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Old 11-17-2011, 03:22 PM   #9997
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Originally Posted by JDął View Post
I don't get the use of straps and belts. IMO if you have to use those then you're not strong enough to be pushing/pulling the weight that you're using. Check your ego and lift what you can actually handle.
I use straps for shrugs. 245 lbs best i can do without. 315 with.

I do bent over rows at the end of my back workout....100 x 8 would be impossible for me without straps.

Ego has nothing to do with it, but i'd be cheating myself out of a killer workout by not using straps.

To each their own.
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