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Traps
Trapezius - fan-shaped across upper back. Three functional regions with very different jobs.
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Exercises that hit the upper traps.
Exercises
6 that hit upper traps directly.
Showing only exercises whose primary-muscle parts include the upper traps. Show all 28.
Low1/10
Barbell Shrug
Upper traps cramping by rep 10.
Upper traps
2v
Low1/10
Dumbbell Shrug
Big trap pump; easier to feel than barbell because the load doesn't pull forward.
Upper traps
2v
Low2/10
Behind-the-back Barbell Shrug
The squeeze is in the middle of the upper back, not just at the top of the shoulders.
Upper trapsMiddle traps
1v
Low2/10
Farmer's Carry
Traps, forearms, abs, even glutes all working at once.
Upper traps
3v
Low3/10
Snatch-grip Shrug
Trap pump from the base of the neck out to the rear delts.
Upper trapsMiddle traps
1v
Medium5/10
Rack Pull
Insane trap and upper-back loading you can't get any other way.
Upper trapsMiddle traps
2v
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