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WilsonPhillips
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Hey guys. Have any of you ever tried power shrugs?, if so, what did you think? The only thing my traps seem to respond to is a good hard squeeze and stretch, yet, I can't imagine I'll build huge traps with a mere 225 which is about as much as I can do with good from. I'm thinking maybe these will help me.


   
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Freddy
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Yeah, as far as muscle growth is concerned, power shrugs are one of the best movements (besides deads and powercleans). Honestly though, if you're powerlifting, how can you not have a good set of traps? With all the various types of pulls and rows, its hard for them to stay small long. What does your training look like?


   
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WilsonPhillips
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I've never been blessed with good traps, you know how genetics are. I've always reasonably strong traps/back though, which is the weird thing. I can row 225-240 for an easy 20-30 reps and can row 315 for 6-8 but my back/traps have never been as big as I'd like. I don't do a ton of deadlifting, maybe every 2-3 weeks or so, because I don't want to get overtrained. I just don't know what is best for the back, repping with as much weight as possible, or a lot less weight with squeezes and all that shit.


   
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