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Home » Donny Shankle » Shrugs for Weightlifting

Shrugs for Weightlifting

June 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Donny Shankle’s post on Weightlifter’s Shrugs.

Not for traps, but to

facilitate the wrists turning over faster at the “ receive” command of a snatch and clean by utilizing the rotation of the bar. By forcing the wrists into flexion at the “finish” they will turn over faster into extension during the catch.

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