Trap! Who has em' ans what do you do? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

konan · 20-11-2005, 02:12 PM

The trapezius seems to be one of those bodyparts that some people have and some just don't. I'm lucky mine grow like weeds and in the early days they outgrew my delts and i looked narrow. (since then the muscles have become more balanced). What i want to know is what exercises you guys consider the best trap builders out there? Personally i think the following build awesome traps:

1. Partial deadlifts
2. Dumbell shrugs
3. Hang cleans
4. High pulls

Stu · 20-11-2005, 03:32 PM

front and behind the back heavy barbell shrugs

konan · 20-11-2005, 03:49 PM

I always find that the ROM on shrugs is too narrow to produce real gains but i guess its an individual response. Dumbell shrugs for me don't neccesarily build mass but rather thicken and adds density to the muscles especially when i hold the contraction at the top for 2 seconds. Plus the grip works a bonus

crazycacti · 20-11-2005, 11:15 PM

why partial deads?

heavy deads + heavy deads + heavy deads = big traps

Killerkeane · 20-11-2005, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by crazycacti

why partial deads?

heavy deads + heavy deads + heavy deads = big traps

deads is ultimate mass builder, i love deadlifts as much as i love taking it up the cakehole by db and having deano's..........

well....i;ve said enough :rolleye11

crazycacti · 21-11-2005, 10:16 AM

lol!

Its true that partials allow you to do a little more weight but partials imo should only be used when you reach a sticking point at the top of your deadlift - until then full ROM

paul m · 22-11-2005, 06:29 PM

my traps have always been a weak bodypart iv recently been getting good results from barbell shrugs and i also think that doing heavy t bar rows has made a difference.

**hackskii** · 22-11-2005, 06:32 PM

I always used to do shrugs and was not too impressed.

Now that I am doing deadlifts, all my bodyparts are getting stronger.
I suspect this is the cause of my newfound strength gains.
Some guys are saying I look thicker, again the only thing I have done diffrent is dead lifts.

So, I feel deads are the way to go, you get the benefit of doing a compound exercise while you are hitting the traps.
Shrugs are kindof a isolation exercise.

Its the diffrence of bench and flys in my opinion.

konan · 22-11-2005, 07:25 PM

True deads nail the traps. In fact any deadlift will but i find keeping continuous tension really helps. Even stiff legs thrash my traps and the benefits of partials are that in perfoming the top portion i figure you're working the traps harder as thats where their recruitmen is maximal

konan · 22-11-2005, 07:25 PM

To hell with talkin about traps! Who is that chick in your avatar?

Killerkeane · 22-11-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by konan

To hell with talkin about traps! Who is that chick in your avatar?

Winger post cycle lol!

**hackskii** · 22-11-2005, 09:01 PM

Haaa haaaa one of the mods did that to me.
One day I was a funny avatar and the next was that.

I asked him where the full size pick was and he said that is all he had.
I have had that avatar ever since.
I switched his to this gay dude and it was really funny but he switched it back....that bastard

I have know idea who she is but she looks like a doll.

Killerkeane · 22-11-2005, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hackskii

Haaa haaaa one of the mods did that to me.
One day I was a funny avatar and the next was that.

I asked him where the full size pick was and he said that is all he had.
I have had that avatar ever since.
I switched his to this gay dude and it was really funny but he switched it back....that bastard

I have know idea who she is but she looks like a doll.

she does look perfect.

Carlos901 · 23-11-2005, 12:04 AM

yeh she does look hot

the_gre8t_1ne · 23-11-2005, 09:34 AM

Konan, I didn't know you were Fist of the north star? lol

20-11-2005, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
konan Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	Trap! Who has em' ans what do you do? The trapezius seems to be one of those bodyparts that some people have and some just don't. I'm lucky mine grow like weeds and in the early days they outgrew my delts and i looked narrow. (since then the muscles have become more balanced). What i want to know is what exercises you guys consider the best trap builders out there? Personally i think the following build awesome traps: 1. Partial deadlifts 2. Dumbell shrugs 3. Hang cleans 4. High pulls

20-11-2005, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stu original nutter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: No fixed abode Posts: 743	front and behind the back heavy barbell shrugs __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-11-2005, 06:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,624	I always used to do shrugs and was not too impressed. Now that I am doing deadlifts, all my bodyparts are getting stronger. I suspect this is the cause of my newfound strength gains. Some guys are saying I look thicker, again the only thing I have done diffrent is dead lifts. So, I feel deads are the way to go, you get the benefit of doing a compound exercise while you are hitting the traps. Shrugs are kindof a isolation exercise. Its the diffrence of bench and flys in my opinion. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-11-2005, 07:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
konan Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	True deads nail the traps. In fact any deadlift will but i find keeping continuous tension really helps. Even stiff legs thrash my traps and the benefits of partials are that in perfoming the top portion i figure you're working the traps harder as thats where their recruitmen is maximal Last edited by konan; 22-11-2005 at 07:28 PM.

22-11-2005, 09:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,624	Haaa haaaa one of the mods did that to me. One day I was a funny avatar and the next was that. I asked him where the full size pick was and he said that is all he had. I have had that avatar ever since. I switched his to this gay dude and it was really funny but he switched it back....that bastard I have know idea who she is but she looks like a doll. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

20-11-2005, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
konan Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	I always find that the ROM on shrugs is too narrow to produce real gains but i guess its an individual response. Dumbell shrugs for me don't neccesarily build mass but rather thicken and adds density to the muscles especially when i hold the contraction at the top for 2 seconds. Plus the grip works a bonus

20-11-2005, 11:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	why partial deads? heavy deads + heavy deads + heavy deads = big traps

21-11-2005, 10:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	lol! Its true that partials allow you to do a little more weight but partials imo should only be used when you reach a sticking point at the top of your deadlift - until then full ROM

22-11-2005, 06:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
paul m Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 81	my traps have always been a weak bodypart iv recently been getting good results from barbell shrugs and i also think that doing heavy t bar rows has made a difference.

22-11-2005, 07:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
konan Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 29	To hell with talkin about traps! Who is that chick in your avatar?

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Carlos901 Legend Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,783	yeh she does look hot __________________

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