# @thebasesp on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGOFix3RU-L
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26773138-thebasesp-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-18T16:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Base Sports Performance (@thebasesp) — https://gondola.cc/thebasesp

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💥 Unlock Stronger Shoulders & Grip with Weighted Shrugs! 

Weighted Shoulder Shrugs are a game-changer for hockey players, strengthening your upper body, improving your puck control, and preventing injuries—especially in your shoulders, traps, and grip.

💪 Why should you do them?

Stronger Traps & Upper Back: Shrugs target your trapezius muscles, which are essential for shoulder stability and posture.
Enhanced Puck Protection & Stick Handling: A powerful upper body helps you win more battles along the boards and control the puck better.
Injury Prevention: Strengthening your shoulders and traps reduces the risk of strains, dislocations, and instability during physical play.
Improved Grip Strength: Hanging from the pull-up bar while doing shrugs challenges your grip, which is critical for stick handling, winning face-offs, and maintaining control in physical situations.
🎯 How to do it:

Find a Pull-Up Bar: Hang from the bar using a dip belt with added weight. If you can’t add weight yet, just use your body weight to start.
Engage Your Shoulders: Let your body fully relax, and then shrug your shoulders upwards as high as possible, focusing on contracting your traps.
Hold & Release: Squeeze at the top for a second, then lower your shoulders back down with control.
Repeat: Perform 3-4 sets of 10-12 reps.
🔥 Pro Tip: Start with just body weight if you’re new to this exercise, then gradually add weight as you build strength. This movement not only strengthens your shoulders but also helps improve grip strength, which translates to better control on the ice!

Stronger shoulders and grip = better performance and protection. Let’s get after it! 🏒💪

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basesportsperformance, weightedshrugs, gripstrength, shoulderstrength, athletestrength, upperbodypower, hockeytraining, trapworkout, performancetraining, injuryprevention

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