Traps Exercises
97 Free Exercise DB records tag the traps as a primary or secondary muscle. Tagged inventory and primary-muscle count are ranked separately.
33 beginner · 51 intermediate · 13 advanced, computed across all tagged exercises.
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Traps ranks #12 of 18 by tagged inventory (97) and #12 by primary-muscle count (15). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- Traps ranks #12 of 18 by tagged inventory (97) and #12 by primary-muscle count (15). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- 97 tagged records · 15 primary-field records
- Free Exercise DB (CC0) live extract
Catalog lens
Tagged inventory is not primary-muscle count
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Traps ranks #12 of 18 by tagged inventory (97) and #12 by primary-muscle count (15). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
Tagged inventory
#12 of 18
97 tagged records. Shoulders leads tagged.
Primary-muscle count
#12 of 15
15 primary-field records. Quadriceps leads primary.
Traps vs all muscles by tagged exercise inventory
Where this muscle's Free Exercise DB tagged-record count sits among every muscle with at least one tag (catalog density, not training priority)
97 Top 72% more tagged exercises than 28% of 18 muscles
Muscles, banded by tagged Free Exercise DB record count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more muscles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source Free Exercise DB · 2026-07-10
- 97
- Exercises
- 33
- Beginner-friendly
- 74
- Compound lifts
- 0
- Equipment-free
Traps exercises by equipment
According to the open Free Exercise DB datasets, the 97 traps tagged records split across equipment types as below - barbell leads the listed set, and 0 listed records are labeled body only.
Traps movements by equipment
What the Traps Exercise Data Reveals
The PlainExercise database catalogues 97 records that tag the traps as a primary or secondary muscle. That tagged inventory is not the primary-muscle map: According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Traps ranks #12 of 18 by tagged inventory (97) and #12 by primary-muscle count (15). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).. Within the listed set, 33 are tagged beginner, 51 intermediate, 13 advanced, and 0 carry no explicit level classification. Every record is sourced from the public-domain Free Exercise DB.
Context matters: this database tracks exercise taxonomy. "Primary muscle" is a source field, not a claim that a listed movement isolates the traps. Compound lifts tagged here may recruit this muscle as a secondary mover. This page is a catalog extract, not medical or personal-training advice.
Beginner (33)
Foundational movements to learn the pattern.
- Anti-Gravity Pressbarbell · compound
- Arm Circlesisolation
- Band Pull Apartbands · isolation
- Barbell Shrugbarbell · isolation
- Barbell Shrug Behind The Backbarbell · isolation
- Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateralcable · isolation
- Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Rowbarbell · compound
- Cable Seated Lateral Raisecable · isolation
- Cable Shrugscable · isolation
- Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrugmachine · isolation
- Cat Stretch
- Chin To Chest Stretch
- Clean Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Clean Shrugbarbell · compound
- Dumbbell Scaptiondumbbell · isolation
- Dumbbell Shrugdumbbell · isolation
- Elbow Circlesisolation
- Leverage Shrugmachine · isolation
- Low Pulley Row To Neckcable · compound
- Lying Cambered Barbell Rowbarbell · isolation
- Sandbag Loadother · compound
- Scapular Pull-Upisolation
- Shoulder Circles
- Side Laterals to Front Raisedumbbell · isolation
- Single Dumbbell Raisedumbbell · isolation
- Smith Machine Behind the Back Shrugmachine · isolation
- Smith Machine One-Arm Upright Rowmachine · compound
- Smith Machine Upright Rowmachine · compound
- Spinal Stretchisolation
- Standing Dumbbell Upright Rowdumbbell · compound
- Straight Raises on Incline Benchbarbell · isolation
- Upright Barbell Rowbarbell · compound
- Upright Row - With Bandsbands · compound
Intermediate (51)
Movements that require basic strength and coordination.
- Alternating Hang Cleankettlebells · compound
- Axle Deadliftother · compound
- Barbell Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Car Deadliftother · compound
- Cleanbarbell · compound
- Clean and Pressbarbell · compound
- Clean from Blocksbarbell · compound
- Clean Pullbarbell · compound
- Conan's Wheelother · compound
- Cuban Pressdumbbell · compound
- Deficit Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Cleankettlebells · compound
- Dumbbell Cleandumbbell · compound
- Dumbbell One-Arm Upright Rowdumbbell · compound
- Elevated Cable Rowscable · compound
- Farmer's Walkother · compound
- Hang Cleanbarbell · compound
- Hang Clean - Below the Kneesbarbell · compound
- Iron Crossdumbbell · compound
- Jefferson Squatsbarbell · compound
- Keg Loadother · compound
- Kettlebell Dead Cleankettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Hang Cleankettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pullkettlebells · compound
- Kipping Muscle Upother · compound
- Log Liftother · compound
- Muscle Upother · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Cleankettlebells · compound
- Power Cleanbarbell · compound
- Power Snatch from Blocksbarbell · compound
- Power Stairsother · compound
- Rack Deliverybarbell · compound
- Rack Pull with Bandsbarbell · compound
- Rack Pullsbarbell · compound
- Rhomboids-SMRfoam roll
- Rickshaw Carryother · compound
- Rickshaw Deadliftother · compound
- Romanian Deadlift from Deficitbarbell · compound
- Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rowscable · compound
- Smith Machine Hang Power Cleanmachine · compound
- Snatchbarbell · compound
- Snatch Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Snatch Pullbarbell · compound
- Snatch Shrugbarbell · compound
- Split Cleanbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadlift with Bandsbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadlift with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Tire Flipother · compound
- Two-Arm Kettlebell Cleankettlebells · compound
- Upright Cable Rowcable · compound
Advanced (13)
Complex or highly loaded movements for experienced lifters.
- Atlas Stonesother · compound
- Circus Bellother · compound
- Clean and Jerkbarbell · compound
- Deadlift with Bandsbarbell · compound
- Deadlift with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Hang Snatchbarbell · compound
- Hang Snatch - Below Kneesbarbell · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Snatchkettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Side Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Power Snatchbarbell · compound
- Reverse Band Sumo Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Snatch from Blocksbarbell · compound
- Split Snatchbarbell · compound
Nationwide muscle groups with similar catalog scale
Two Free Exercise DB peer sets for Traps, each excluding this muscle so the neighborhoods are attribute-based, not self-containment (the exercise lists above stay the within-group path).
Similar tagged inventory
Nearest other muscles by primary+secondary tagged records (97 here).
Similar primary-muscle count
Nearest other muscles by exercises where this muscle is the primary field (15 here).