i want my traps to be thick

[exub]

basically i do shrugs and deadlifts and all the other mambajamba. but my traps are only big when i flex em. i want them to be like popping outta my shirt. what exercises can i do for this. and im currently cutting so no you should cut replies

[MiloMan]

Eat more food, keep lifting, and put on more mass. Your traps have got to be really big to look really big.

How tall are you, and about how much do you weigh right now?

[exub]

5'8

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by exub
5'8

...and about how much do you weigh right now?

[exub]

230

[MiloMan]

Have a photo? At 5'8" 230 lbs those traps ought to show up mighty well. Is that a farily lean 230?

[exub]

no no my bodyfat is 36.2

[dookie1481]

Originally posted by exub
no no my bodyfat is 36.2

Well, there you go. Keep cutting, be patient, and them will look bigger.

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by exub
no no my bodyfat is 36.2

OK, that's why, that makes you 5'8" and about 146 lbs (at an impossible and lethal zero pct bodyfat), which is not massive. I asume you're trying to get rid of a lot of the dead weight, so just keep it up and be patient. In a year you'll be strikingly different, if you keep working hard and watch the calories.

[hyp3r3xt3nsion]

Originally posted by MiloMan
OK, that's why, that makes you 5'8" and about 146 lbs (at an impossible and lethal zero pct bodyfat), which is not massive. I asume you're trying to get rid of a lot of the dead weight, so just keep it up and be patient. In a year you'll be strikingly different, if you keep working hard and watch the calories.

bizump; plus don't forget the fact that some people's traps just suck...instead they get it in the lats

[ed073]

Originally posted by exub
no no my bodyfat is 36.2

there's yer problem.....cut up and those traps will emerge

[f34r]

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459280

The pics dont work for some reason tho..

[MrSinister]

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
bizump; plus don't forget the fact that some people's traps just suck...instead they get it in the lats

and vice versa

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[tall_mofo]

Originally posted by f34r
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459280

The pics dont work for some reason tho..

that's the same workout that in t-mag only, it doesn't exist anymore

i printed it a while ago, but i don't have any scanner

[dookie1481]

Originally posted by tall_mofo
that's the same workout that in t-mag only, it doesn't exist anymore

i printed it a while ago, but i don't have any scanner

T-mag has been a mess lately. I saved a number of articles from them on my favorites list, but they don't work anymore. Plus, a bunch of articles are missing pics.

[f34r]

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
instead they get it in the..

Guess what word I'm thinking of

[hyp3r3xt3nsion]

Originally posted by f34r
Guess what word I'm thinking of

[th3 gr34t3st]

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
bizump; plus don't forget the fact that some people's traps just suck...instead they get it in the lats

why is that? my traps are the best part on my body but my lats suck.

[hyp3r3xt3nsion]

Originally posted by th3 gr34t3st
why is that? my traps are the best part on my body but my lats suck.

i dunno, it just is

[th3 gr34t3st]

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
i dunno, it just is

lol that sucks. my lats are the only thing thats really lagging on me (i got good calves too). oh well i'll just stare at my traps some more

[Steveo31]

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
bizump; plus don't forget the fact that some people's traps just suck...instead they get it in the lats

Ooooh.. there's the dillema. Hulk traps or eagle lats?

[MrSinister]

Even with high b/f your traps should still noticably portrude out on your shoulders.
U either have them or u dont

[THe WeapoN]

not that high i think

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by MrSinister
Even with high b/f your traps should still noticably portrude out on your shoulders.
U either have them or u dont

They have a lean body mass of ~146 pounds at 5'8", with ~84 lbs of fat covering it. There's really not enough to "noticably portrude out" from the shoulders.

[Nainoa]

My traps have always been decent, even when I was just sitting on my butt...

I had to bust my ass doing all kinds of pull downs, and bent rows to get my lats decent...

I hardly do anything that's specific for my traps, and they pop nicely.

For me though, as much as I wish it was chest, or bi's etc... My rear delts, and upper back are my best feature.

Just my two cents

Nainoa

[bigpump23]

if you want big traps...hit the deadlifts then try behind the back shrugs(they really give your traps a 3-d look) and seated db shrugs

[SuperKid]

Are you SURE your bodyfat is 36.2??? Cuz if it is, thats EXTREMELY unhealthy...

[Nainoa]

Yeah I think there's something skewing that measurement... Because 36%... You've got to be damn near bed-bound, with a helper bringing you food and helping you bathe etc...

In high school at my absolute worst I was 24% body fat.

I'm thinking you had a typo, or something went wrong in the bf calculations etc... If not... Please talk to your doctor and have him help you set up a system to lose weight safely.

[Mr. Widebody]

Originally posted by th3 gr34t3st
why is that? my traps are the best part on my body but my lats suck.

It could be bone structure. If you a longer clavicle (very square shoulders) it is often harder to produce a good pair of traps.

[dookie1481]

Originally posted by Mr. Widebody
It could be bone structure. If you a longer clavicle (very square shoulders) it is often harder to produce a good pair of traps.

Yup. I have very narrow shoulders and ginormous traps.