* BEST Mass-Builder For TRAPS? *

[Chill Trojan]

best results 4 me have come from cleans and power shrugs
btw power shrugs are just 1 part of a clean anyway so i would suggest cleans are the best

 

[2DIEZEL]

HEAVY HEAVY....BB shrugs

 

[bigdave2628]

Deadlifts & more Deadlifts!!!

 

[ExtraMile]

When shrugging, what rep range do people find the best?

 

[C.K.]

Dumbbell upright rows to the side: aka the "dork row"

 

[bruce9241]

My traps are starting to show a bit. I can start to see them with a shirt on. Been doing deadlifts for a few months now. Haven't done any shrugs or anything else so I'll have to credit the deadlifts.

 

[jediclampet]

deadlifts

 

[hardrock]

Deads!

 

[magman1]

Maybe changing base a bit...what would experts recommend as the proper shoulder position when doing DB / BB shrugs? I really really don't mean to be a dick, but I'd prefer opinions of the dudes that really know what they are talking about, not the guys just getting started (tho I'm sure are on the way to being jacked experts in no time)

Should you almost have your lats contracted / backed on shrugs / rows, or leaned forward?

 

[burnthiscorpse]

I never do anything to "intentionally" target traps. If I do they knot up and my neck hurts so bad I have to get a deep tissue massage apt. to fix it. Fortunatley my traps are genetically large and every damn movment with weight that I do gives them a pump.