7 Best Trap Exercises You're NOT Doing

Some of these guys form is terrible

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GREAT INFO!

Over developed traps are a sign of steroid use. They literally are hormone "trap" receptors.

Good vid, background music givn me a headache though..

Standing up pulls with barbells! 6-10 reps n atleast 4 sets.

Did you just start doing traps? It's hard to believe these work when the person selling it has average looking traps....just saying

Building traps makes a guy look like a gorilla

This is just commen sense 😂😂😂 u move a certain way it works a muscle 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉 all u little freaks

Best trap exercise you're not doing? POWER CLEANS.

I’ve now added these 7 to my gym workout and man did they blast my traps!! Thanks man.

For my fellow pencil neck kings, don't forget direct neck training. Makes an incredible difference in your appearence!

can you pls do a workout for mid back traps ?

Shrugs is a worthless exercise it does nothing for the upper traps... powerlifters never do shrugs.

Upright rows too bro wide grip.

I've been a bit lazy about my traps- too easy to overlook. Thanks for this great information. I'll start incorporating it into my routine!👍👍

I started a diet on December 13th, 2022, after my weight hit 396. I've lost over 60 pounds. I started weight lifting on January 1, with a focus on strengthening my back. I'm proud to say that my traps are one of the most visible improvements to my body, along with my shoulders and chest. I've a long ways to go, but now that I know I can add muscle, I want more. It's really addictive.

Great video, although I'd say the scapular retractions are more mid traps than lower traps. Best lower trap move I've ever done was a 3 point trap raise!

Why is there a placeholder image of an upright row, which is a movement no one should be doing, because it fcks up ur deltoids eventually???

Excellent

The facial expressions are a bit exaggerated lol.. You both grimace before even lifting the weight

Wear a heavy backpack for 10plus years, everyone always asks me what i did to get them. I could go months without working out and they still be there as if I never stopped

Like I give a shit that someone isn't impressed with my Traps when I meet them! Sounds like you have better things to eork on than your Traps.

Be careful to not pinch your tip doing those butterfly raises.

Genetically I've always had big traps and shoulders

In my opinion, Hang Clean is the best upper trap workout there is. Most people think of it as just sport performance workout, but the amount of overload plus the range of motion stimulates amazing gains. I like to mix in Snatch as well for even more range of motion, however, you can't get as much overload.

I never do traps and I have giant traps

You are doing traps only if you want to look like a bottle. It makes your shoulders look smaller.

snatch grip deadlift

Great stuff!!!

Close grip upright rows helped tremendously.

Meh. You do you, but my traps get enough work with rows and various other movements that put secondary emphasis on them. Plus I have genetics. I just really don't find the benefit in adding 15 minutes to my workout doing shrugs, any more than I do wrist curls for my forearms. Pretty sure those are getting enough of a workout as well. Although, to be honest, if you don't curl your thumb around on quite a few movements. you can take your forearms almost entirely out of a movement and refocus the stress on the muscle you're actually looking to hit.

From the thumb I was afraid it was going to be the one channel to endorse the upright row. 🤣🤣

So shrugs, basically, plus a couple of other things you can dick around with.

It's kind of like in Arnold's Encyclopedia. There are a few other things you realize are secondary, but mainly if you want to work upper chest, it's basically just incline presses.

What about the dead lifting bar for shrug?

bwaha! now I can grow my freaking traps!!!! Thank you very much!

Helpful info, man! Thanks!

Large traps make people look stupid. Very unattractive.

Let me tell you and it reminded me-power cleans had my traps on fire 🔥 when I 1st did them and doing that exercise at a heavy enough weight is better than some of those variations

Very good thorough content simple guidelines to follow will be adding this into my shoulder training tomorrow 😊

This video is pure facts I have traps already and shoulders are broad I do most of this workout videos.

Come on, the music is f** worse

Traps are my stubborn set of muscles that deny to grow. I'll try some of these exercises to see what happens.

This helps a ton thanks bro

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In all these exercises, push your head forward for more freedom of movement. So you can pull your trap higher.

thx u so much for this video

I’ve had previous shoulder pain when doing the overhead lateral raises so I’ll not use them