How do you get big traps,I have them but they don't stick out?I want ones that stick out.I do shrugs with 40 kg dumbells,but our gym does not have any bigger dumbells.doing shrugs on the barbell at our gym is not safe as we don't have a stand for the barbell.
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Thread: How do you get big traps?
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02-13-2013, 06:56 PM #1
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How do you get big traps?
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02-13-2013, 07:11 PM #2
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02-13-2013, 07:14 PM #3
What Mr. 'Doth Thou Hoist' said. Deadlift heavy. If you can't do that, do shrugs by deadlifting what you can and shrugging away, or do upright rows, either with d'bells or a barbell. If you want big traps, work them by using these exercises.
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02-13-2013, 07:20 PM #4
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02-13-2013, 07:37 PM #6
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02-13-2013, 08:55 PM #7
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02-13-2013, 09:11 PM #8
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02-13-2013, 09:13 PM #9
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02-13-2013, 10:42 PM #10
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02-14-2013, 02:36 AM #11
I love doing shrugs. I have a lot of success with power shrugs. I do them on shoulder day.
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02-14-2013, 02:52 AM #12
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02-14-2013, 03:49 AM #15
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02-14-2013, 04:41 AM #16
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02-14-2013, 04:59 AM #17
Aside from deads,
Farmers and shrugs
I do a combo.....
get a comfortable weight
Farmer walk it, when you stop, rep out the shrugs
without putting the weight down do this 3 times.Air Force Veteran 1976 - 1999 - Cannabis Enthusiast since the 1960's
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02-14-2013, 05:18 AM #18
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02-14-2013, 05:33 AM #19
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02-14-2013, 05:40 AM #20
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I do shrugs but have found deadlifts the best as well. I also do reverse pec dec with the seat dropped low so the movement is similar to a face pull. Really happy with my trap development
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02-14-2013, 06:29 AM #21
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02-14-2013, 07:01 AM #22
Got a question about deadlifts for traps - are folks doing a shrug at the top of the movement to hit traps specifically, or is it intrinsically building the traps just by doing heavy deadlifts with standard form? I'm asking cause I also have noticed trap development over the past year when I started doing standard heavy(for me) deadlifts. Thanks in advance.
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02-14-2013, 07:14 AM #23
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02-14-2013, 07:30 AM #24
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02-14-2013, 07:32 AM #25
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02-14-2013, 09:17 AM #26
One thing about trap development from shrugs. It helps greatly to use a double overhand grip. Keeping them overhand, keeps lat and trap activation very high. Using an alternate grip, brings a lot of bicep in.
If you are a powerlifter, a mixed grip is a must. If you want the benefits of deads to develop your back and not grip strength, use straps and double overhand. It is safer and you will get more out of it.
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02-14-2013, 09:38 AM #27
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As everyone has said heavy deads, another exercise that works my traps pretty well is standing side laterals. I start with the dumbells in front of my waist and then go to my ears as the stop point.
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02-14-2013, 09:50 AM #28
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02-14-2013, 06:24 PM #29
Do you see face pulls as a building movement, or more of an overall conditioning move of the traps, rhomboids, rear shoulder? I don't know that I have explained that question very well, but can't think of a better way to put it. I guess I am just trying to figure out the intensity level you shoot for with face pulls?
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02-14-2013, 08:43 PM #30
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This is a good question. I'd answer only from my own personal experience. Doing a shrug at the top of a deadlift WILL work with lighter weights (it's all relative), but once you get into the five-rep range or lower, the pre-exhaustion effect will be in place. That makes your traps more vulnerable, IMHO, to a tear, and this happened once with me a few years back. Tore both trap muscles (actually, strained them really badly) and suffered from spasms and headaches for about three months. Therefore, I'd recommend that if you do the combo, do the deadlifts i.e. the set itself first, and finish off by doing shrugs and do them with lighter weights you can shrug with for about ten to twelve reps. Once the deadlift gets into the five or lower range, deadlift and only that. JMO..."Don't call me Miss Kitty. Just...don't."--Catnip. Check out the Catnip Trilogy on Amazon.com
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