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4 easy moves to Blast Your Traps

It's winter, and that means more layers, baggier clothes and looser fits. But everyone needs to look a little larger than they are, and a good way to show off your body is with bigger traps, especially when it's cold outside. Here are four moves you must use to blast your traps. Cable Face Pull Attach a rope attachment to the high pulley of a cable station. Grasp it overhand, as in a triceps extension, sit your hips back, and pull the cable to the bridge of your nose. Pause, then slowly return to the start position. This dynamic move has huge benefits for both the traps and the rear delts, and also helps to stabilize shoulders and improve posture. Single-arm Neutral-grip Standing Dumbbell Press Grasp a dumbbell in your right hand and hold it at your shoulder. With your hand facing your ear, press the dumbbell up, keeping your elbow pointed straight ahead. Slowly return to the start position. Dork Row Stand holding two dumbbells at your sid...

How to Get Six Pack Abs Fast

Six-pack abs have become the gold standard of fitness that separates the “in-shape” guys from the “seriously in-shape” guys. But, honestly, a visible six-pack is not necessarily a sign of fitness, but rather one of low body fat percentage. Skinny guys have ripped abs without putting any effort into diet or exercise. For the rest of us, seeing a six-pack seems like an impossible goal. Until you actually get them. The more than two dozen muscles between your hips and shoulders are what allow you to bend and rotate your torso. They also stabilize your spine as you mow the lawn, carry groceries, do pushups, spike volley-balls, and otherwise go about the motions of daily life. That's why trying to build a solid center with only crunches, which target your rectus abdominis (the six-pack muscle), is like trying to build powerful legs by focusing only on your quads. The result is all show and no go. Update your ab routine with the following six moves. "They'll cha...