dont look that much different, us BBers rather pro or amateur tend to critisize our bodys to much. its probly not noticeable to people.
al420 said:
I'll try them next week and try to get some video for you to look at (I keep video logs of every workout session I do). Been pretty under the weather the past week (all of my joints are swollen huge) so I may have to start light. Form is pretty key.
I'm curious to the original poster if he has any type of sway in his back? Curve?
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