dumbell shrugs???

**need4muscle** · 09-04-2005 07:00 PM

for some wierd ass reason, my left trap is bigger than my right one. Would doing dumbell shrugs with my right arm get my right trap to catch up with my left trap or is that a bad idea??

MM · 09-04-2005 07:06 PM

It's not going to hurt to try.

**D Breyer** · 09-04-2005 08:00 PM

what the hell?

**TOBART** · 09-04-2005 08:40 PM

Do you mean just doing shrugs with your right arm for a while so it can catch up? I would say its a bad idea.

However, doing shrugs with dumbells (in both hands) is a good idea and it should even out the size difference. I find DB shrugs to be the most convenient as there is no bar to rub on your package. Then again, you shouldn't be too worried about evening things out at your current size, just concentrate on getting bigger.

**need4muscle** · 09-04-2005 09:22 PM

well I dont look 135 at all, its because of my legs, i just starting working them last week!!. If you just saw a picture of my upper body you would think I weighed like 165

**fixationdarknes** · 09-04-2005 09:24 PM

Just because your left trap is bigger than your right trap doesn't mean you should neglect the left one. Shrug with both sides and eat a lot and it should even out a bit as you grow bigger.

**need4muscle** · 09-04-2005 10:02 PM

yeah ill just do that I guess, ill try to throw in some dumbbells too

**Shao-LiN** · 09-04-2005 10:23 PM

Just use dumbells for both sides and only increase the weight you use when you feel both traps are of equal strength. It'll even out eventually.

**Sidior** · 09-04-2005 10:27 PM

man most people are not that perfectly even...post some pics if you really think its a big deal....do not do shurgs with just one side though

**Sensei** · 09-04-2005 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by need4muscle

well I dont look 135 at all, its because of my legs, i just starting working them last week!!. If you just saw a picture of my upper body you would think I weighed like 165

LOL! Wow, the upper body of a 165er!! You need to think bigger...

Most people don't need unilateral work to bring up asymetrical bodyparts. Just keep training and they should even up on their own.

**need4muscle** · 09-04-2005 10:38 PM

i never said 165 was big

**Sensei** · 09-04-2005 10:55 PM

The point was that Tobart is right. At 135 (or 165 - however you want to look at it), you just need to concentrate on getting bigger in general, rather than worrying about the minutiae.

**BossHawg02** · 09-05-2005 01:02 AM

yea I agree it is a bad idea

**jtteg_x** · 09-05-2005 01:33 AM

genetics?

i know last year, my right arm was larger than my left. im right handed if it matters

i wouldnt worry too much about it unless it really stands out.

**d'Anconia** · 09-05-2005 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by Shao-LiN

Just use dumbells for both sides and only increase the weight you use when you feel both traps are of equal strength. It'll even out eventually.

I second this. As long as you are using the same amount of weight in each hand then if you just keep working your traps regularly then they will even out.

If one is bigger than the other then the weight should be more difficult for that side and easier for the other side. The weaker side will be worked harder and more prone to strength and size gains while the other side won't be worked quite as hard and thus not grow or get stronger at a rate as fast as the other side.

And yeah at 135 I don't see your traps being very big...

**BossHawg02** · 09-05-2005 12:52 PM

u need to eat bro....a lot.....and dont roll your shoulders when u bring it up....just pull and hold....if u roll and continue to it can cause injury later on down the road.....

**jtteg_x** · 09-05-2005 01:26 PM

^i see it all the time. i tried it after seeing few folks at my gym doing them cause i was curious... i didnt feel comfortable with them.

**need4muscle** · 09-05-2005 04:29 PM

what do you mean roll your shoulders??

**fixationdarknes** · 09-05-2005 04:37 PM

Meaning, when you shrug up, you're rolling your shoulders either forward or backward, in a circular motion. This is what you should NOT do.

**Ron Burgundy** · 09-05-2005 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by fatrb38

I second this. As long as you are using the same amount of weight in each hand then if you just keep working your traps regularly then they will even out.

If one is bigger than the other then the weight should be more difficult for that side and easier for the other side. The weaker side will be worked harder and more prone to strength and size gains while the other side won't be worked quite as hard and thus not grow or get stronger at a rate as fast as the other side.

And yeah at 135 I don't see your traps being very big...

I third that, took the words right out of my mouth, i had the same thing happen to me with my curls, it will even out in a while.

(PS: hows this one fat? nice and gra-mat-i-cal)

Good luck man.

**Canadian Crippler** · 09-05-2005 05:23 PM

grammatical*

**fixationdarknes** · 09-05-2005 05:24 PM

^ Haha, owned by Crip.

**Ron Burgundy** · 09-05-2005 07:04 PM

Okay.... it was a pro-nunc-i-ation.... ( im not tryin 2 be a dick) Good luck on the shugs, once I get my new bar im going to do some myself. =D

**fixationdarknes** · 09-05-2005 09:04 PM

shrugs*

**Canadian Crippler** · 09-05-2005 09:57 PM

^ Haha, owned by Fix.

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