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Fat Loss: What Happens & How It Works (Part 1)

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Tyrosine

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Caffeine: Strategic Supplementation for Maximum Benefit

Bodybuilders and other fitness-minded folk are for the most part considered to be a healthy bunch. Well balanced nutrition, regular ...

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Trap 3 Isolation


Prone Incline Trap 3 Raises

Trap 3 - Retraction

Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep

Trap 3 - Front Raises

Position at the top

    Exercise Specific:

  • Head slightly over the edge of the bench (looking at the ground)
  • Begin by retracting shoulder blades, then raising arms into a high ‘V’ at the top (2 distinctly separate movements)
  • Focus on shoulder blade retraction on the way up, depression on the way down
  • Keep trunk tight to the bench throughout (more chest than abs)
  • Reach for the front walls on the way up keeping arms as far away as possible throughout.

 

Prone Incline Trap 3 Flys

Trap 3 - Retraction

Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep

Trap 3 - Fly Portion

Position at the top

    Exercise Specific:

  • Head slightly over the edge of the bench (looking at the ground)
  • Begin by retracting shoulder blades, then raising arms out and up (2 distinctly separate movements)
  • Focus on shoulder blade retraction on the way up, depression on the way down
  • Keep trunk tight to the bench throughout (more chest than abs)
  • Reach for opposite walls on the way up keeping arms as far away as possible throughout.