heavy of Light for TRAPS #$!@#

[Godson]

when using the BB for shruggs i can do around 295lbs for 8 reps
but i feel as if its not nessicary to continue to move up in weight for a muscle
like traps .... should i just stick around 225lbs and pump out more reps ??

My goal is to gain muscle mass, and do as much weight as possible and continue to move up in weight...but this excerise seems different..?? or should i just thrive to keep moving up in weight ?

[taiboxa]

my traps grow best from Heavy Rows and deads.. also it seems like when i do lateral raises to failure i really start utilizing my traps alot as well...
i hardly EVER do shrugs..

if i do its light high red DB's and its usually for grip where i wrap towls around the handle of each db so i really have to squeeze the eff outta it to hold it.

[yungfaceb3]

traps are a unique muscle group in that they are capable of doing heavy weight for high reps. My traps are continuing to grow very well as I usually hit them froma variety of angles. I feel my traps when training back when I do exercises such as dead lifts, seated cable rows, and barbell rows. When doing shoulders, i feel my traps burning (usually on high rep/ low weight days) when doing behind the neck presses because at the very top of the motion your traps are engaged and the traps also help you stabalize the weight over your head. Side dumbell laterals and bent over dumbell laters work the traps too. As for shrugs vs upright rows....shrugs all day. On a lightweight/ high rep day I will get a barbell with about 135-150 lbs and shrug for about 40 reps working the full rnage of motion. This makes my traps feel like they are about to explode. On heavy days I will superset 300+ pound barbell shrugs with about 100lb dumbell shrugs going for about 8-12 reps (if i'm lucky.) on a medium day i wont go past 225-240lbs barbell shrugs for about 20 reps. This is the way i used to always train traps and gave me good results. A tip for doing shrugs of any kind: keep your head down looking straight down at the ground...at your feet....this stretches them out completely. also after doing most of your reps or on your very last rep...hold the weight up for 10 seconds or so....this will wokr the shit out of your traps. good luck

[Johny-too-small]

Off topic: why the F do you put "#$!@# " at the end of every thread title?

[taiboxa]

Off topic: why the F do you put "#$!@# " at the end of every thread title?

it means he is in dire need of responses

carry on.

[Johny-too-small]

it means he is in dire need of responses

carry on.

I thought maybe he had tourettes syndrome

[taiboxa]

I thought maybe he had tourettes syndrome

thats a HORRIBLE thing to say!

[Johny-too-small]

thats a HORRIBLE thing to say!

GAT-DAM*&!#%IT!!!....sorry.

[CroMagnum]

just deadlift, and if you do shrug i suggest doing them from the rear behind your back. You get a greater stretch on your traps and really helps bring out the seperation.

[Godson]

lol thanks guys for advice

[buffgator]

deadlift, deadlift, deadlift

[IronReload04]

people with thick traps are people who deadlift

the day your repping out 500-600 pounds on deads for reps, the traps are going to be there......shruggs cant compare to deads imo

[IronReload04]

ps, when i was a young grasshopper, and still doing shruggs, i had a buddy who used to do them kind of hunched over with a narrow grip......if you are into shruggs, this bombs them

[Godson]

what do you think of reverse bb shruggs...
are they any different from doing them in front of the bb ?