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rancid
Amateur Bodybuilder
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posted July 25, 2000 03:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rancid     Edit/Delete Message
other than shrugs and up right rows, I'm having trouble finding new excercises that isolate the traps to change up my trap routine because of staleness any suggestions on different exercises.

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BK
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posted July 26, 2000 01:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BK   Click Here to Email BK     Edit/Delete Message
One of my favorite trap exercises are lateral dumbell raises. Take the DBs to your hips, palms towrds your body. Then try to raise your arms like you're trying to fly. Don't bend 'em. I love it, but if you don't it's your call.

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Vitaman
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posted July 26, 2000 07:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Vitaman   Click Here to Email Vitaman     Edit/Delete Message UIN: 77744808
On a over head pulley station grab a bar do "reverse shrugs" by pulling your traps down and slowly let the weight back up.

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TRIHARD
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posted July 26, 2000 09:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TRIHARD     Edit/Delete Message
Heavy deadlifts and cleans build the traps big time.Their also good compound excersises which are the best for building overall mass, and have a type of knock-on growth effect on the whole body.

-BK, lateral raises done correctly are for the delts, not the traps.

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Large & In Charge
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posted July 26, 2000 07:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Large & In Charge     Edit/Delete Message
The best trap exercise for my money is cleans! Like TRIHARD mentioned, this is a compound exercise so it will not totally isolate the traps. But when doing the exercise, bring the bar down slower than when you brought it up. You will deffinately work your traps hard!

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The Dude
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posted July 26, 2000 07:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for The Dude   Click Here to Email The Dude     Edit/Delete Message
I do shrugs and upright rows on shoulder days, but my traps get a good hit on back day too. Deads will really help build them up. Plus, when doing barbell rows (either reverse or regular grip), you'll often feel your traps really working, especially as your lats tire.

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