Lee Haney’s signature trap movement
Holy shit I have not heard that name in ages 'Serge Nubert' … he was in the first bodybuilding show I watched back in the late 70's or early eightys on wide world of sport. If was Arnold, Sergio and Serge for top 3 the first time I saw bodybuilding on TV. That is what got me interested in lifting, and the fact I was getting the shit kicked out of me at school lol. Sergio was my favorite beast like Marcus Rule or Ronnie but Serge had an awesome ripped semetrical physique … I liked his lookSerge Nubret used light weight to work his back on a special table with cable,many angles,many sets.
Not sure if that was the time he suffered from the disappearing act,where he didn't feel his back measured up.That is when he decided to change his approach,to one where he had complete control and feeling in every part of the movements.All higher reps,up to 30 iirc.Holy shit I have not heard that name in ages 'Serge Nubert' … he was in the first bodybuilding show I watched back in the late 70's or early eightys on wide world of sport. If was Arnold, Sergio and Serge for top 3 the first time I saw bodybuilding on TV. That is what got me interested in lifting, and the fact I was getting the shit kicked out of me at school lol. Sergio was my favorite beast like Marcus Rule or Ronnie but Serge had an awesome ripped semetrical physique … I liked his look
Is that just a behind the back shrug? Or is there more to it? Whats the actual name of that shrug would like to see video on how to preform properly.
there is really no name that I know of for the shrug, probably others have used it and have named it, I just call it the pre squeeze cause I do it on lateral raises … seated and t-bar rows. I think I started doing it when I was going heavy on the laterals it helped me get the weight started. So if you are doing bent armed lateral raises with your arms slightly out in front of u and bent, haul your shoulders up and and back at say a 30% angle from your lower spine to your upper spine on your posterior side as the vector. I will get my wife to take a short video and post. I am not sure there is any proper way but you will feel almost a cramping of your traps at the top of the lateral raise when u do to get the feel I get when I do it. If that makes sense ...lolIs that just a behind the back shrug? Or is there more to it? Whats the actual name of that shrug would like to see video on how to preform properly.
I think that was the time, he was disappointed with third place as he was more ripped than Sergio and Arnold put together, the judges were more into mass with a bit of detail then, cause I thought Sergio should have won cause he was so huge compared to Arnold. Yep Serge did do a disappearing act and I don't think when he reappeared he did that much better but I really liked his look, I thought his back looked great at that competition, he had full belly low pecs and a real deep and defined abs. Frank Zane had his not so large but symmetrical and ripped look. Zane did win the Olympia once.Not sure if that was the time he suffered from the disappearing act,where he didn't feel his back measured up.That is when he decided to change his approach,to one where he had complete control and feeling in every part of the movements.All higher reps,up to 30 iirc.
I didn't know that. Lee Haney had really good traps.Lee Haney’s signature trap movement
This is close to what they will look like. He is using almost no weight so when you do use considerable weight you will need to lean back a touch and push the hips slightly forward. Again it takes time to get the balance down but it will happen. My behind the back shrugs are about 50lbs less than in front so it is possible to get up to 365lbs dong them behind the back....
the best part is you can really overload the traps and go heavyI saw this pic in the early 90's and it took a bit to get the balance down but once i did it worked wonders. It's my mainstay now. Warm up in front then behind the back pyramiding back down 5 sets slowly then it's behind the back to failure, spin around, re-wrap and fronts to failure. Traps are my second best muscle group behind back....
View attachment 5327
This is close to what they will look like. He is using almost no weight so when you do use considerable weight you will need to lean back a touch and push the hips slightly forward. Again it takes time to get the balance down but it will happen. My behind the back shrugs are about 50lbs less than in front so it is possible to get up to 365lbs dong them behind the back....
This is close to what they will look like. He is using almost no weight so when you do use considerable weight you will need to lean back a touch and push the hips slightly forward. Again it takes time to get the balance down but it will happen. My behind the back shrugs are about 50lbs less than in front so it is possible to get up to 365lbs dong them behind the back....
what ever exercise works for you. The main principle is to do the presqueeze before you do the actual full exercise movement. I am going to give this exercise a try … see how it feels.I do these often but on a smith machine with a 25 on each side. I like the smith because i can lean forward and stretch my traps with my bodyweight on the eccentric part of the movement. A couple sets of 20 and get a good pump. Sometimes superset with a row where i am perpendicular to the floor, super light weight or empty smith machine, hands as for outside the bar as possible and pull up to my chin. Awesome for traps and rear delts.
there is really no name that I know of for the shrug, probably others have used it and have named it, I just call it the pre squeeze cause I do it on lateral raises … seated and t-bar rows. I think I started doing it when I was going heavy on the laterals it helped me get the weight started. So if you are doing bent armed lateral raises with your arms slightly out in front of u and bent, haul your shoulders up and and back at say a 30% angle from your lower spine to your upper spine on your posterior side as the vector. I will get my wife to take a short video and post. I am not sure there is any proper way but you will feel almost a cramping of your traps at the top of the lateral raise when u do to get the feel I get when I do it. If that makes sense ...lol
[GALLERY=media, 22][/GALLERY]Is that just a behind the back shrug? Or is there more to it? Whats the actual name of that shrug would like to see video on how to preform properly.
Like the Smith as well for the lean you can achieve.I do these often but on a smith machine with a 25 on each side. I like the smith because i can lean forward and stretch my traps with my bodyweight on the eccentric part of the movement. A couple sets of 20 and get a good pump. Sometimes superset with a row where i am perpendicular to the floor, super light weight or empty smith machine, hands as for outside the bar as possible and pull up to my chin. Awesome for traps and rear delts.
Well if you got 16 with 125s squeezing like that you have some pretty dense traps.So I did the squeeze today with 125lb DB seated shrugs, and holy shit it hurt. Got up to 16 reps before I couldn't take it anymore. My 4yo son was in the garage with me as if I work out during the day when he's up sometimes he comes to hang out and I teach him what I'm doing.
Last set was so bad I put the DBs down and I was clearly in pain, and he says:
"Dad, did you hurt your vagina?"
Well if you got 16 with 125s squeezing like that you have some pretty dense traps.
So did you... LolSo I did the squeeze today with 125lb DB seated shrugs, and holy shit it hurt. Got up to 16 reps before I couldn't take it anymore. My 4yo son was in the garage with me as if I work out during the day when he's up sometimes he comes to hang out and I teach him what I'm doing.
Last set was so bad I put the DBs down and I was clearly in pain, and he says:
"Dad, did you hurt your vagina?"
So did you... Lol