Trap height near delts

[DreamTheaterFan]

I've seen plenty of threads about developing trap height near the neck, but what about near the delts? Im tired of having these 2 bones sitting on top of my delts...

[DreamTheaterFan]

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[DreamTheaterFan]

Odd that no ones responded...this isnt some sort of joke question.

[A.FreeRadical]

I'll give it a shot. Someone told me to do dumbbell shrugs to develop that part of the traps. I don't know if it is true, but I have included a db routine in with my barbell shrugs.

Now if I am wrong, I am sure someone will respond.

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[SprtNvolcoM00]

Believe it or not, heavy Side Lateral raises as worked for me. There is a clear distinction between my Delts and Trap region. I get comments on it quite often. Also, (I dont know what these are called) You take a straight curl bar (weight optional) and hold your hands close together in the middle of the bar ... with stiff arms and a slight bend in the wrist (downward) raise the bar straight out in front of you & up over your head ... FLEX & Hold. Do it as many times as you can. I find this targets the entire trap area and front delts.

My nieghbor claims to do these in jail with watered down milk crates ... His traps have grown pretty well in the last couple years he's been locked up.

[youi09]

Believe it or not, heavy Side Lateral raises as worked for me. There is a clear distinction between my Delts and Trap region. I get comments on it quite often. Also, (I dont know what these are called) You take a straight curl bar (weight optional) and hold your hands close together in the middle of the bar ... with stiff arms and a slight bend in the wrist (downward) raise the bar straight out in front of you & up over your head ... FLEX & Hold. Do it as many times as you can. I find this targets the entire trap area and front delts.

My nieghbor claims to do these in jail with watered down milk crates ... His traps have grown pretty well in the last couple years he's been locked up.

yeah thats a good way to mess up your rc.

[SprtNvolcoM00]

yeah thats a good way to mess up your rc.

Naa, Mine are fine ... but I dont go that heavy on these - usually use between 30lbs & 50lbs. & I'm not talking about up wright rows ... theses are a little bit different.

Do you have any suggestions for the guy?

[ep00]

i agree with the side laterals - if you bring your arm up as if you were doing a side lateral, even without weight, you can feel your traps help it.

i think its like most muscle groups, the definition will come with mass. you cant have virtually no traps, but somehow see separation...

[DreamTheaterFan]

Do certain kind of shrugs emphasize different areas of the traps?

[IrishBuck23]

I would try behind the back shrugs. They have really helped with the overall size of my traps. I go as heavy as possible and then static hold my last rep for as long as I can.

[krustster]

There is no real difference between the part of the traps by your neck and the part by your delts. The muscle fibers of the traps run horizontally, and as we all know (or SHOULD know, at least) a muscle fiber grows down its entire length. Take a look at this picture:

http://www.fitstep.com/Advanced/Anat...lats-traps.jpg

Notice how the part that you see by the neck and the part you see at the delts are actually comprised of the very same fibers. If the "neck portion" grows, so will the "delt portion". You just need to work it better, harder, and give it more time (and food). The upper and lower areas of the traps can be worked independently since they are made of different fibers but not the inner or outer parts (just like the chest).

[DiamondDelts]

Do certain kind of shrugs emphasize different areas of the traps?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=426690

[DreamTheaterFan]

Thanks DD. From that thread I found out that CG shrugs and Upright rows are my answer...as well as patience.