Traps ..the bigger the better , bring it on !!

[Free Will]

ok so im asking you all what has worked for you to get your traps going great guns ?? ive just been shot down and with fair call
ninesecz 1
kelljones 0
...for my traps i do shrugs and upright rows and ive heard overhead dumbell press are good for the upper trap but what is good to work the upper and lower trap ?

[Hunter-S-Thompson]

deadlifts got me some buldgin traps

[ty357]

try super setting barbell shrugs front and back. works good 4 me

[kaptainkeezy04]

deadlifts and shrug variations.

[Free Will]

ok thanx guys ...i appreciate it , ive never done deads for traps , im def gonna give it a go now

[kaptainkeezy04]

ok thanx guys ...i appreciate it , ive never done deads for traps , im def gonna give it a go now

well u dont do deads for traps. u do them for overall body strength/growth, but they mostly work the hamstrings, lower back, but they really help with traps.

[jbm]

deadlifts and shrug variations.

agreed!

[amcon]

for shrugs

shrug to the front, bar bell, on the front of you quads squishing your nuts

shrug to back, i use smith machine, the bar is at my but and i lean just a tad forward to clear my butt

shrug on the seated rows, wide grip bar, and the movement is full extention forward then (dont row) i just pull back with straight arms and try to touch our shoulder blades together

incline shrugs, dumb bells, chest down on a incline bench, these are tough... and you will get a killer burn, extend as far as you can and retract with straight arms, again try to touch your shoulder blades together

last
preacher bench for bies(this is a trap excersize), put your chest where your arms go(so you are backwards) and do a shoulder raise, but you are going over your head... these are tough as well i started with 20lbs dumb bells and im at 35 lbs now (each hand) your body is at a 45 degree angle and your head is down, the weight extends from straight down from the seated area above the head

... done, then i do deads - never really noticed deads hitting traps... i'll have to think about it next time i hit them

[Free Will]

good shit guys ...thanx amcon , they sound good ...im gonna have no neck soon lol

[bakie]

Well, most people put a shrug in the end of their deadlift, so technically it's the shoulder shrugs that are doing it for you. As said, change up from barbells to free weights, do behind the back in front wide grip... Go crazy and Always pinch for a second or two at the top then slowly allowed the weight to go back down.

[Friend]

My traps refuse to grow. I hate them.

[jbm]

My traps refuse to grow. I hate them.

can you feel the tension when you train them?

[Friend]

Always. Especially with front and rear bb shrugs. I give them a decent 2 second squeeze at the top, and lower them slowly.
Heavy weight fewer reps, or lighter weight more reps? I can't seem to win

[jbm]

Always. Especially with front and rear bb shrugs. I give them a decent 2 second squeeze at the top, and lower them slowly.
Heavy weight fewer reps, or lighter weight more reps? I can't seem to win

how about warm up them with 2 sets 20 reps each!

[Friend]

As soon as the finger heals i'm all over it.