Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding Legend Jay Cutler Shares His #1 Shoulder and Traps Workout
Jay Cutler has had years to curate and tailor the perfect training routines. In a recent endeavor, shared on Jan. 10, 2026, he broke down his…
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Arnold Classic
Wesley Vissers Reveals His Top 4 Exercises for Huge Traps Ahead of the 2025 Arnold Classic
Bodybuilder Wesley Vissers is determined to become a two-time Arnold Classic champion. On January 5, 2025, he shared his top four exercises for building the traps…
Bodybuilding
4x Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Shares His Top 3 Movements for Building the Traps
Jay Cutler carefully crafted his physique into a masterpiece to reach the top of the Men’s Open division. In his latest endeavor, he revealed the top…
Arms
10 Best Exercises For Building Monster Traps (Workouts Included)
The trapezius, also known as the traps, is a large, triangular muscle in the upper back that extends from the skull to the thoracic spine and…
Back
Chest-Supported T-Bar Row: Strengthen Your Back and Biceps
Bent-over rowing exercises can be challenging for beginners as they place significant strain on the lower back. Even experienced lifters employ significant body English during rowing…
Back
12 Best Dumbbell Trap Exercises For Building a Bigger Back & Shoulders
The trapezius muscle, or traps, is the second biggest back muscle group after the lats. These triangular-shaped muscles extend from the base of the skull to…
Bodybuilding
Jay Cutler Shares His Favorite Exercises for Back, Traps & Calves
Bodybuilding icon Jay Cutler is known for his intense training despite retiring from the sport. In recent videos posted on YouTube, Cutler shared some of his…
2022 Mr. Olympia
Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Shares a Blistering Shoulder and Traps Workout in Prep For 2022 Olympia
Derek Lunsford is training with intensity and determination to make his Men’s Open division debut at the 2022 Olympia a memorable affair. Lunsford is the reigning 212 Olympia champion…
Workout Plans
Best Pull Day Workouts for Back, Traps, And Biceps
The push-pull-legs training split is a very powerful way to organize your workouts. Using this split ensures you train all your major muscles equally to build…
Bodybuilding
Watch: The Rock Blast His Traps With Heavy Barbell Shrugs In Late Night Training Session
All business at the gym, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is known to push his body to extremes in order to achieve his mountainous physique. Recently the…
Exercise Guides
21 Exercises For Building Massive Traps
What do Brock Lesnar, Batista, and Goldberg have in common? Other than the fact that all three have been WWE megastars, these folks sport some of…
Arms
Barbell Shrugs Guide: Muscles Worked, How-To, Benefits, Variations, And Alternatives
Few exercises will give you mountain-sized traps like barbell shrugs. This mass-building compound exercise has been around as long as anyone here can remember and that’s…
Featured
6 Tips For A More Commanding Physique
Serious muscle size is one of the most sought-after goals for men and women looking to maximize their physique. And it takes a lot of blood,…
News
Bill Kazmaier And Magnus Ver Magnusson Coming Out Of Retirement!
Before I even begin covering this news, I must say I am liking how Giants Live is upping their Strongman game. They are bringing spectacle and…
Arms
Bigger Traps: Front Barbell Shrugs vs. Behind-the-Back Shrugs
A wise man once said that the traps make the man. Given that your traps are one of the largest muscles on your back and which…
Arms
Building Traps: Just Learn To Shrug – Fairly Simple
Filling out your shirts – which I know is important to every guy reading this requires not only a well-developed chest, back, and shoulders but upper…
Arms
Top 4 Exercises For Building Bigger Traps Like The Pros
Building big strong traps is crucial for a symmetrically sculpted upper torso, nothing is more impressive and intimidating than a perfect set of traps sticking out…
Videos
WATCH: How To Grow Huge Traps
You can have the biggest arms in the world, but if they are not connected to some big/boulder shoulders or tall, thick traps, you are going…
Videos
Two Killer Moves To Bigger Traps
Big Thick Traps are a sign of a well-developed, muscular physique on a man. To build big traps, guys will often resort to classic barbell shrugs…