Everyone Trains Traps WRONG (5 BETTER Trap Exercises)

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  • @jenganinja4
    @jenganinja4 Місяць тому +2281

    Mike grabbing a gallon of milk at the grocery store, “ideally you would use Versa Grips for this.”

    • @jodencro
      @jodencro Місяць тому +37

      Dr Mike whipping it out to #1, "Ideally you would use versagrips for this..."

    • @bubba_sawyer
      @bubba_sawyer Місяць тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @hexenthusiast2192
      @hexenthusiast2192 Місяць тому +2

      😅😅😅😂

    • @Dope2Hope
      @Dope2Hope Місяць тому +2

      😂

    • @matthewbacque1622
      @matthewbacque1622 Місяць тому +11

      Take my like, you incredible bastard

  • @NemoNemoNemo.
    @NemoNemoNemo. Місяць тому +2159

    Mike interacting with woman is like watching a drunken master fumble through a minefield. Edge of my seat the whole time.

    • @rikard4711
      @rikard4711 Місяць тому +9

      Heheheh

    • @matthewobrien6802
      @matthewobrien6802 Місяць тому +48

      Dear lord the picture you painted😂

    • @NathanNGM
      @NathanNGM Місяць тому +42

      Bro we didn't need to hear about you edging in your seat to this video...

    • @filmsta5sixtoosie
      @filmsta5sixtoosie Місяць тому +4

      ​@@NathanNGM🤣🤣🤣

    • @Blaisem
      @Blaisem Місяць тому +12

      Such a good way to phrase it lol. Very entertaining twist to the usual session.

  • @caiodantas99
    @caiodantas99 Місяць тому +801

    "No one cared who I was until I put on the traps." - Bane

    • @stevesherman1743
      @stevesherman1743 Місяць тому +9

      Or as I heard him say, “Nuhh wunn ahhred hoo I wuhhhs unntiih I puhh ohhnn thuh rahhpz.”

    • @kredonystus7768
      @kredonystus7768 Місяць тому +6

      "No-one cared who I was until I slept with a trap" -Dr Mike, probably.

    • @TacticalShinebox
      @TacticalShinebox Місяць тому

      To you feel natty?

  • @kumfman
    @kumfman Місяць тому +255

    My mom who's not into bodybuilding watches Mike because he is a standup comedian for her

  • @LuisRivera-fq4ev
    @LuisRivera-fq4ev Місяць тому +158

    My guy got a PhD and just threw up four fingers when he said 3 parts of the traps. Love this channel!

    • @msphere760
      @msphere760 Місяць тому

      Ok. And?

    • @LuisRivera-fq4ev
      @LuisRivera-fq4ev Місяць тому +19

      @msphere760 it was funny?

    • @angelxwingss3067
      @angelxwingss3067 Місяць тому

      ​@@msphere760 you're lame

    • @CasonWomack300
      @CasonWomack300 Місяць тому

      Hahahaha

    • @JADC1111
      @JADC1111 Місяць тому +8

      @@msphere760getting offended for a dude with self deprecating humor. Mike would love the OPs comment.

  • @Gonz216
    @Gonz216 Місяць тому +187

    "Imagine doing the deed with someone" to DLB as Dr. Christle casually strolls past. TIMING WAS PERFECT!

    • @Megabear90
      @Megabear90 Місяць тому +28

      Haha, I always wonder about how she deals with the metric amount of shittalking from Dr. Mike 😂

    • @horny4violence
      @horny4violence Місяць тому

      @@Megabear90 they work it out by strangling each other (BJJ)

  • @wayneivers732
    @wayneivers732 Місяць тому +2585

    Not the kind of traps I'm interested in, but I'll watch anyway.

    • @Joe-vj7yj
      @Joe-vj7yj Місяць тому +61

      Same brotherman

    • @BreadTeleporterAndii
      @BreadTeleporterAndii Місяць тому +105

      I’m sure Mike agrees with this lol.

    • @konradobidoski5415
      @konradobidoski5415 Місяць тому +49

      I thought Dana is pretty much the type of trap you're looking for.
      (No disrespect, just kidding)

    • @microchrist6122
      @microchrist6122 Місяць тому +10

      WRONG

    • @wayneivers732
      @wayneivers732 Місяць тому +29

      @microchrist6122 I don't wannabe right.

  • @jesseclark3587
    @jesseclark3587 Місяць тому +32

    Never watched DLB in anything else before this. Did well with mikes workout and humor. She’s a great sport.

    • @rizennsunn
      @rizennsunn Місяць тому +1

      She's a legend💪

  • @zippydaspinhead
    @zippydaspinhead Місяць тому +22

    "You should ask me how I deal with myself, I have to hang out with myself in my head all day long" I was not expecting that giggle or that existential crisis today, but you'd think I'd be used to that by now watching Dr. Mike.

  • @lauuura
    @lauuura Місяць тому +353

    8:27 I give props for that respectful camera angle.

    • @uygarArabul
      @uygarArabul Місяць тому +15

      shit yh i didn't even notice, smooth work.

    • @Dmachine2000
      @Dmachine2000 Місяць тому +24

      I agree. They had a strategically placed plate when she was doing straight legged dead lifts. Respect.

    • @JeffO-
      @JeffO- Місяць тому +6

      I noticed that and thought it was nice.

    • @jimmyjoe1488
      @jimmyjoe1488 Місяць тому +8

      I scrolled to find this comment W cameraman

    • @YourTypicalGringo
      @YourTypicalGringo Місяць тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❣

  • @benji9k32
    @benji9k32 Місяць тому +8

    those super rom lateral raises are fantastic. they actually work my deltoids far better than anything else ive done before.
    thanks for that exercise

  • @H_MMa1998
    @H_MMa1998 16 днів тому +4

    Can we start calling Dr. Mike the Goat yet please ? Love his way of teaching and his kind of ego makes him so easy to like

    • @marcusrasborg6874
      @marcusrasborg6874 23 години тому +1

      Definitely the best fitness influencer out there, followed by Jeff Nippard

    • @H_MMa1998
      @H_MMa1998 18 годин тому

      @ I’ve litterly put on 6lbs of lean muscle in the past 4 to 5 months since I have started watching Dr.M everyday and actually applying what he’s teaching

    • @H_MMa1998
      @H_MMa1998 18 годин тому

      And that’s only eating 3500 calories a day 😂

  • @khalyolo8429
    @khalyolo8429 Місяць тому +68

    Compliments to the camera guy for keeping an obstruction between her butt and the eyeline during deadlifts. It kept the focus on watching the back muscles move and avoided the trap (see what I did there?) of making an educational video an exploitative one. 💚🤘

    • @JordyBakker-q2n
      @JordyBakker-q2n Місяць тому

      Nobody cares about her (or him) roid butt

  • @nicocontreras5366
    @nicocontreras5366 Місяць тому +3

    This guy not only teaches but entertains, got a couple of tips of things I was doing wrong. Thanks.

  • @RubberDuckyTheOne
    @RubberDuckyTheOne Місяць тому +4

    I absolutely hate how much I enjoy you looping into the RP hypertrophy app adds. Hilarious every time.

  • @Sc79carp
    @Sc79carp Місяць тому +3

    This is why I love watching Dr Mike aside from his experience and knowledge he has everyone on his channel especially woman bodybuilders reasons why he is a amazing teacher! I started with traps from crew so I'm all about it thank you Mike!

  • @Glastoki
    @Glastoki Місяць тому +6

    I love how Mike gives an F to deadlifting in his hypertrophy guide then its first on the list here. I can attest to the fact that doing it for years will give you a good looking back. I only even do sets of 4 to 6 at that.

  • @rutujaajadhav
    @rutujaajadhav Місяць тому +6

    she really matches your energy. i want to see more videos like this! amazing video as always. lets go!

  • @fullmetalathlete
    @fullmetalathlete Місяць тому +113

    I think the traps make you look way more jacked than delts once you have even a modicum of delt. You can be average in delts but have those huge powerlifter traps and look like an absolute monster.

    • @liquidcancer4573
      @liquidcancer4573 Місяць тому +30

      Yup, big delts small traps is the fuck boy look. Small traps and mediocre delts is that beast mode physique. If you have both you're a superhero

    • @anab0lic
      @anab0lic Місяць тому +6

      ​@@liquidcancer4573thick muscular neck is important too.

    • @GoldenStoic
      @GoldenStoic Місяць тому +4

      @@liquidcancer4573 yup... i didnt train traps in my first year of training. I have always looked bulky, but after training only delts i started looking like those tiktok ****boys. I think it is because having only delts makes your shoulders look more bony and feminine. Fun fact, i have started a traps and neck programs ONLY this year, because i dont have time to train every muscle. Been on this program for a month and i already look insane... me neck has grew an inch, which might not sound like much but it makes HUGE difference...

    • @pavlegrebenarevic382
      @pavlegrebenarevic382 Місяць тому

      @@liquidcancer4573 Guess I'm a fuckboy, I'll take that as a compliment!

    • @thedudewhoabides69
      @thedudewhoabides69 Місяць тому

      ​@@GoldenStoicYo dude care to spill the program you're talking about? I've trained both before and got very good results with neck, whereas my traps are still that of a 10-year old girl

  • @PoorlySoup
    @PoorlySoup Місяць тому +51

    Big fan of the Super ROM Lateral Raises since you first showed them off. I'll switch to regular lateral raises when I can't go all the way up and the pump after makes me look like one of Dr. Mike's over-inflated blow-up dolls.

    • @akbananachucker2441
      @akbananachucker2441 Місяць тому

      Now we know that you like blow up dolls. How disgusting 🤣

    • @readinessforge
      @readinessforge Місяць тому +3

      Literally saw this on the way to the gym today, cable cross lat raise, subed in Super ROMs and smoked myself, may be a permanent swap lol

    • @kalux4305
      @kalux4305 Місяць тому

      At the top the front delts take over, you have a pump bc the lateral delts are driving into nothing and your set lasts a long time.

    • @PoorlySoup
      @PoorlySoup Місяць тому +6

      @@kalux4305 Traps take over at the top, not front delts. Front delts have nothing to do with moving your arms in towards your head from the side. Trap fibres run down from the neck as well as out to the side.
      Lateral delts don't do much at the top, but that's why he recommended this exercise in a video about... *drum roll*... TRAPS.

    • @kalux4305
      @kalux4305 Місяць тому

      @ traps do stuff but so do front delts and why even do the bottom half of rom if traps dont do much in them?

  • @jodencro
    @jodencro Місяць тому +76

    9:13 Is that Scott?! Scott the Video Guy? Have we finally seen one in the wild? Doing their daily ritual of videoing Dr (restraining order) Mike?

  • @richeyweinstein7706
    @richeyweinstein7706 Місяць тому +4

    Thanks!

    • @tylergates4075
      @tylergates4075 Місяць тому

      Cha-CHING!

    • @Ethan-xf4or
      @Ethan-xf4or Місяць тому

      He’s gonna be rolling in the money with that one

  • @janelillard4647
    @janelillard4647 Місяць тому +28

    I love the collaborations with DLB! She is such a sweet person and Dr. Mike was killing her with the jokes. Please do more.

  • @feelingthislife
    @feelingthislife Місяць тому +13

    Dr Mike is thaaaaaaa maaaaaan!

  • @brianhartman7135
    @brianhartman7135 Місяць тому +5

    I am going to try the Y raises. Shrugs are a given but the Y raises look really effective. I love this channel, I learn a new exercise or a new methodology daily here.

  • @hackusprime
    @hackusprime Місяць тому +26

    27:34 "Tuesday was awesome btw"😅
    Had me audibly lol in the gym loud af😂

  • @Martin0815DE
    @Martin0815DE Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for one of the probably most amusing videos I've seen, thanks Dana and Mike!
    And thanks for the tips and advices!

  • @TheMiracleOfTheValley
    @TheMiracleOfTheValley Місяць тому +197

    Dr: Let’s never forget the fact ☑️ that you just made a video with the first-ever Olympia Women’s Physique 2013 completely 100% natural.

    • @cq2solutions
      @cq2solutions Місяць тому +9

      lmfao, yep!

    • @frydac
      @frydac Місяць тому +23

      I believe it, if you see her next to women who do use, she is pretty small. But also, couldn't care less..

    • @jabraun00
      @jabraun00 Місяць тому +16

      she works out late on fridays to thats the secret to winning a Olympia naturally

    • @leahgarnes1885
      @leahgarnes1885 Місяць тому +12

      @@frydac there are women who use that are even smaller than her. So that means nothing. Size isn’t the only thing that indicates using, especially for women

    • @dustynbeasley6261
      @dustynbeasley6261 Місяць тому +29

      Yeah she is clearly natural. Her voice is a dead giveaway

  • @NeoclassicalRadagast
    @NeoclassicalRadagast Місяць тому +2

    I read an article by Poliquin years ago where he recommended a full 5 second hold at the top for shrugs. That was when my traps finally started growing. And yes Y-raises like you showed in the video are absolutely awesome.

  • @jazzyhalf
    @jazzyhalf Місяць тому +6

    Mike can definitely have a successful career as a comedian once his bodybuilding days are over

  • @renes.schwaiger
    @renes.schwaiger 7 днів тому

    Dr. Mike your sence of humor is so on my level. You're so funny. And your knowledge is very impressiv. Thank you for your content ❤😂

  • @XTR02
    @XTR02 Місяць тому +15

    If you want to look bigger without being big overall, then really train your upper traps. I encountered many people with a thinner physique with strong upper traps and to me they always look legitimately tougher than your typical pretty bodybuilder with big biceps, chest and lats. As mentioned, Tom Hardy is a great example. His Bane looked bigger than he actually was mostly because of his massive traps, regardless he wasn’t muscularly bigger than Batman/Bruce Wayne.

  • @manjdhesi3592
    @manjdhesi3592 Місяць тому +1

    These 2 people are my favourite muscle training experts.

  • @ASPIRINGATHLETE
    @ASPIRINGATHLETE Місяць тому +8

    18:55 "Imagine, like, doing the deed with someone..." he says as his wife walks by in the background

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia 7 днів тому +2

    You merely adapted to the trap workout. I was born in it.

  • @AverageGuyWithABeard
    @AverageGuyWithABeard 6 днів тому +1

    I just did those shrugs and holy cow. Had to drop my weight considerably. Definitely felt it much more in my traps.

  • @Bigmiquimby
    @Bigmiquimby Місяць тому +5

    Young men need more Mike training with fenale bodybuilders.
    Lots to learn here. Not just workout related.

    • @michaelwhite6614
      @michaelwhite6614 Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, he's not quite on the Karen Straughan level of advice giving but it's subtle and humourous.

  • @amychapman2856
    @amychapman2856 Місяць тому +1

    “Sometimes something feels really good and I just keep doing it” his doing the deed analogy made too much sense 😂

  • @Yarghvid
    @Yarghvid 28 днів тому +8

    When your weird uncle meets your girlfriend's aunt.

  • @djguydan
    @djguydan Місяць тому +2

    Nice, got more exercises for my Monday shoulder/upper back day.

  • @bwoah779
    @bwoah779 Місяць тому +4

    21:45 Mrs Mike in the background with the RP T-shirt lmao

  • @tomofengland
    @tomofengland Місяць тому

    I thought I was working my traps pretty well, but this video was so informative. And DLB has the absolute best physique for this video, every muscle is so clearly defined

  • @mike990
    @mike990 Місяць тому +105

    Will growing my traps help me meet (and impress) similarly buff women?

    • @fotis3v480
      @fotis3v480 Місяць тому +114

      No but it will definitely help you meet (and impress) similarly buff men!
      All the better no?

    • @Joe-vj7yj
      @Joe-vj7yj Місяць тому

      @@fotis3v480💯

    • @yashasvkaul6727
      @yashasvkaul6727 Місяць тому +22

      no but you will def get compliments from the gym bros so thats equally cool , women nahhh

    • @janpolansky9668
      @janpolansky9668 Місяць тому

      @@fotis3v480 Its a win win

    • @alejandrobrown1499
      @alejandrobrown1499 Місяць тому +3

      Unfortunately no 😂

  • @kaiserc2471
    @kaiserc2471 Місяць тому +48

    8:25 stellar camera placement to drive away the coomers. 😂

    • @TROOPERfarcry
      @TROOPERfarcry Місяць тому

      Fool. You cannot stop the coomers.

    • @wayneronnie7402
      @wayneronnie7402 Місяць тому +11

      I can still coom

    • @qweewq2606
      @qweewq2606 Місяць тому +2

      @@wayneronnie7402 respect

    • @tnt6272
      @tnt6272 Місяць тому +4

      What do you mean? Mike is still in frame

  • @rustymaher1249
    @rustymaher1249 Місяць тому

    Hey Dr Mike.... Love your videos... I'm trying this trap workout later on today. Thanks for the content!

  • @yorkyfozzy2867
    @yorkyfozzy2867 Місяць тому +28

    #1 trap builder. Snatch grip high pulls hands down.

    • @SugarFreeKool-aid.TheWorstKind
      @SugarFreeKool-aid.TheWorstKind Місяць тому +1

      Straight facts

    • @DCJayhawk57
      @DCJayhawk57 Місяць тому +5

      Totally, and any type of heavy shrug or row with some slop in the form.
      Mike doesn't even have good traps and he's enhanced, has been enhanced for 10+ years.
      I think this video is a total waste of time. If you're natural, you're not going to grow your traps beyond noobie gains with the advice in this video.

    • @jakubolszewski8284
      @jakubolszewski8284 Місяць тому

      ​@@DCJayhawk57 Well, He has stated that He has no phd and make things up… but I do not think this video is totaly unvalid.

    • @Steven-vh6fg
      @Steven-vh6fg Місяць тому

      Mmm was looking for this one also bands can be very good 👍

    • @Win7ermu7e
      @Win7ermu7e Місяць тому

      I like close grip (thumbs-length apart) for this but yeah.

  • @DrTzeus
    @DrTzeus Місяць тому

    Thanks Dr. Mike, these videos are always a pleasure to watch....gotta pay to play in my book, so I ordered some Versagrips from your store.....my kids will give them to me for Christmas. Iron Dog Gym approves!!!

  • @helios4425
    @helios4425 Місяць тому +121

    Anybody else get tension headache next day following trap work out?

    • @Bdavis2475
      @Bdavis2475 Місяць тому +7

      Yeah happened to me the first 2 weeks of adding in trap work. Try starting with less sets

    • @ThinkyStrongFitness
      @ThinkyStrongFitness Місяць тому +2

      Yup

    • @jonathanbean8232
      @jonathanbean8232 Місяць тому +18

      I used to get these often not just afte shrugs. Wearing a mouth guard for heavy compound movements solved this.

    • @Tagerrun
      @Tagerrun Місяць тому +11

      Get your mom or gf to give you a massage the day after helps every time

    • @withoutdaysofficial
      @withoutdaysofficial Місяць тому +5

      Not me personally, but I can see how you would

  • @ghostecco1
    @ghostecco1 Місяць тому +1

    Hey, I really appreciate your videos, they are amazing and I am grateful you are providing your knowledge now, I've gained strength twice before up to 260 but I over trained alot, I just got a job as a background actor and I hope to move farther in the industry as a main actor, I'll go to your videos to optimize a better work outnplan

  • @linnickschlanter4712
    @linnickschlanter4712 Місяць тому +77

    The dynamic of those two together is like an older version of Will Tennyson and LeanBeefPatty

  • @jules55284
    @jules55284 Місяць тому

    Damn I laughed so hard, Mike is the best. I was already doing trap shrugs with a 2 seconds hold before the eccentric because it felt right so I m very glad to see Dr Mike suggesting it as well

  • @gaurd3
    @gaurd3 Місяць тому +14

    Johnny and Branch's seated bent over shrugs to the feet (stretch) like a madman worked for me.

    • @jessebrown1400
      @jessebrown1400 Місяць тому +1

      I was going to say this but you beat me to it!
      Sadik does a shrug with an abduction of the arms while lifting does it good and Charles glass has a stretching style shrug too with internal rotation of arms @ bottom.

    • @bobbenbrown123
      @bobbenbrown123 Місяць тому +1

      Branch Warren and Johnny Jackson you're referring to???

    • @jessebrown1400
      @jessebrown1400 Місяць тому +1

      @@bobbenbrown123 of course homey

  • @adamsolko4932
    @adamsolko4932 Місяць тому

    This is most trapalicious video ever! And since we are going for super high level content for advanced lifters and athletes. If I were to contribute anything it would be a weight bearing scapular depression at the very end. Such as a just pushing the scapula down while in a locked out bench dip position and then sinking into the stretch. This allows the upper trap to be an antagonist while the GHJ is weightbearing. It does wonders for the sensory motor coordination and recovery. (Just a humble suggestion) Mad love Brother!

  • @aaronweigerber5313
    @aaronweigerber5313 Місяць тому +8

    How is that we don't get a shot of mike doing deadlifts from behind like her??🤳

  • @-atreya52
    @-atreya52 Місяць тому

    Thank you for this. It was desperately required

  • @pyro42000
    @pyro42000 Місяць тому +6

    for shrugs I like sttrapping into a smith machine, leaning way forward before unracking so the safety bars dont interfere with the lift. easiest way to really overload the traps I find

    • @kalux4305
      @kalux4305 Місяць тому

      love kelso smith shrugs

  • @ArtbyPaulPetro
    @ArtbyPaulPetro Місяць тому

    this was some awesome info but also hilarious! watching DLB not know what to make of Mike, and then totally getting into it and giving right back was equally hilarious!

  • @justinriley8651
    @justinriley8651 Місяць тому +6

    chest expanders work the hell out of your traps! ive noticed a huge difference in mine since I've incorporated chest expanders behind the neck!

    • @nevinwhite2371
      @nevinwhite2371 Місяць тому

      Got my rob baraban chest expander June 2023. Went from 3 springs to 6 on horizontal and 4 to 7 springs on top down/ vertical at 142lbs body weight. My rear delts are awesome, but traps were lacking some until I added shrugs at the top of deadlifts like Eric bugenhagen. I definitely credit my definition in my upper back/rear delts to the expander though.

    • @justinriley8651
      @justinriley8651 Місяць тому

      @nevinwhite2371 i got mine summer of 23 and i do seven springs on just about everything . I take em behind my neck and press straight out both sides i try to do 3 sets of 15 and i get a huge pump in my traps. I can feel my traps working it's better than any shrugg!

    • @justinriley8651
      @justinriley8651 Місяць тому

      @Esco-lq4rb no, but I like what he has to say.

  • @angelortiz6373
    @angelortiz6373 Місяць тому +2

    If you lean slightly forward on shrugs you'll get an amazing stretch as well

  • @ZachTinnian
    @ZachTinnian Місяць тому +4

    Congratulations on 3 mil 🎉

  • @rizennsunn
    @rizennsunn Місяць тому +1

    Was searching trap training from you doc, just some old stuff. Thanks for coming through💪

  • @darshakc
    @darshakc Місяць тому +95

    0:45 Find someone who looks at you the way Dana looks at Dr. Mike.👀

  • @kenb1682
    @kenb1682 28 днів тому

    Dr Mike reciting the street definition of "trap" made my day. Sounding like urban dictionary

  • @Skynetexe
    @Skynetexe Місяць тому +3

    That thumbnail goes HARD😂😂😂😂

  • @Sc79carp
    @Sc79carp Місяць тому

    I like what Dr Mike says here about feeling out the excercise not being so by the book to know what is working best and complete the set or move to another excercise if you need to finish so true!

  • @warblackjack5565
    @warblackjack5565 Місяць тому +13

    Have you ever noticed that strongmen tend to have huge upper traps? My guess is that hinging movements (like deadlifts) + their gear stack are the golden ticket to trap city. Doesn’t seem like they do shrugs at all.

    • @drinkinouttacups2665
      @drinkinouttacups2665 Місяць тому +19

      I THINK ITS THE CARRIES

    • @adamderschan4147
      @adamderschan4147 Місяць тому +2

      Do a heavy farmers carry or frame carry it'll destroy your traps it's wonderful

    • @OmegaBahn
      @OmegaBahn Місяць тому +2

      @@adamderschan4147 Good point. This burns the traps and forearms.

    • @DCJayhawk57
      @DCJayhawk57 Місяць тому +6

      It's loaded carries. The heavy weighted stretch is what grows the traps, not the stupid paused shrugs and Y raises in this video unless you're a total noob.
      Menno Henselmans had a much better video on trap training.
      You need to punish your traps with heavy weight when they're stretched. And yes, that includes power shrugs. Mike may not understand them, but trying to control a supramaximal load on the eccentric is what demolishes the traps, not the contraction.
      Just look to Mike's physique, his trap development is weak and he's enhanced and supposedly an expert on this stuff.

    • @justinlevy274
      @justinlevy274 Місяць тому

      @@DCJayhawk57 completely agree, surprising sense he has been talking up weighted stretching recently

  • @JamesMoore-uq5oi
    @JamesMoore-uq5oi 8 днів тому

    UA-cam feeding me the perfect Mike tips while on deload makes me so excited for week 1 🥵God, help me stay focused.

  • @AryanSinghRathore10865
    @AryanSinghRathore10865 Місяць тому +6

    19:00 man said that with his wife in background too😂

  • @Hushdsaw
    @Hushdsaw Місяць тому

    Thanks Dr. Mike Palestine I’m bout to start training traps cuz of this video

  • @afrog2666
    @afrog2666 Місяць тому +22

    Dana seems like a fun person (:

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Місяць тому

      And FK that barrel, you are a resource, a source of joy, entertainment and education for many people Mike.
      We love you buddy, not in a weird way ;)

    • @GunGun-cf3ss
      @GunGun-cf3ss Місяць тому +1

      Can you please use :) the right way

    • @IridescentW
      @IridescentW Місяць тому +5

      ​@@GunGun-cf3ss 《:

    • @GunGun-cf3ss
      @GunGun-cf3ss Місяць тому +2

      @@IridescentW AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @MelodiesForTheSoul
      @MelodiesForTheSoul Місяць тому

      Fun, but tryhard ):()

  • @russd1048
    @russd1048 Місяць тому

    Dr. Mike with one of my fav full natty fitness peeps-- DLB

  • @coulsonanderson1167
    @coulsonanderson1167 Місяць тому +9

    I love you Dr Mike

  • @canecorsomom2023
    @canecorsomom2023 Місяць тому

    The Goat returns
    And Dr Mike is there too

  • @angusmcnay5449
    @angusmcnay5449 Місяць тому +26

    Her abs go crazy

  • @odin-ss1zx
    @odin-ss1zx Місяць тому

    Thankyou dude this is the video that's been missing not enough info on proper trap excercises like next shoulder day traps are getting burnt out after

  • @the_flip
    @the_flip Місяць тому +288

    With 100% natural lifter Dana Linn Bailey, according to her.

    • @myfakinusername
      @myfakinusername Місяць тому +72

      That sponsorship money makes you say a hot load of BS

    • @Moose92411
      @Moose92411 Місяць тому +35

      I thought that was her comedy tour material!

    • @marcush5453
      @marcush5453 Місяць тому +3

      You sound like a hater

    • @Coffeeeveryday89
      @Coffeeeveryday89 Місяць тому

      She’s so full of shit 😂

    • @MistaShawn
      @MistaShawn Місяць тому

      @@marcush5453 She's a gd liar who deserves all the criticism she gets. I have zero respect for liars and if you can't see through her BS then you are part of the problem.

  • @johnnyt8902
    @johnnyt8902 Місяць тому +4

    Dr.Mike, at 53, I’ve eliminated deadlifts all together. Even though I have always had great form, my lower back is ruined for days after. However, what lights my traps up incredibly have been wide grip rack pulls into a shrug. Amazing connection without the annoyance of lower back strain for us older dudes.

  • @Hkarl85
    @Hkarl85 Місяць тому

    I don't know if anyone sees this but I been training traps in the standing calf raise for a year now and love it. Also super setting it with calfs allowing me to save time and I do 240 pounds and sucks to set up with plates

  • @daronfayas8145
    @daronfayas8145 Місяць тому +14

    Fascinating details but what I'm taking home is that about two thirds of the exercises I already do are hitting my traps without specifically targeting my traps. Same goes for for spinal erectors, you just can't not hit them with most exercises. Might as well try to isolate every muscle on your body but if you just get yourself into the gym and you work hard, you're doing what you need to do.

    • @yveslauriou
      @yveslauriou Місяць тому

      You might as well want to practice jefferson curls for spinal erectors.

    • @marcus_ohreallyus
      @marcus_ohreallyus Місяць тому

      Exactly. I think isolation moves are a waste of time better spent on compound movements.

    • @ChrisPBacon9
      @ChrisPBacon9 Місяць тому +1

      Yep, if anything i avoid direct trap work because of my narrower frame and other exercises that already hit them

    • @TopKat1
      @TopKat1 Місяць тому +1

      I don't train them specifically either after hearing Dr Mike saying you don't need to. I was assuming that my rowing exercise twice a week and my SLDLs once per week were hitting them enough. My upper traps usually feel hammered after SLDL.
      It worries me a bit though as I do an UL routine so my back feels like it's taking a pasting constantly.

    • @Bramble20322
      @Bramble20322 Місяць тому +1

      @@yveslauriou Nah, that shit will break you in the medium term. People are fucking up their bodies believing shit said by instragram influencers without any qualifications.

  • @djones6211
    @djones6211 Місяць тому

    Literally yesterday I wondered when we'd get a trap video and hoped it would be soon.
    Apparently there is a hidden genie at my gym.

  • @Kroitk
    @Kroitk Місяць тому +49

    20:03 look in the background and enjoy the massive heavies lads

    • @camerons.9304
      @camerons.9304 Місяць тому +8

      okay... glad to see I wasn't the only one that noticed that🤣🤣🤣

    • @richharr
      @richharr Місяць тому +7

      I literally came to the comments to time stamp this

    • @NoMoreMyFriend-S
      @NoMoreMyFriend-S Місяць тому +4

      That was funny 😂 I totally missed those listening to Dr. Mike

    • @IaMSolomonX
      @IaMSolomonX Місяць тому +3

      Good call

    • @19gizzard
      @19gizzard Місяць тому +4

      Doing the lord's work for us!

  • @sandysteven6792
    @sandysteven6792 Місяць тому

    🔥🔥🔥Great instruction Dr. Mike!

  • @EmanDS
    @EmanDS Місяць тому +54

    I feel like such an idiot for not realizing I could just get free trap training by shrugging during Romanian deadlifts.
    Theoretically DB Bulgarians split squats too but that exercise is soul sucking enough already😳

    • @hackusprime
      @hackusprime Місяць тому +5

      You can also hit a set calf raises after a set on leg press.

    • @alaaentabi7879
      @alaaentabi7879 Місяць тому +2

      almsot injured my traps shrugging while deadlifting,. shrugging with a 100 kg is fine, but if youre deadlifting 180 sthn kg you better not risk it

  • @ahmadjamalmughal47
    @ahmadjamalmughal47 Місяць тому

    I love her she has good, natural chemistry with dr mike. Love it ❤

  • @Henrik.Yngvesson
    @Henrik.Yngvesson Місяць тому +8

    3:50 She is like, come on touch me! And Mike is like, omg don't touch, keep your distance! 🤣

  • @marcus_ohreallyus
    @marcus_ohreallyus Місяць тому +1

    What's been great for my traps are moves like loaded carries, rack pulls and cleans. I've never done a single shrug, except if you count the shrugging movement in a power clean.

    • @justinlevy274
      @justinlevy274 Місяць тому

      traps respond best to weighted stretch, i've had the same experience with those types of exercises

  • @Kingkardashian-u6f
    @Kingkardashian-u6f Місяць тому +15

    13:32.. oh my god that baddie in the back😍

  • @ChalkandIron
    @ChalkandIron Місяць тому

    Met Dana briefly at Redcon like a year or so ago, super nice and genuine. Her personality was this... haha

  • @HumbleDictator
    @HumbleDictator Місяць тому +49

    Let me fix that title : "top 5 exercises that might also train your traps" 😅

    • @kevingriffith677
      @kevingriffith677 Місяць тому +3

      Are you under the impression that any exercise can exclusively train just one muscle? Might want to educate yourself on anatomy and physiology if so.

    • @HumbleDictator
      @HumbleDictator Місяць тому +8

      @kevingriffith677 lmao. Take a joke softie, one might say you fell into my tr...

    • @deus6950
      @deus6950 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@HumbleDictatorwhy did he say stiff legged deadlift didnt train traps as good as normal deadlift

  • @patrykf.
    @patrykf. Місяць тому

    I just found the best bodybuilding channel on UA-cam history.

  • @jesusvaldez8677
    @jesusvaldez8677 Місяць тому +6

    You merely adopted the trapezius. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see bro splits until I was already a man and by then it was nothing but plateaus.

  • @GingerPDiddy
    @GingerPDiddy Місяць тому

    I want a train like Bane Video!!!! Been doing Superman program for 3-4 phases and have seen the best gains I have in a while but BANE is my spirit animal. PLEASE DR. Mike!? 🙏🏻

  • @OfficialLeverKing
    @OfficialLeverKing Місяць тому +4

    Ah yes, disguising isometric holds as “super slow eccentrics”.

  • @Halak014
    @Halak014 Місяць тому

    must say DLB is a really good showcase of what muscles is working.

  • @FinnBauguess-w5q
    @FinnBauguess-w5q Місяць тому +4

    Gotta say, I love both their hair cuts

  • @JonthonPrice-h4w
    @JonthonPrice-h4w 7 днів тому +1

    The sex analogy with sets and reps is low key the greatest advice for training

  • @Coffeeeveryday89
    @Coffeeeveryday89 Місяць тому +7

    I love watching Dana lift. She’s so jacked and lean. So inspiring to know she’s 100% natural and still achieving her goals. All by eating clean and getting plenty of sleep. Who knew that’s all it takes. 😉

    • @frydac
      @frydac Місяць тому

      And training really hard and consistent for decades of course

    • @marcdaoust2780
      @marcdaoust2780 Місяць тому

      Bruh come on that girl is so lying about steroid

    • @Coffeeeveryday89
      @Coffeeeveryday89 Місяць тому +1

      @@marcdaoust2780 I think you missed the sarcasm in this comment lol

  • @ronaldolivier3518
    @ronaldolivier3518 Місяць тому

    Dr. Mike is just effing awesome - love the channel ❤

  • @kusjr4388
    @kusjr4388 Місяць тому +3

    Dana is literally physically perfect

  • @toreandrejenssen9045
    @toreandrejenssen9045 Місяць тому

    This was dope💪 More of Dr Mike & DLB colab's 🙏😅