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Are Advanced Training Methods for You?

Just because that insane workout technique sounds excruciatingly awesome, that doesn't mean you should add it into your routine. You ...

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Resistant Starch: Super-Carb for Body Composition!

With an overwhelming amount of research demonstrating its benefits, ‘resistant starch’ blows away many of the sexier sounding supplements that ...

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Glutamine: Super Supplement? Or Overhyped and Worthless? Cutting through the Bull

One of several so called, “super-supplements”, to have hit shelves over recent decades is glutamine, the most abundant amino acid ...

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Wheying in on the Debate: A Case for the Superiority of Whey Protein

Whey protein has been used in one form or another for at least 300 years, yet it has taken until ...

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What are Prebiotics and Probiotics and Why do They Matter?

Bloated stomach? Endless flatulence? Wicked diarrhoea? Believe it or not, you don’t have to live with these symptoms. Ever wonder ...

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Putting The Dirty Bulk To Rest

You often hear the same questions no matter what gym setting you are in.  What’s your max bench?  What pre-workout ...

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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.