blasting your traps

mr sinister · 08-21-2008, 06:49 AM

whats you favorite exercise for really hitting your traps ?

WonderWoman · 08-21-2008, 06:55 AM

I kill them when I row.... we have all this equipment at the gym for traps but really row row row and you hit them pretty good there. I don't hit them with anything else because mine grow like weeds...

MR.cashcream · 08-21-2008, 09:54 AM

1.Shrugs
2.Dynamic Shrugs
3.Rows

sittinheavy · 08-21-2008, 09:58 AM

1. deadlifts
2. shrugs
3. upright rows

MR.cashcream · 08-21-2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sittinheavy

1. deadlifts

Good call, forgot about deads and racks.

1. Deads/Racks
2. Shrugs/Dynamic Shrugs
3. Rows

MrMuscle · 08-21-2008, 11:30 AM

DEADlifts, the kind where you really put the weight down between each rep. That makes my traps sore for days afterwards. I love the touch and go deadlifts for high weights and feeling strong. But when i do em dead, the hit the traps like nothing else.

RagingBull666 · 08-21-2008, 12:28 PM

Deadlift and shrugs. I do nothing else. SS, RB

Tweak · 08-21-2008, 12:36 PM

Upright rows.

Big Sky Guy · 08-21-2008, 12:56 PM

Deads, Various Shrugs, Pendlay Rows, DB Rows superset with bent over flys

Any of these in a superset will get some serious action going on

RagingBull666 · 08-21-2008, 01:18 PM

I found that keeping it simple is the best course of action. My traps are okay I guess!!

Flash · 08-23-2008, 09:06 AM

I agree with the above, however in my experience I've seen the bigest change from power cleans in the 3-5 rep range.

saiyanjin · 08-23-2008, 02:27 PM

deadlifts

Gettinripped · 08-23-2008, 04:48 PM

can someone fill me in on the dynamic shrugs??

I was doing shrugs this morning, front and back shrugs with the barbell. my grip is giving out before my traps are with the weight. i'm in need of some good straps. anyone got a link for good straps at a great price?? I'm on a budget and only get $50.00 blow money a month.

lesarin · 08-24-2008, 10:09 AM

powershrugs ftw!!!!!!!! Try an ez-curl bar for a closer grip. started that 2 months ago and first time in forever my traps hurt for a while afterwards.

drunknmunky · 08-24-2008, 06:49 PM

DB/Machine Shrugs, I dont get great isolation when using a BB

08-21-2008, 06:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
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08-21-2008, 09:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
MR.cashcream Iron Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poppin' My Collarville Posts: 760 Rep Power: 59021	1.Shrugs 2.Dynamic Shrugs 3.Rows __________________ "Get Big or Die Tryin"

08-21-2008, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
MrMuscle Gold Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 291 Rep Power: 45962	DEADlifts, the kind where you really put the weight down between each rep. That makes my traps sore for days afterwards. I love the touch and go deadlifts for high weights and feeling strong. But when i do em dead, the hit the traps like nothing else. __________________ My renewal challenge log My training movies

08-21-2008, 12:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
RagingBull666 Hmm mmh, them's my girls Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Peoria and Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,638 Rep Power: 261438	Deadlift and shrugs. I do nothing else. SS, RB __________________ Try not Do or do not There is no try Yoda That which does not kill us makes us STRONGER - Friedrich Nietzsche "So what we'll be calling on is blunt force trauma. Let's start building some hurtin bombs." Rocky www.azapf.com http://www.prowriststraps.com/store http://www.andersonpowerlifting.com http://www.prowriststraps.com/jr_bol...n_powerlifting

08-21-2008, 12:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tweak Sweater challenged Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Banana phone Posts: 4,169 Rep Power: 429289	Upright rows. __________________ Tweak's Training Log

08-21-2008, 06:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
WonderWoman Fluffy and FULL Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jersey! Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 478003	I kill them when I row.... we have all this equipment at the gym for traps but really row row row and you hit them pretty good there. I don't hit them with anything else because mine grow like weeds...

08-21-2008, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
sittinheavy Gold Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 188 Rep Power: 12273	1. deadlifts 2. shrugs 3. upright rows

08-21-2008, 12:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Big Sky Guy Yoked with the King Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MT Posts: 2,628 Rep Power: 267702	Deads, Various Shrugs, Pendlay Rows, DB Rows superset with bent over flys Any of these in a superset will get some serious action going on

08-21-2008, 01:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
RagingBull666 Hmm mmh, them's my girls Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Peoria and Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,638 Rep Power: 261438	I found that keeping it simple is the best course of action. My traps are okay I guess!! __________________ Try not Do or do not There is no try Yoda That which does not kill us makes us STRONGER - Friedrich Nietzsche "So what we'll be calling on is blunt force trauma. Let's start building some hurtin bombs." Rocky www.azapf.com http://www.prowriststraps.com/store http://www.andersonpowerlifting.com http://www.prowriststraps.com/jr_bol...n_powerlifting

08-23-2008, 09:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Flash Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,755 Rep Power: 11054	I agree with the above, however in my experience I've seen the bigest change from power cleans in the 3-5 rep range.

08-23-2008, 02:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
saiyanjin Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the backwoods. Posts: 464 Rep Power: 10475	deadlifts

08-23-2008, 04:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
Gettinripped Swollen Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 803 Rep Power: 17259	can someone fill me in on the dynamic shrugs?? I was doing shrugs this morning, front and back shrugs with the barbell. my grip is giving out before my traps are with the weight. i'm in need of some good straps. anyone got a link for good straps at a great price?? I'm on a budget and only get $50.00 blow money a month.

08-24-2008, 10:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
lesarin Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 441 Rep Power: 10226	powershrugs ftw!!!!!!!! Try an ez-curl bar for a closer grip. started that 2 months ago and first time in forever my traps hurt for a while afterwards.

08-24-2008, 06:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
drunknmunky Suck it Trebek Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 354 Rep Power: 3886	DB/Machine Shrugs, I dont get great isolation when using a BB

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