Traps - Work them with shoulders or back?

[Unit 2005]

With your routine id do them on both days, barbell one day, dumbell other...a good one for hitting traps slightly differently is doing shrugs on a steep incline bench. You cant use much weight but it will hit the middle traps, which shrugs dont do (they hit upper).

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I think im gonna do the farmer walks after my back day. And shoulder day I am going to do BB/DB shrugs, I really need my traps to blow up

 

[the.gladiator1987]

With your routine id do them on both days, barbell one day, dumbell other...a good one for hitting traps slightly differently is doing shrugs on a steep incline bench. You cant use much weight but it will hit the middle traps, which shrugs dont do (they hit upper).

You mean with your stomach laying on a bench thats at a 120 degree angle? and shrugging?

 

[ExtraMile]

You mean with your stomach laying on a bench thats at a 120 degree angle? and shrugging?

Yes Imagine your doing a prone incline lateral raise and let the DB's hang infront of the bench and shrug your shoulders back and squeeze your shoulder blades, you would be in a position like you are leaning forward, like this:




Also look on this thread by SL, it has some information on trap development and some ideas for exercises on there, http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/weight-training-weight-lifting/how-do-i-develop-my-yoke-617916.html

 

[dakine]

usually depends on the length/punishment of either workout. personally i prefer training with back though...

 

[bran88]

Try doing them with your back. I actually do back/bi/traps for one day. I usually do about two trap workouts and superset them between two bicep workouts so that I get a nice sweat going (and consolidate my time at the gym).

 

[SouthernLord]

I do high pulls/power shrugs on back day.

Your traps are designed to move heavy weights and to move those weights fast.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I do high pulls/power shrugs on back day.

Your traps are designed to move heavy weights and to move those weights fast.

High pulls like upright rows?

 

[SouthernLord]

High pulls like upright rows?

Like hang cleans minus the catch. Depending on the weight used the bar doesn't travel much past the lower chest/upper abdomen. Killer exercise imo. Especially if you suck at power cleans.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Like hang cleans minus the catch. Depending on the weight used the bar doesn't travel much past the lower chest/upper abdomen. Killer exercise imo. Especially if you suck at power cleans.

got it, I might do that just so I have some kind of explosiveness in my routine. Thanks