{"id":1743545,"date":"2022-11-18T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743545"},"modified":"2022-11-18T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:04:10","slug":"the-wendler-row-for-traps-and-upper-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-wendler-row-for-traps-and-upper-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wendler Row for Traps and Upper Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-wendler-row-for-traps-and-upper-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e04cd05f90692c1cac0174e55021612a66238e8.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/b8bwLCk0DZFjzUb3rf6J0JMALmo.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Wendler-Row\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e04cd05f90692c1cac0174e55021612a66238e8_2_690x282.jpeg\" alt=\"Wendler-Row\" data-base62-sha1=\"b8bwLCk0DZFjzUb3rf6J0JMALmo\" width=\"690\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e04cd05f90692c1cac0174e55021612a66238e8_2_690x282.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e04cd05f90692c1cac0174e55021612a66238e8.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e04cd05f90692c1cac0174e55021612a66238e8.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"362737\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\nA New Exercise You Need<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Need to build some real beef back there? Do the Wendler row or the T-bar shrug. Here are two ways to do it, both awesomely effective.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\nIf Traps Are the New Abs, Then Do the Wendler Row<\/h3>\n<p>Nowadays, having big meaty traps can make you as sexy as having a chiseled six-pack, which means building them is a sought-after training goal. But why is that?<\/p>\n<p>My first theory is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/why-youre-mostly-wrong-about-crossfit\/\">CrossFit<\/a> (and athletes in general) have a lot to do with it. A lot of serious lifters now want to look like athletes. CrossFit has made that trend even more popular and has encouraged more people to do deadlifts, cleans, and snatches (for better or worse).<\/p>\n<h3>\nOr Maybe Traps Are Just Sexy?<\/h3>\n<p>Maybe a better reason was highlighted in a recent study. It gave women shirtless pictures of male torsos, and they had to rank them in order of attractiveness and perceived strength.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the more muscular physiques were seen as a lot more desirable than the less muscular ones. In fact, none of the skinny or fat torsos received ANY votes for being attractive. (More info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/how-to-attract-women\/\">How to Attract Women, Even If You\u2019re Ugly<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The cool conclusion? It was the impression of strength that made the greatest impact on how desirable a male physique is. If a body looked strong AF \u2013 even if the guy wasn\u2019t super lean \u2013 he was seen as desirable. And nothing screams \u201cstrong\u201d like big traps.<\/p>\n<h3>\nEnter the Wendler Row<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m always on the lookout for new and effective trap exercises. I thought I\u2019d tried everything, but I learned a new one from Jim Wendler and it\u2019s quickly becoming my favorite.<\/p>\n<p>While I call it the Wendler row, Jim himself would likely call it the T-bar shrug. Regardless of what you call it, it\u2019s a superb exercise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"onebox lazyYT lazyYT-container\" data-youtube-id=\"eq41FO0w8b0\" data-youtube-title=\"Wendler Row\" data-parameters=\"feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eq41FO0w8b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ytp-thumbnail-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/823d5ae3e5a1b2f25e88415c18e53c337073caf5.jpeg\" title=\"Wendler Row\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because of the line of pull, you\u2019ll hit not only the upper but also the middle fibers of the traps, which will give you \u201cheight\u201d and \u201cthickness.\u201d These characteristics give you a much thicker torso and also give you better leverage when bench pressing. They\u2019ll help keep the rhomboids and upper back tight when pressing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a pretty straightforward movement. Using the landmine\/T-bar set-up, and ideally, a parallel\/neutral grip, stand upright and row the weight up, initiating the movement with a shrug. It\u2019s not a pure shrug because you\u2019re pulling with your arm (bending at the elbow joint). That facilitates a better trap contraction.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s best to keep your elbows pointing back, which is why I use a neutral grip. This allows you to recruit the middle fibers more effectively and prevents internal shoulder rotation, which you should avoid when training traps.<\/p>\n<p>You can even do a form of mechanical drop set by changing the angle of the torso during the set. As you get fatigued, you can lean back a bit more and that\u2019ll allow you to get a few more reps.<\/p>\n<p>I go fairly heavy on these, sets of 6-8 reps, but with a 2-second hold at the peak contraction. I do these twice per week as my third exercise in a session, but it\u2019s mostly because my main goal is strength. Those who are more into pure bodybuilding should shoot for sets lasting 40-60 seconds under tension.<\/p>\n<p>So for hypertrophy, you could do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8-10 reps with a 3-second hold and 2-second eccentric\/negative. The set would last 48-60 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>10-12 reps with a 2-second hold and 2-second eccentric (50-60 seconds)<\/li>\n<li>12-15 reps with a 2-second hold and normal eccentric\/concentric (48-60 seconds)<\/li>\n<li>15-20 reps with a 1-second hold and normal eccentric\/concentric (45-60 seconds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these put you in the ideal hypertrophy zone for a targeted exercise. I also use a variation of this exercise with a pulley station. It\u2019s a slightly different stimulus but works equally well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"onebox lazyYT lazyYT-container\" data-youtube-id=\"zNRJTU5Wbk8\" data-youtube-title=\"Shrug Row\" data-parameters=\"feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zNRJTU5Wbk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ytp-thumbnail-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8dc4c7db3e97b35feaf3db2472bcc6587cd9c2cb.jpeg\" title=\"Shrug Row\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Give it a shot. It\u2019s an awesome way to get a thick upper back.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>This is awesome!  Thank you sir!  Question: can you perform these on a t-bar row with a standard cable row attachment?  I do not have the ability to grip it like you do in the video.  Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Yes absolutely. I use all kinds of grips. I even do it on a pulley with a mag grip (did that this morning).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Absolutely love this one, done with a T-bar.<br \/>Beats my old shruggs by far!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for this!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I\u2019m definitely going to try this one!  Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>very similar to something that Paul Kelso recommends in his 2013 book. He called it \u201cthe shrug-row\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I used Kelso\u2019s variations and don\u2019t feel it as well as this one. But it might still be a great exercise for some<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I love such exercise! The first time I saw coach Paul Carter doing it with the T-Bar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Exercise You Need Need to build some real beef back there? Do the Wendler row or the T-bar shrug. 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