Ask someone in the weight room to point to their trapezius muscle, or “traps” in gym-speak, and they’ll probably gesture toward the small mounds of muscle nestled in between their neck and shoulders.

In a recent Reddit thread, natural bodybuilders discussed the exercises that grew their traps the most, with one simple movement standing out as a clear favorite from the 100-plus replies: shrugs. The ...

Hybrid lifts aren't the only way to exercise creativity in the gym. Sometimes, equipment that's designed for one purpose can be effective for something totally different. For one, you can use the ...