Ask someone in the weight room to point to their trapezius muscle, or “traps” in gym-speak, and they’ll probably gesture toward the small mounds of muscle nestled in between their neck and shoulders.

If you’ve walked into an old school gym, you’ve probably bumped into an iron age strength sage who tried convincing you that there’s only one way to build a set of big traps: Shrugs. Lots of shrugs.

In a recent Reddit thread, natural bodybuilders discussed the exercises that grew their traps the most, with one simple movement standing out as a clear favorite from the 100-plus replies: shrugs. The ...

Every lifter with a few pounds on his frame has at one time or another had to deal with a cranky shoulder. It's almost like a rite of passage—spend your formative years blasting your chest and ...

Trainer Jeff Nippard dropped a YouTube short sharing two unique exercises he's using to build his traps—and no, they're not standing shrugs. His new traps routine includes overhead Lu raises and a ...