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If you wanted big shoulders...?

  • 11-04-2010 7:50pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    What exercises would you do?


    For example;

    shouldrs.jpg


    (I know the guys are obviously posing in those photos, but they're shoulders are still massive in reality anyway)


    What would you be looking at? Would you need to be already at bodybuilder level before trying your luck at it, or could you start trying to build them up from fat ass beginner level?


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  • #2
    unknownlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭unknownlegend


    Not technically shoulders, they're 'traps'. Go to exrx.net and look up the trapezius (sp), it has loads of exercises.


  • #3
    Scuba Ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Scuba Ste


    If you wanted big shoulders... you need to know where your shoulders are first.

    For traps however, I found deadlifts make the most difference, shrugs will do a job too. Deads ftw.


  • #4
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    Scuba Ste wrote: »
    If you wanted big shoulders... you need to know where your shoulders are first.

    For traps however, I found deadlifts make the most difference, shrugs will do a job too. Deads ftw.
    second deadlifts and would go so far as to say i do not think anyone is going to put on serious muscle without some kind of heavy deadlifting


  • #5
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,058 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    3rd deads. Lots of them.

    But unless you're at an advanced level, forget about targeting a specific muscle. You want to be squatting, pressing and all the other big stuff first and worry about having crazy sized traps later.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #6
    Transform
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    agreed - double body weight deadlift first


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  • #7
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    I'm sure you could get resonable size in your traps with some oly lifts, row and shrug variations too........


  • #8
    brianblaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭brianblaze


    If you're not deadlifting, you're not growing...


  • #9
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    brianblaze wrote: »
    If you're not deadlifting, you're not growing...

    Yes i am :P


  • #10
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    he meant "growing" as in muscle gain lol :p


  • #11
    itsallaboutheL
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    corkcomp wrote: »
    he meant "growing" as in muscle gain lol :p

    well he didn't specify...


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  • #12
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    corkcomp wrote: »
    he meant "growing" as in muscle gain lol :p

    what was it yer one said... "oh you post in fitness, ya you don't really look it.. he does though... :P"

    Well burnt, how i laughed


  • #13
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    what was it yer one said... "oh you post in fitness, ya you don't really look it.. he does though... :P"

    Well burnt, how i laughed

    I hate you:pac: dont you ever forget anything lol:rolleyes:


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