Build Monster Traps with Hybrid Cable-Dumbbell Shrugs

4,317 views · Published 16 February 2013 · 4:14 · Indexed 24 September 2026

Channel: Nick Nilsson - the Mad Scientist of Muscle · 2013 · Sports

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Traps can be a tough muscle to build. This Hybrid version of the dumbbell shrug adds in a second form of resistance...the two low pulleys.

This lateral-pulling resistance allows you to target the diagonal-oriented fibers of the traps, which normal shrugs don't hit (and even more so than wide-grip/snatch grip shrugs due to that direct lateral resistance).

Shrugs should be done with explosiveness and with a short hold at the top.

Learn more about how Hybrid Training can be 2-3 X more effective for growth than regular sets.
https://fitstep.com/hybrid-training/

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