When do you use straps?

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92StangMan

New member

• Oct 20, 2003

• #1

I only use them for deadlifts and sometimes shrugs if I put them last in my routine. Others say to stear from them because they will slow the progress on forearm strenght.

When do you use them, if any?

 

winnie

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #2

nope, I don't use them

 

machine99

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #3

Never used them..

 

thate1

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #4

yeah bro I always use them - shrugs, rows, pull-downs. I can use twice the weight with straps. I am not worried about forearm development cause right now my fore's almost overpower my bi's.

 

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Badgermoon

Guest

• Oct 21, 2003

• #5

No straps here.

 

BLEED GREEN

New member

• Oct 21, 2003

• #6

Heavy Deads(300+), barbell shrugs

 

MUCH BIGGER

New member

• Oct 21, 2003

• #7

I use them on the heavy weight lifts. If I am doing partials I use them. Shrugs, Deadlifts, Lat pulldowns,Lat rows are usually the ones that I need the extra grip on.

 

The Big Cheese

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #8

Pullup,pulldowns, deads and barbell rows. I guess just on back days so I can go as heavy as possible.

 

radical_P

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #9

just for stiff leg deadlifts

 

The Big Cheese

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #10

squats j/k

 

midwtchamp

Banana

• Oct 21, 2003

• #11

shrugs and when I go super heavy rows...

 

gander

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #12

Just shrugs.

 

skwood

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #13

Pulldowns and upright rows

 

rugbythug

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #14

WHen I have to -I always do for shrugs-I cant hold heavy d-bells for 30 seconds at the end of a workout.

 

Bestquads

Banana

• Oct 21, 2003

• #15

don't use em even for shrugs

 

Bull Dog Head

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #16

any of the "pulling" exercises: shrugs, pulldowns, deads, but only if my grip fails before the rest of me does. i.e. only on heavy days.

 

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pigmeat

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• Oct 21, 2003

• #17

Shrugs. my trapps exploded when I started using straps.

 

bigshug

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• Oct 22, 2003

• #18

shrugs, upright rows, pulldowns, barbell rows, rows in the corner, deadlifts......

shit, I just like wearing the damned things!

Both of mine tore in half today while I was shrugging......dropping 500 pounds was quite noisy...lol....I still went heavier though

YEAH BUDDY!!!

 

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BiggerStronger

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• Oct 22, 2003

• #19

bigshug said:

shrugs, upright rows, pulldowns, barbell rows, rows in the corner, deadlifts......

shit, I just like wearing the damned things!

Both of mine tore in half today while I was shrugging......dropping 500 pounds was quite noisy...lol....I still went heavier though

YEAH BUDDY!!!

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That's pretty hard core...lol.

I saw this dude shrugging 875lbs at venice beach this last weekend. I thought they were pretty sloppy, but props to the guy for doing it. I highly doubt I could lift that much weight off the ground.

I wonder what kind of shit that guy was running...heh. He was fairly big. maybe 5'11 - 220-230lbs ~7-8%bf

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2003

Junkyard Dog

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• Oct 22, 2003

• #20

I use them when my wrists are fried. Mainly during upright rows and shrugs at max weight.

#540 is my max on shrugs (set of 10). I tried more than that and pulled a muscle in my neck. Have not tried more since then. No need really!

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2003