Build a set of traps that are as impressive from the front as they are from the back. Flash back to the mid- to late-1980s, when Georgia-based bodybuilder Lee Haney was an unbeatable force on the Olympia stage. His traps were one of his many standout muscle groups. Not only for the way they popped up on his shoulders, but also for the way the complete traps — upper, middle and lower — looked when Haney turned […]
Turning your traps into mountains of muscle isn’t hard if you know the training tricks of the trade. Contrary to prevailing opinion, there’s a bit more to trapezius training than basic shrugging. In fact, throughout my bodybuilding years I got a lot of questions about how to train this important muscle group, such as, Should I train them with back or shoulders? How many sets and reps should I do for traps? […]
Should you train your traps as part of your delt or back workout? Ask a Sampling of 100 lifters what muscle group they train their traps with and probably 50 will say back while the other 50 will say shoulders. That pretty much sums up the typical disagreement on the issue, but it would be a mistake to conclude that it doesn’t really matter. The truth is, it does. […]
Take a temporary break from free weights to torch your upper traps with the Smith machine. There are only so many ways to hit your upper traps. Sure, they get worked with pretty much any shoulder exercise (overhead presses, lateral raises, upright rows), but isolating the upper traps is usually a matter of doing one […]
Ask a bodybuilder how he built his traps and he’ll simply shrug his shoulders. This is more truth than joke, for most of us put about as much thought into trapezius training as we do trapeze artistry. Chances are you simply grab a barbell or two dumbbells and move your shoulders up and down for […]
An impressive upper body isn’t complete without developed upper trapezius muscles. When an actor rolls into Hollywood, his ability to emote on-camera is pretty important. But everyone knows that to really make it, you need connections. Your body is a lot like Tinseltown—the right connections make the difference. To me, the most important connection in […]
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