Shrugs vs. Upright Rows

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Yomtlhc

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I have pretty much always used Shrugs to workout my traps. I was wondering if alternating/switching to doing Upright Rows (barbell or cable) would be something that I should consider, or if Shrugs are overall a better exercise (maybe since Shrugs allow for a greater weight?)
Than you in advance for your expertise!
 
From what i've read would shrugs/upright rows be compound enough for main HST plan?

Military press/shoulder press would be better.
 
Hi Yomtlhc

I do shrugs purley as I can use heavier weight's and that I think they isolate the traps better but that could just be in my head.

I had behind the back shrugs in my exercise routine for my 15s and , I now rotate between front and behind the back shrugs on my 5s but I also superset them with cleans and military presses. It gets pretty intense but I have seen good gains on my traps, kneck and shoulders. I have started to do "cheat" military presses to get the weight up as I hit a plateau on straight military presses at 47.5kg for 5 x 5s on the stronglift programme. I am already upto 60kg on my first cycle of HST on the 3 x 5's. I shoudl hit 70kg by the end of my cycle some pretty signifcant gains for me :)

Kev
Kev
 
Kev thats some pretty impressive progress!

When you say you "cheat", is it similiar to a push press where you bend at the knees and pop the weight up then lower slowly?
 
Yes, thats it push press. Didn't know thats what they were called.

Actually did it by accident, I had 57.5kg on the bar that I had put back in the rack after doing some SLDL's, then when I started my shrugs and supersets I used the 57.5kg for the press and thought I was just having a bad day until I came to chaneg the weight later. Somaybe the plateau was in my head.

Kev
 
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