Trapezius/ Traps
Trapezius is one of the two Superficial muscles. No matter what traps workout you're following, perhaps nobody personifies that kind of towering traps that you can get through right traps workout than WARRIOR actor TOM HARDY. Just look at him, he looks like he is smuggling sand bags in his upper back and neck!
[ Doing those traps workout the right way can make you look bigger in just few weeks.]
But how did Tom hardy develop such an impressive set of traps?
Simple guys, He just did the traps exercises the right way, that means by contracting the traps on every rep of those traps workouts and not just lifting the weights from point A to point B. There is a huge difference in doing the workout right and just lifting weights.
Top 5 exercise to get those BIGGER traps
EXERCISE LIST
- DUMBBELL SHRUGS
- UPRIGHT ROW
- FARMER'S WALK
- SMITH MACHINE-REVERSE SHRUGS
- INCLINE DUMBBELL SHRUGS
Exercise Number one
1. DUMBBELL SHRUGS
- As shown in the above picture, you lift your shoulder right up and hold it for a while, then bring them back slowly.
- Contract and pinch your shoulders blades back at the same time you lift.
- By contracting those shoulder blades back you should feel activation in traps.
- Lean forward a little, this makes traps to work a little harder to lift.
- Keep the movement slow this will give much better results.
Exercise number two
2.UPRIGHT ROW
- Upright rows are one of the best exercise to build those massive traps.
- keep those elbows above the shoulder height.
- Hold the barbell slightly less than shoulder width.
- Don't let the whole movement control your pace, you should be controlling the movement of exercise by slow negative.
- Squeeze those traps on the top position.
Exercise number three
3.FARMER'S WALK
- Keep the back straight and chest up, by holding those dumbbells tight start walking.
- Judge the distance you walk by LAP, that you can know your improvement every week.
- Grab heavy weights so that your traps get maximum activation.
- This workout is going to help you improve your lower body strength too.
Exercise number four
4. SMITH MACHINE- REVERSE SHRUGS
- first grab the barbell slightly out of shoulder width, contract those traps while lifting the barbell.
- Keep your spine in neutral position.
- Move your hips slightly forward.
- Bring those shoulders right up to your ears, the by contracting those traps.
- Bring the barbell back down slow and steady.
Exercise number five
5. INCLINE DUMBBELL SHRUGS
- Get on to an inclined bench as shown in the figure and start lifting those shoulders back up.
- Squeeze those traps while at the top position.
- Bring those dumbbells back all the way down slow and steady.
- Grab heavy weights and hold those dumbbells tight while performing the exercise.
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