Traps

[Bruce L]

I want outrageous traps! Traps out of proportion.

When people look at me and see my traps they will know not to mess with me or look at me for too long.

What are the best exercises for traps?

[I Declare War]

*shrugs*

1. Barbell Shrugs

2. Rack pulls

3. Dumbbell Shrugs

Just go as heavy as you can

[Phedder]

Deadlifts, Hang cleans, power cleans, farmers walks.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

do you deadlift?

[I Declare War]

If you want traps, then rack pulls are better than deadlifts. Simple logic.

[Bruce L]

Yes i deadlift.

What are farmers walks and hang cleans?

[trainlikeafreak]

If you want traps, then rack pulls are better than deadlifts. Simple logic.

this is true

[Phedder]

Yes i deadlift.

What are farmers walks and hang cleans?

Farmers walks, pick up a heavy weight in each hand and walk until you can't hold on anymore

Hang cleans are a clean from the hang position...Great description aye :pfft:

Oly lifters have ridiculous traps, and they do a lot of clean variations. All clean variations are good for trap development, but I'd say the hang clean is the best for traps as it relies the most on the 3rd pull to get the weight up, which is the explosive shrug.

[Bruce L]

How about this one: its when your standing with the barbell hanging with an over hand grip and you lift it up towards your chin.

Know what i mean? not sure what its called.. some kind of row maybe.

Cheers Pheddor, i Just tried the hang clean, they are sweet.

[tomsammce]

How about this one: its when your standing with the barbell hanging with an over hand grip and you lift it up towards your chin.

Know what i mean? not sure what its called.. some kind of row maybe.

Cheers Pheddor, i Just tried the hang clean, they are sweet.

Upright row, yes they are very good.

[Bruce L]

Woah, why have a never done the farmers walk on purpose before.

Tuesday i shell be that weird guy with huge weights walking backward and forwards in front of everyone on the tred/bike/walker things.

Then in a few tuesdays ill be that freak farmer walker with massive traps freaking out the runners.

Thanks fullas.

[tomsammce]

It'll happen faster than a few weeks, few days and ur traps will be huge.

[Kiwijuice]

It'll happen faster than a few weeks, few days and ur traps will be huge.

thats true. dont train them too much bruce lee or they will grow too big and take over your body

[Monarchking]

This might help

Building a Bigger Yoke by Jim Wendler