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Ecksarmy11 · 10-07-2006, 03:27 PM

In your opinion what's the best exercise for building up your traps ?

Captain Hero · 10-07-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecksarmy11

In your opinion what's the best exercise for building up your traps ?

upright rows or heavy shrugs for direct trap work or deads for indirect trap work

**Robsta** · 10-07-2006, 03:38 PM

smiths shrugs mate

Ironman · 10-07-2006, 03:39 PM

Dumbell, barbell shrugs, rows, deads will all work your traps mate.

DB · 10-07-2006, 03:41 PM

bent over rows with a underhand grip...

shrugs

deads

samurai69 · 10-07-2006, 03:49 PM

Up until the start of this year i would have said any of the shrug movements, but since february i have been doing a mix of cleans/clean and press/high pull and my traps have come on in leaps

this week for a change i went back to shrugs and i am still able to shrug the weights i was doing last year - so not dropped strength.

So i would definately look at using these other variations too

just my opinion - and how it worked for me

invisiblekid · 10-07-2006, 03:55 PM

Shrugs then Upright Rows - in that order I'd say. Deads may also help.

Toregar · 10-07-2006, 09:42 PM

Deads

Shrugs

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10-07-2006, 03:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
invisiblekid Hitman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,536	Shrugs then Upright Rows - in that order I'd say. Deads may also help. __________________ Most bodybuilders are actually insane. Albert Einstein defined insanity as "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

10-07-2006, 03:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ironman Sculpting the masterpiece Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,464	Dumbell, barbell shrugs, rows, deads will all work your traps mate.

10-07-2006, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
samurai69 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid Portugal - by the sea Posts: 3,076	Up until the start of this year i would have said any of the shrug movements, but since february i have been doing a mix of cleans/clean and press/high pull and my traps have come on in leaps this week for a change i went back to shrugs and i am still able to shrug the weights i was doing last year - so not dropped strength. So i would definately look at using these other variations too just my opinion - and how it worked for me

10-07-2006, 09:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Toregar Progressing Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 184	Deads Shrugs