Upper Body exercises without Trap involvement

endermako

I'm a 5'4 166 lbs 30 year old female. I have upper body today and I do not want to develop my trap muscles. Are these exercises below okay for no trap development?

lat pull down
bench press
overhead press
triceps extension
bicep curl

Does anyone have any other recommendations for upper body?

EzRemake

Not sure why you'd want to avoid your traps, but would be willing to work your lats. You're just going to end up with an imbalance.

Train your traps. You're not a dude, so you're not going to end up looking like one (if that's your worry)

endermako

EzRemake wrote: »

Not sure why you'd want to avoid your traps, but would be willing to work your lats. You're just going to end up with an imbalance.

Train your traps. You're not a dude, so you're not going to end up looking like one (if that's your worry)

That is my worry, How did you guess lol

tirowow12385

Your strengthened traps will give you a tone neck base and if you have a forward head posture, it will naturally straighten out with the head sitting on a neck with a strong foundation to hold it up. You will look good.

julie_broadhead

It is actually really important to train your traps. No you will not get bulky from training them.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F6-FzD4jUxU

SonyaCele

just do all the exercises you enjoy or whatever is in your program, You don't have to worry your traps aren't gonna get big.

endermako

tirowow12385 wrote: »

Your strengthened traps will give you a tone neck base and if you have a forward head posture, it will naturally straighten out with the head sitting on a neck with a strong foundation to hold it up. You will look good.

I do have that forward head posture problem as well. Okay I'll add those exercises back in.

lorrpb

SonyaCele wrote: »

just do all the exercises you enjoy or whatever is in your program, You don't have to worry your traps aren't gonna get big.

follow an organized well balanced program. Don’t just do whatever exercises you like best.