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Traps workout

Traps Workout

A full traps session built from everything a full gym has — 5 movements, 16 working sets, about 43 minutes including rest.

Exercises
5
Working sets
16
Time
~43 min
Goal
Hypertrophy

Warm up first

  1. 5 min easy cardio
  2. Wrist circles and light grip squeezes
  3. One lighter carry to find your load

The session

  1. 1
    Farmer's Carry
    Dumbbell · Upper traps
    4 × 30-45 secrest 150s
  2. 2
    Face Pull
    Cable · Mid traps, Lower traps
    3 × 10-15rest 75s
  3. 3
    Chest-Supported Kelso Shrug
    Dumbbell · Mid traps, Rhomboids
    3 × 10-15rest 75s
  4. 4
    Dumbbell Shrug
    Dumbbell · Upper traps
    3 × 10-15rest 75s
  5. 5
    Barbell Shrug
    Barbell · Upper traps
    3 × 10-15rest 75s

Why this order

The heaviest movements come first, while you are freshest: the compound at the top is the one that decides whether the session was worth doing. The 4 isolation movements come after, when being a little tired costs you less. Rest shortens as the movements get smaller: 150 seconds after Farmer's Carry, 75 after Barbell Shrug.

Traps wants 6–14 hard sets a week and 2x per week, so this is a session you can run twice a week and land in that range. More about training the traps.