I've been doing a routine at my gym that was laid out for me by one of the trainers, and lately I've been trying to expand it a little to target some more individual muscle groups.
Two areas I'd like to target are the traps, and lats. I do seated rows, military presses, and lat pull downs as part of my routine, but I'd like to work both of them a little more.
What are the best ways to isolate these muscles beyond a shrug for the traps and a pull-down for the lats? I'm currently using a shoulder-width grip on the lat pull down, would a wider grip work the lats more?
EDIT: Sorry, forgot about the lats in the thread title.
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02-10-2012, 01:17 PM #1Registered User
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What's the best exercise(s) to work the traps?
Strongfat (Bearmode)
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02-10-2012, 01:28 PM #2The BACKMAN
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Lats: different vertical pull movements. Also, during horizontal pulls, pulling close to the sides and to the waist works well.
Traps: rack pulls, deadlifts, upright row with narrow grip, etc.Bodybuilding is 60% training and 50% diet. Yes that adds up to 110%, because that's what you should be giving it. Change the inside, and the physique will follow.
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02-10-2012, 01:40 PM #3In the danger zone
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Traps?
Power cleans.
Learn them, love them.
Lats?
Wide grip weighted chins.
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02-10-2012, 01:48 PM #4
Smith machine shrugs, upright rows
bitches ain't hollerin' at no cardiac muscle.
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02-10-2012, 02:00 PM #5No Pain No Gain
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Traps: upright rows and deadlifts
Lats: wide grip pulldowns, wide grip pullups, straight arm pulldowns, and dumbbell pullovers
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02-10-2012, 02:02 PM #6Registered User
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Lats: Pulldowns, wide grip pullup
Traps: dumbell Shrug (shrug of any sort) Upright rows
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