Those with big, noticeable traps, how’d you get there?

[shawna27]

This is a little vain, but I decided I want to start bulking a little after cutting and I’ve always thought that big traps make a person look more physically imposing.

36M, 6’2”, 205 lbs. but my traps are just normal to me. What are y’all doing?

 

[dawn16]

@shawna27 Personally, endless heavy bb shrugs and Hugh rep db shrugs. But I don’t think that’s necessary for trap development.

 

[loveoverdeath]

@shawna27 Hang cleans will make your fucking traps explode!

 

[farmerdex]

@loveoverdeath Look at any Oly lifter and ask if it will build your traps.

 

[antponetteoaks]

@loveoverdeath Is that including the squat or like hang power cleans?

 

[loveoverdeath]

@antponetteoaks If your just doing it for traps I wouldn’t worry about the squat

 

[antponetteoaks]

@loveoverdeath Sweet, replacing all squats with hang cleans, gotcha

 

[imnw]

@antponetteoaks Nah do hang cleans then squat after.

 

[loveoverdeath]

@antponetteoaks Yea I wouldn’t not do squats

 

[antponetteoaks]

@loveoverdeath Too late, only cleans and shrugs

 

[gus1979]

@shawna27 Deadlifts 10 x 10 60% of max, and lots of heavy swings.

 

[indi7]

@shawna27 Genetics is king. I have huge traps, easily my most defined body part. I don’t directly work them out ever. I think it comes with having a longer neck though.

Second most people with big traps that naturally wouldn’t are on steroids. Delts and traps have lots of androgen receptors and respond to gear well.

 

[kdj]

@indi7 Yep, whenever I see huge traps I think PEDs.

 

[jasonharless]

@shawna27 Hang power cleans, snatch grip hip pulls

 

[samin2345]

@shawna27 Pull ups!

 

[raulcraven]

@samin2345 My traps are probably my best feature, I love pull ups and deadlifts.

 

[twolfe]

@shawna27 Traps are all I got. I think pull-ups and heavy carries work them best

 

[jamini21]

@shawna27 Farmers walks, pull-ups, face pulls, rear felt flys. Shrugs never worked for me but you could use those to prime them before your other lifts. Or overhead shrugs, those are good.

 

[cnea67]

@shawna27 Building a bigger deadlift, rows, carries

 

[limit]

@shawna27 I’ve always had decent traps, but I feel like OHP has helped them