Traps: thickness n height

[WarriorPL]

When you look from my front, my traps are tall as hell and really stickup, and can sure as hell notice when i wear a shirt...

When you look from behind i can barely see them, only when i flex. How can i get those things to get thicker? I was told to do seated shrugs on an incline for thickness. I never tried them but i heard they work well.

 

[gmanlax7]

go for shrugs in the calf raise machine if ya can kid


real heavy and squeeeze

 

[endpoint]

im timing for a "deadlift" reponse.

no one yet.......

 

[gmanlax7]

heavy squats

 

[coolcolj]

snatches, snatch grip deadlifts+shrug at top, oly pulls and CCJ shrug rows

military press lockout holds as well

 

[JOKER47]

Kelso shrugs hit them nicely.



Joker

 

[Zander1983]

Snatch grip rack deadlifts from just below the knees.

 

[kingc_79]

farmers walk helps them alot too(my fav)

 

[molnii]

what are the Kelso shrugs ??

 

[JOKER47]

what are the Kelso shrugs ??

I'll try and explain them:

Lay face down on an incline bench, hang your hands over the sides with a DB in each hand and arms straight. Shrug your shoulders straight up.

Spatts has a video on the asylum website.



Joker

 

[IronLion]

Power Shrugs and more power shrugs....lol

deadlifting obviously....and everything ccj mentioned....im not sure about the bent over shrugs he has named after himself...lmao....I am going to start calling them that and see how long until people catch on and start doing CCJ shrugs...lol

 

[OfWolfandMan]

Ive been picking from power shrugs,snatch grip shrugs,clean grip shrugs,curl grip shrugs(figured it couldnt hurt..might help with the tire flip which I suck at)along with different types of cleans and stress from deadlift holds

 

[Exodus]

all strongman events seem to bomb them....... but if you dont have any of those available. do deadlift holds for time. they will murder your traps...........in a good way of course.

X

 

[MeatHead57]

deadlifts w/ a shruf at the top damn those kill my traps!! AlSO really heavy shrugs kill mine!!

 

[harman_2005]

what are the Kelso shrugs ??

This is the site Spatts gives: it has video of Kelso shrugs: http://www.asylum-strength.com/videos.htm

 

[Serea]

Hmmm, they're kinda like rows without the arm movement. Interesting.

 

[molnii]

thanks for the help!

 

[molnii]

so should u go heavy on the Kelso shrugs or moderate weight for higher reps??