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  1. abb28

    abb28 White Belt

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    does anyone know any good lifts that really focus your traps?
    i've been lifting for about a year and a half now and my traps are the only thing still not growing!
    how do fighters manage to have such huge traps?
     
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    /waits for the inevitable starting strength post
     
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    They keep the guard up = shoulders up = traps working intense.

    Do shrugs.
     
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    Deadlifts.
     
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    exercises that involve holding heavy weight and also overheads
     
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    i've always done deadlifts and i usually shrug often too
     
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    also to consider, when people fight they hunch their back which makes your traps look bigger than when you are standing straight
     
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    Deadlift and Shrugs
     
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    dexbot chest press = sexiness

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    fyi TS, stronger does not always equal bigger. If you're wasting your time figuring out how to "grow" your traps, then you don't belong in the MMA world quite yet...

    I highly doubt GSP is planning his workouts around his trap development and growth
     
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    in before the lock
     
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    Endo o hai!

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    +1... :icon_lol:
     
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    shrug
     
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    Standard Too dumb to learn, too stubborn to quit

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    I should dub the 3 of you :icon_chee
     
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