Traps

[Iowabull]

What's everyone doing for traps. I have been adding in extra stuff whenever I can. What's everyone's go to ?

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[Cohiba]

Shrugs on the Smith machine, loaded up heavy. My gym only has db's up to 125, but I use those sometimes and it hits different even though it's lighter weight, it usually gets me sore.

 

[SAD]

Honestly, my traps were built squatting heavy and deadlifting heavy. I’ve done shrugs here and there but almost all of my size comes from squats and deads.

That said, now that I don’t do either of those as heavy, I feel a ton of burn and contraction when I do lateral raises, especially when I hinge forward a bit and hit the rear delts. The key here is to close your mouth, drive your jaw back into your neck (not down), and tilt your head just ever so slightly up.

 

[jipped genes]

I do not really even do any isolation work for small muscle groups like traps. Deadlifts with a good back and trap squeeze and hold at the top is good enough for me.

 

[Yano]

220 an 330 conibear mostly for beaver , Duke makes some good sets.

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[Wizbang]

I will be incorporating Trap Bar Shrugs they always served me well back in the day.