Bigger TrapS

[Admin]

What are your guys favorite/best exercises to build bigger traps?

 

[Goosey]

Farmers

 

[Grunta]

Shrugs

 

[Bazza20]

Power shrugs
Farmers walk

 

[White_Lie]

Shrugs but hold at the top for a 2 count. 10 bar in front, 10 bar behind and 10 with dumbells on the sides

 

[0ni]

Shrugs and deadlifts

 

[Wolfgang]

Farmer's walk.

Some other stuff: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/building_a_bigger_yoke

 

[Rugby88]

As above -

Shrugs
Deads
Farmers
upright rows

 

[El Testicle]

Upright rows for dat killer yoke.

 

[Timeah]

Deadlifts.
Farmers walks.

Upright rows have always hurt my shoulders.
Never tried shrugs.

Tim.

 

[jj80]

Overhead press works them pretty well for me.

Pressing 60-80kg smashes my traps far more than deadlifting 130kg for sets. My press weight is more advanced than my deadlift weight though.

 

[Darkoz]

Do you think your traps should be that involved when pressing overhead?

 

[bozodos]

well yeah, since you shrug the weight at the top of the rep...

 

[Bazza20]

Right or wrong I'm not sure but I can't say I have ever shrugged at the top of an overhead press.

 

[0ni]

The movement is more serratus than traps, not that it matters

 

[bozodos]

depends if you follow the Rippetoe way of doing it or not I guess.

 

[Shrek]

My traps suck no matter what I do.

 

[Darkoz]

well yeah, since you shrug the weight at the top of the rep...

When I press overhead whether with a barbell or a dumbell I'm doing it to work the shoulders, not the traps, therefore there is no shrugging involved.

Nor do I lockout the elbows at the top of the movement

 

[Bazza20]

When I press overhead whether with a barbell or a dumbell I'm doing it to work the shoulders, not the traps, therefore there is no shrugging involved.

Makes sense to me.

You could also shrug at the top of curls if you really wanted to but makes as much sense as shrugging at the top of the press.

 

[0ni]

My traps suck no matter what I do.

What do you deadlift?