Yeah the blackburns are great - not a difficult exercise and easy to ramp up (once you're comfortable) by adding small (500g) hand weights. That said it's really really important not to let your trap get activated - that'll cause problems in your neck. I have stiff shoulders, so if I'm not able to keep my trap quiet I'll just go to 9-and-3 then back again. I also do the movement a lot slower than in the video - 6 seconds out, 4 second pause, 6 seconds back, 2 second rest. If you can do 3 sets of 20 reps of that, you're doing better than me! |