shrugs

Here’s a little-known gym fact, kirk shrug may be, he best shrug variation you’re not doing. There’s nothing more imposing than a lifter with a big yoke, otherwise known as a set of massive upper traps, shoulders, and back will make you stand in awe—and move out of their way as they toss...

When most lifters think of their traps, they visualize only the small portion of the upper traps they see from the front. But the trapezius is a big muscle, originating at the base of the skull, running down to the upper and mid-back, and running width-wise covering both scapulas. If all you do...

A TOOL FOR DEADLIFTS, ROWS, SHRUGS, AND CARRIES EVERY HOME GYM NEEDS ONE If you have a home gym, you probably have a bar, plates, a power rack, an adjustable bench, a pull-up rig, and some dumbbells. What’s missing? A trap bar 470. The trap bar is the best specialty bar. Certain exercises are...

New post out for you guys today from John Doe Bodybuilding! This one covers some great tips for your traps and rear delts. I only want to give you the best diet, training, and lifestyle advice I have to offer! Now why am I focusing on your rear delts? Because building up those muscles can...

The traps are involved in many upper-body movements that require shoulder elevation, rotation, or stabilization. Shrugs are a true isolation exercise and can be performed with a barbell or dumbbells. Holding the bar with arms down and fully extended, raise the shoulders, lifting the weight using...

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...

How to Perform Breathing Shrugs If you are looking to stimulate trap growth in a new way, and don’t mind pain, then listen up. Breathing shrugs are a brutal, painful and effective way of punishing your trap muscles, forcing them to respond and grow. I recommend using straps (preferable...

I need new movements to grow my traps, right now in doing 135x12 (2 sets) 225X12(2 sets) and 315X12(3 sets) my hands dont really like it pass 315. I usually do a set on the close grip shrug machine (hands on front) and one set on the wide grip(hands behind my back) any other movements I can do?