traps- with back or delts - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

skizxi · 30-09-2004, 12:33 AM

what do you guys think? is it best to train traps with back or delts?

i know the traps are part of the back, but i prefer to train them with delts as you are using your traps when doing delt excercises ie:- lat raises. what do you lot reckon?

winger · 30-09-2004, 02:33 AM

If you train each body part once a week then it is ok to train them with back. That way they get hit twice a week but not bommed. If you train twice a week I would do them with shoulders. That way they dont get trained indirectly 4 times a week. Hell even heavy bicept curls hit the traps indirectly.

**hackskii** · 30-09-2004, 02:44 AM

Either way would be cool.
As above!!!

winger · 30-09-2004, 02:50 AM

What no bump!...............your out

Biker · 01-10-2004, 01:04 PM

I always do them with Back, appears logic to me that they should be with back.

**big pete** · 01-10-2004, 01:51 PM

if i do them they are with back. they get hit when doing deads, so ive always considered them a back exercise

winger · 01-10-2004, 04:23 PM

They also get hit with side laterals too.

01-10-2004, 05:53 PM

back.

John · 01-10-2004, 06:28 PM

back.

Biker · 01-10-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winger

They also get hit with side laterals too.

only if you're trying to be macho and using a much bigger weight than you can handle :p

you are correct they will get hit a little on shoulder day but much more with back.

winger · 02-10-2004, 01:36 AM

Lets just suppose that the traps are made to raise the shoulders. Cause they are

. Do you raise your shoulders doing side laterals yes. Do you raise your shoulders on deadlifts, maybe, but only if you do them right(at the end while rolling shoulders back). If you do deadlifts on back day then yes you are correct. But I bet more then half of the guys on this board dont do dead lifts. So if that is the case then do them on shoulder day

. I know it looks like I back peddled here but I just started doing deads myself no thanks to James Titor. I can feel the traps after a deadlift day. So I agree. But only if you do dead lifts.
Lets say this then. Tom Platz tore his bicept doing dead lifts. Does that mean dead lifts work bicepts? Well actually yes.

John · 02-10-2004, 01:41 AM

and done my back in,bad form and too much weight, might give em another try now though.

winger · 02-10-2004, 01:46 AM

My form is terrible and my lower back pays the price for days...........lol.......not really

Mine is more like a straight leg deadlift, only uglier

ONE SMART COOKIE · 02-10-2004, 03:02 AM

Dont train them directly as they get enough stimulation from back and shoulder work,plus big traps ruin you taper and make your shoulders look narrow,imo.

winger · 02-10-2004, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONE SMART COOKI

Dont train them directly as they get enough stimulation from back and shoulder work,plus big traps ruin you taper and make your shoulders look narrow,imo.

I love this guy.......................dont get any ideas Jimmy..........lol

30-09-2004, 12:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
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winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,331 Blog Entries: 1	Lets just suppose that the traps are made to raise the shoulders. Cause they are. Do you raise your shoulders doing side laterals yes. Do you raise your shoulders on deadlifts, maybe, but only if you do them right(at the end while rolling shoulders back). If you do deadlifts on back day then yes you are correct. But I bet more then half of the guys on this board dont do dead lifts. So if that is the case then do them on shoulder day. I know it looks like I back peddled here but I just started doing deads myself no thanks to James Titor. I can feel the traps after a deadlift day. So I agree. But only if you do dead lifts. Lets say this then. Tom Platz tore his bicept doing dead lifts. Does that mean dead lifts work bicepts? Well actually yes. __________________ 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. Last edited by winger; 02-10-2004 at 01:44 AM.

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John EFBB Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,245	tried em once and done my back in,bad form and too much weight, might give em another try now though.

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ONE SMART COOKIE Decided to leave due to idiots & and their over inflated egos Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,018	Dont train them directly as they get enough stimulation from back and shoulder work,plus big traps ruin you taper and make your shoulders look narrow,imo.