Good exercises for TRAPS???

[ballast]

Monstar-
1- Here is a good website to start with that deals with the "quick lifts" you are looking for:
http://www.olympus.net/personal/cablebar/index.htm
2-Power cleans are done with the same grip you use for deadlifts(also known as a clean grip).Using a wider grip may cause shoulder problems.Most types of pulls incorporate the two "pulls" I refered to earlier.The first pull is generally done slow(like starting a deadlift from the floor).If you explosively jerk the weight off the floor instead of a slow smooth pull, you are subjecting your lower back to extreme stress.The second pull is generally done explosively, usually when you reach knee level(but you must be conscious fo your back alignment at all times).Power pulls a.k.a. high pulls can be done with either a clean grip or a snatch(wide) grip.The wider your grip, the less weight you can use, so keep this in mind.A lifting coach is the best person to learn these movements from, but if you decide to learn them on your own, be very careful.Emphasize form over weight and watch your back!Dynamic shrugs are kind of a cross between a shrug and an upright row.You start the movement around knee level or slightly above and combine an explosive shrugging movement with a little bit of arm pull.This allows more weight to be used than regular shrugs.
3-I would say that power cleans and power snatches are pretty much on par with deadlifts, but not better.This is of course that you are using good form.I think cleans and snatches are better for trap development than standard shrugs.They also involve the rest of the back muscles.By eliminating the first pull and starting from knee level a.k.a. hang cleans/hang snatches you can focus more on the shrug potion of the lift.So these may be a little better for trap development.Also, starting off learning the "hang" movements will probably be better in the long run.
4-I would incorporate these movements on either back/trap day or leg day, as the legs are heavily involved.Look at it this way.If you are doing the full movement, put them into your leg day.If you are concentrating on the hang movements, put them into your back day.

 

[Exodus]

squats are some of the best exercises for traps.........

seriously......... you flex your traps when you squat....... and with a butt load of weight............ that stress tends to add up

but deadlifts and occasionally shrugs like the scottsman said

 

[DaCypher]

Exodus,

Yes, but you don't even come close to maximizing your range of motion with your traps when doing squats.

 

[GenetiKing]

Don't get mislead into thinking everyone will sprout Goldberg traps if they do enough deadlifts, rowing exercises, and hang cleans. Some genetically gifted people can get away with that and see gains...but for the rest of us, traps need heavy and direct work.

Use common sense. From an anatomical standpoint, what function do the upper traps play? They elevate the shoulder girdle. (Actually, there are three portions to the trapezius muscle, each with its own effect on how it moves the shoulder girdle articulation, but we're talking about the upper traps here so...) Therefore, the most effective way to add mass to the upper traps is to add resistance when the shoulder girdle is elevated. What would that be?

A shoulder shrug.

Don't get caught up in using every other exercise known to man to target a specific musclegroup.

Best of luck bro.