Overview
E- Extraordinarily
C- Challenging
H- Hinge-and-Shrug
O- Overload
Set-up a bar for Conventional Rack Pulls (or Block Pulls) with ~70% of your 1RM Deadlift FROM THE FLOOR.
Perform these with escalating reps—initialize at 1 and increase by 1 rep per “round”. After each “round” of Rack Pulls, perform 3 Power Shrugs. Concatenate the “rounds” into one continuous set.
For example: 1 Rack Pull + 3 Power Shrugs / 2 RP + 3 PS / 3 RP + 3PS / …
Aim to get as high as you can in reps. This should be only one all-out effort.
How to Progress
Progress with “ECHO” can be made through adding load to the bar and/or getting further in the escalating reps.
Note that this is meant to be ONLY ONE set—volume should never be added as a means of progression.
Primary Use Case
Hypertrophy of the Spinal Erectors and Traps