Unanswered Shoulder and Traps

Rocket3015

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Do you prefer nice square shoulders or big traps ??

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Sparta12 said:
Square shoulders as I find that harder to achieve than big traps
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I have achieved square shoulders (took ten years of work), but big trap I have never had ......
 
Rocket3015 said:
I have achieved square shoulders (took ten years of work), but big trap I have never had ......
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Heavy farmers walks, suit case carries and pryamid barbell shrugs blew mine up

try 10 shrugs then 10 second hold shrugged, repeat all the way down to 1 with as little rest as possible... Absolute killer
 
For me I prefer that levrone pic, but both look great. I’ve always had some nice traps, but have been doing fence work since a kid. Mixing cement, heavy wheel barrows, post diggers, so when I started lifting my traps always responded well. For me I find dead lifts, sumo dead’s, deads to shrugs and trap dead’s are all I really need.
 
Considering I have both but most guys will call out the size of my traps, I go with them. To me, strength looks like big traps, forearms, calves and glute. If that is going on, chances are you are a strong MFer and/or fit as hell.
 
kisaj said:
Considering I have both but most guys will call out the size of my traps, I go with them. To me, strength looks like big traps, forearms, calves and glute. If that is going on, chances are you are a strong MFer and/or fit as hell.
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With Big Traps (and no shirt) you look strong as heck, in a dress shirt, square shoulders win. I guess it's a double edged sword....... the other part of the equation is neck size a Fat / Thick Neck make for a Very Powerful look
 
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Yes, but also a pain in the ass to get nice dress shirts, all of mine need to be tailored. 18" neck with a 33 waist doesn't work for anything off the shelf.
 
kisaj said:
Yes, but also a pain in the ass to get nice dress shirts, all of mine need to be tailored. 18" neck with a 33 waist doesn't work for anything off the shelf.
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I’m the same, about 18” neck with 32” waist, it’s challenging. A few years back when I still was fighting and did a ton of neck work I had a 19,5” neck...
 
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One of my favorite Machines in the Gym a BFS Neck Machine, Ironic a picture of Franco in the pic also RIP my friend....
 
Sparta12 said:
Try 10 shrugs then 10 second hold shrugged, repeat all the way down to 1 with as little rest as possible... Absolute killer
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Going to give these a try in about 10 minutes !!
 
The thicker the neck more chances that you’ll need a cpap machine to breath while you sleep. Fuk Dat!!
 
You can get the illusion of big shoulders by wearing certain styles of shirts but you can't fake traps so I'd take traps.
 
Sparta12 said:
try 10 shrugs then 10 second hold shrugged, repeat all the way down to 1 with as little rest as possible... Absolute killer
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Tried these this morning with a Hex Bar and 145lbs, 3 sets, the first set made it thru 10,9,8 second 10,9,8,7 third 10,9,8,7,6 ...........I was DONE !!
 
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Traps in the making !!
 
I'll stick with the Square Shoulder Look.
 
For the general wow factor then both, or big traps as long as shoulders are not deficient. However really 3D shoulders are the most impressive to me. If the shoulders are full and well developed from front to back that is really impressive to me and also pretty rare. Normally medial and rear delts are lacking and everything slopes to an overworked chest and anterior delt.
 
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