The trapezius muscle starts right below the skull, runs down the neck and across the shoulders, and then continues down the spine in a “V” shape. It works to stabilize your shoulders and upper back.

YOUR WORKOUTS WON'T be balanced unless you train your big back muscles just as diligently as the ones that you see when you look in the mirror. Too many guys get hung up on making their chest, biceps, ...

Given the popularity of shrugs, lateral raises, and upright rows, guys seem to spend plenty of time working their upper traps. But what about their lower traps? Turns out, this part of the ...

So you’ve got your arm day, your leg day, maybe even a day for lats or quads, biceps and triceps, but what about your traps? It’s probably not worth giving up your Sunday just so you can get on the ...

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.