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  • KnilAdlez [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Should I be doing high pulls or am I already hitting the muscles? Among others, I do deadllifts, I do Bench Presses and rows, and I do shoulder Presses and shrugs.

    • UrsineApathy [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      You’re already hitting your Trapezius muscles when you do shrugs and most of the more minor muscles worked as well with the rest of what you’re doing(as long as you’re not skipping leg day). High pulls are a more explosive and dynamic version of a shrug basically so you don’t need to if you don’t want to.

      Explosive exercises in general are less about creating muscle growth and more about developing raw responsive power in your muscles and they serve slightly different purposes. If you’re a competitive athlete it might be worth incorporating into your workout routine, but if you’re just working out for aesthetics or general health and fitness then shrugs are probably better. You can always keep it in your toolkit to mix up your workouts though.