Upper Body exercises without Trap involvement

endermako
endermako Posts: 785 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
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?

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  • EzRemake
    EzRemake Posts: 128 Member
    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
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    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
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    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
    julie_broadhead Posts: 347 Member
    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
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    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
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    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
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    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.

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