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Trap 3 Isolation
Prone Incline Trap 3 Raises
Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep
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
Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep
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.
