As of right now, there is no clear consensus on which trapezius training schedule is better. Not only do we need scientifically backed data (which is still lacking in this area), but often this choice comes to personal preference. If you feel that your trapezius gets more activation by training during back days, then by all means you should focus your trapezius stimulation along with the rest of your back muscles!

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How to Train the
Trapezius Muscle

2. How to Train The Trapezius
Muscle
1 The Structure of Trapezius Muscle
2 Trapezius Training in Back Days
3 Trapezius Training in Shoulder Days
4 Trapezius Exercises

3. The Structure of
Trapezius Muscle
PART ONE

4. If you look at the traps, you can break them down into three
subsections; upper, middle, and lower. The upper portion of the traps,
which runs from the neck area laterally to the clavicle, are recruited to
elevate the shoulders.
You work the middle or transverse area of the traps when you pull your
shoulder blades together. The middle traps go from right below the
back of the neck to the posterior border of the spine of the scapula.
As for the lower traps, they start at the spinous processes of T4-T12 of
the spine and converge near the scapula and go over a triangular area
on the medial end of the spine. They are recruited when you draw your
shoulder blades downward while keeping your arms straight.

5. Trapezius Training in
Back Days
PART TWO

6. The argument often made is that traps should be trained with
back since the muscles reside with the other major muscles in
the back. The trapezius muscle also supports the spine, again
located at your back.
The traps are involved in major movements for the back like
deadlifts with both a barbell and hex bar, rack pulls, and bent
over barbell rows. Since the traps are activated with these
major movements, it makes sense for you to target traps as a
part of your back day.

7. Trapezius Training in
Shoulder Days
PART THREE

8. The argument for training traps with shoulders is twofold. Serious lifters
and trainers will tell you that the traps are so involved with the shoulder
blades and supporting their movement, it only makes sense to train them
with delts.
The other reason is simple. The visible part of the traps are in the same
area as the shoulders. Nothing personifies power as much as a pair of
wide and round shoulders sitting with a monstrous pair of traps resting on
top of them.
Popular shoulder exercises that recruit the traps are wide grip upright
rows, hang cleans, snatches, and any other movements that require the
arms elevate above the shoulders.

9. Trapezius Exercises
PART FOUR

10. Here are four exercises that targets the Trapezius along with
other muscles:
• Shrugs
• Farmer’s Walk
• Face Pull with a Rope
• Inverted Row

11. CONCLUSION
As of right now, there is no clear consensus on which trapezius
training schedule is better. Not only do we need scientifically
backed data (which is still lacking in this area), but often this choice
comes to personal preference.
If you feel that your trapezius gets more activation by training
during back days, then by all means you should focus your trapezius
stimulation along with the rest of your back muscles!

12. THANK YOU!