Traps get no respect. They fit in with both shoulders and back and, therefore, can be worked (and overworked) with either. Piggybacking onto broader workouts, traps seldom get the honour of their own routines and yet your two trapezius muscles (left and right) are large, dramatic and complex, bracketing your delts and neck and forming a kite on your upper back. By contrast, your biceps are puny and simple, but surely you have a biceps routine and dote on every curl. Don’t shrug off trapezius training. Give it the respect it deserves by passing our traps test.
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