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I am really limited with my weight lifting now. I hurt my shoulder. Now I'm thinking it is from shrugging too heavy. It was just so hard to wear out my traps, so I tried using a lot of weight for it like the same amount I'd deadlift with.
Traps (shrugs specifically) grow fastest through use of anabolics since traps and delts have the most androgen receptors. If not employing anabolics, then they respond like forearms and calves, meaning extreme volume. This does not have to translate to heavy weight. Light weight will work but will take more time.
If shoulder takes too long to heal, the peptide BPC-157 will do wonders and heals most lifting injuries almost miraculously. I don't know the laws in your state, but at this time is still considered a 'research chemical' in most and can be purchased easily as such.
I loathe trap work bc I have the same problem that they are hard to wear out as I can shrug 6 plates (585lbs) 20-35x for 5 sets which is mostly time consuming for loading and deload of the bar. In order to fix that, my current trap program is performed on leg days with farmers walks with a trap bar which will hit legs/traps/delts.
I hope you recover well and don't give up as some do when injured.
BPC-157?
I used to put something like 400 pounds on a squat machine, and lift that with my shoulders. The angle of the weight machine made a lot of that weight go into the machine, so it wasn't really that much weight. It was still a lot. My arms don't straighten out and point towards the floor, so the standard shrug machine (each arm holding grips that are parallel to where your erect penis would be if you were excited) puts a lot pressure on my elbows and makes them hurt. That's why I thought up doing it on the squat machine. Then I started holding a barbell because as it's pulling down on one elbow it's pulling the other one the opposite way. It was less elbow pressure.
Honestly, I really hate light, repetitive lifting, but it's really what I'm aiming to do now to avoid hurting myself. I don't have any impressive weight numbers, because my natural build is like Buddy Holly. If I was on Saved by the Bell, I'd be Screech.
BPC-157 had no drawbacks at all for me. I was beginning to develop tendinitis, which was fine while lifting heavy, but made it where I could not brush teeth or take a drink from normal size cup without extreme pain. Took 3 weeks of injections to take away the pain completely. What is nice about it is that it does not mask the pain like steroid shots or cortisol but actually heals the problem. Tendons don't heal fast at all due to no veins or arteries carrying blood and it's healing properties to them so I was surprised to see that I was healed so easily.
For all pull lifts, I use 'figure 8' straps and they are a Godsend. It allows one to lift more while lifting heavy when you have no more grip strength left in the tank. Only drawback is if you have a tendency to ego lift, it will destroy your tendons pretty quickly since it applies more pressure to elbows before your tendons have a chance to catch up. Within one week of using them I went from 3 pl8 deadlifts to 5 pl8 x5.
I also had same issues. Was very small at 165, 6'3" and it's harder for me to gain then to lose weight. It took me a year of light lifting for outrageous reps just to get my form right but when I'm off cycle, I enjoy just being able to lift light just to maintain size of 225 lbs. I lift with many bodybuilders (some professional) and almost none of them lift heavy anymore other than bench. They still maintain their size but ha e spent years using anabolic to get to that point.
Also great song. First I've heard it.
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