Purpose
- heavy shrugs driven with body English, closest to a very short hang clean pull
- the range is tiny and the load is enormous, which is the whole point: the
traps see weight no strict shrug could hold
- your feet stay on the floor, so unlike a clean pull there is no extension
through the ankles to hide behind
Execution
Stand tall holding a bar at clean width against your thighs, strapped in. Brace
your trunk.
- dip slightly at the knees and hips
- drive the hips and legs to launch the bar upward
- shrug your traps hard as the bar rises
- keep your arms straight, no elbow bend
- lower under control and reset your position before the next rep
Use straps. Never let your grip decide when a set of these ends. Work up to the
load incrementally rather than jumping to it.
Purpose
- heavy shrugs driven with body English, closest to a very short hang clean pull
- the range is tiny and the load is enormous, which is the whole point: the
traps see weight no strict shrug could hold
- your feet stay on the floor, so unlike a clean pull there is no extension
through the ankles to hide behind
Execution
Stand tall holding a bar at clean width against your thighs, strapped in. Brace
your trunk.
- dip slightly at the knees and hips
- drive the hips and legs to launch the bar upward
- shrug your traps hard as the bar rises
- keep your arms straight, no elbow bend
- lower under control and reset your position before the next rep
Use straps. Never let your grip decide when a set of these ends. Work up to the
load incrementally rather than jumping to it.