Official: Building MASSIVE Traps

[Exodus]

shrug for peak

for thickness............. behind the neck shoulder press and behind the neck pull downs work that at the bottom

deadlifts.......... still the best for the thickness you search monstar

 

[Belial]

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I really, truly, absolutely give up.

 

[BigDogg]

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I really, truly, absolutely give up.

Just say it kid.. let your feelings flow

 

[Belial]

No. I sometimes get the feeling that I'm speaking into a void....

 

[b fold the truth]

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=64292

Check out my recent post. I never train my traps. They get tons of work from strongman work. Can't wait till someone on here decides to start training semi-strongman and learning that you really can grow from strongman and west side too.

B True

 

[sysopt]

I wouldnt do upright rows...they can screw up your wrists, elbows, and shoulders. They seem to work the delts more than anything else. My traps have gotten much thicker (including lower and mid traps) with deadlifts and the seated cable row.

 

[Delinquent]

I wouldnt do upright rows...they can screw up your wrists, elbows, and shoulders. They seem to work the delts more than anything else. My traps have gotten much thicker (including lower and mid traps) with deadlifts and the seated cable row.

Thank you. I thought I was going to read the whole thread and not see someone say that. Upright rows are a high risk excercise due to the way it strains the rotator cuffs. Kinda like everyone doing behind the neck pulldowns and presses. Your shoulders were not designed to rotate that way with so much weight.

 

[b fold the truth]

Upright rows can server a purpose...they have to be done intelligently though. Light weights I believe and not to failure.

Just my opinion

B True

 

[saint808]

i use a lunge machine for traps... it has handle to the side so you don't have to have your arms in front of you and you can seriously load up the weight on it... might wanna try it if your gym has one.


Rich

 

[MonStar1023]

I am really thinking about hammering my traps on a day by themselves or along with a small bodypart like forearms or something along those lines and see how it goes.