* BEST Mass-Builder For TRAPS? *

[kiloamp]

Hang Power Clean for me, especially from the high hang (starting with bar above knee.)

 

[MJBossman]

Dumbbell shrugs worked great...I didn't start working traps until about 6 months ago.

Now I have a fat strech mark on each of my traps.

 

[150shot]

I have a good unique exercise with a curl or straight bar- shrug it all the way up, then with the traps up upright row it. It's like a double movement but I get a good burn in the traps all the time.

 

[TheOak84]

deadlifts, period.

not tru, i know a guy with traps up to his ears.. he doesnt even know what a deadlift is

 

[lavi]

not tru, i know a guy with traps up to his ears.. he doesnt even know what a deadlift is

 

[thefren]

Lately I've been doing serious and heavy dumbell shrugs. Let me tell you something, my traps got noticeably bigger. Just a couple days ago I put on a shirt I haven't worn for about a month, and the length is no longer working for me, it's too short. Tried a few other shirts that I haven't worn and I can no longer wear them. Now I am trying more deadlifts, and hopefully I get better development. I love how traps make you look more powerful, they, quads and triceps have become my target muscles for the next 3 weeks.

 

[strongsmartsexy]

Deads are magically wonderful things for mass building...

 

[zxe003]

Deads And Barbell Shrugs Fo Sure. I Think The Shrugs Isolate The Upper Part Of The Traps A Little Better. Since Most People Are Referring To The Upper Traps When Talking About Them, Shrugs Make More Sense. However Since The Trapezius Actually Starts There And Extends Down The Upper Middle Part Of Your Back...deads Are A Better Choice For Overall Development.

 

[WalkingBeast]

BB and DB shrugs were the staple of my trap work for the most part. Sometimes behind the back with the barbell also. My traps were the first things to grow on me and were quite developed by the time I was 17. For about the last two years I havent done any shrugs at all. Just lots of deadlifting, once per week. My traps definately seem to have thickened since then. Its hard to tell though cuz I dont know how to measure traps. But it seems noticeable in pictures.

 

[du Chaneaux17]

BB and DB shrugs were the staple of my trap work for the most part. Sometimes behind the back with the barbell also. My traps were the first things to grow on me and were quite developed by the time I was 17. For about the last two years I havent done any shrugs at all. Just lots of deadlifting, once per week. My traps definately seem to have thickened since then. Its hard to tell though cuz I dont know how to measure traps. But it seems noticeable in pictures.

You don't think doing shrugs twice a week (eg...monday and friday) then deadlifts on wednesday would be a bad idea do ya? I've done that for awhile now but don't know if I should lighten up.