My DC Routine

[Debaser]

Honestly my traps are one of my best bodyparts (second only to my upper legs) and I never do shrugs. Only compound back movements (deads, rows etc)

I do deads by locking my shoulders back in sort of a shrug position, which I maintain throughout the lift. This is the correct form, IMO (illustrated in Stuart McRobert's weight lifting tell-all guide for technique). This may make a difference.

 

[Exodus]

it could be debaser,

but dont forget about genetics. if there one of your best bodyparts, the could grow no matter what you do to them. i know my legs and triceps grow no matter how sloppy i train them.

(and im not saying you are, just talking about the blessing of good genetics, that its kinda like they already have steroids over the rest of the bodyparts.)

but i do see you point. so at the end of my trap routine, instead of a stretch for traps i do a static stretch. i load a bar up with a good bit of weight for me, about 330 lbs last week. and hold like at the top of a deadlift for 60 seconds.........now thats pain.

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