* BEST Mass-Builder For TRAPS? *

[bruce9241]

My traps have been growing lately, even on my caloric deficit diet. I think it's because I'm still doing deadlifts about once a week and have added in standing calf machine shrugs.

 

[poiuytrew]

Yates row!!

 

[future]

 

[kx250rider]

My own experience is different, I guess... I see the best development on my traps from side db raises. I do shrugs too, which seem to sharpen the peak on my traps, but size overall is in the side raises. I can't comment on deads or cleans, as I have a back problem and I avoid those usually.

Charles

 

[ledhead]

Stand-up barbell shrugs on the SMITH,and seated dumbell shrugs

 

[bigdave2628]

Deadlifts

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Power Shrugs bar none imo.

Deadlifts second.

I think it depends on the person. Deads do build my traps, but they really don't pop out unless I do explosive power shrugs.

Then there are guys I know that don't do any direct trap work that just deadlift heavy once a week and have powerful traps.

 

[shibs]

I'm like the 2nd kind of person ghetto mentioned. All I do are heavy deads once a week, and my traps have grew sooo much. much more than when i was doing shrugs. I don't do any direct trap workouts anymore.

 

[Ox-Sandra-Loan]

For me, Power Shrugs. Deadlifts are great too, but I can use about 150 pounds more on power shrugs than i can DL, and it makes a noticable difference in my traps.

 

[Andalite]

Facepulls, actually.