What Is the Trapezius Muscle? Trapezius muscles are large, paired, triangular muscles in the back of your neck and upper back. They extend down your back, but they’re mostly involved in the movements ...

Step 1 is the starting position. Stand in a split stance to stabilize the body. Hold a pair of dumbbells in your hands. Your hands should be neutral, with your thumbs around the handles and your palms ...

Sure, being strong and having sculpted shoulders can inspire self-confidence. But if your neck is feeling stiff or achy, you may be focusing too much on your trapezius during workouts. That's the ...

Shivering and tensing up is the body’s natural response to uncomfortably low temperatures, and that can cause trapezius tightness. Winter stiffness can be a real pain in the neck (literally).

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...

"Tweakments" and tiny cosmetic procedures are on the up and up, leading many first-timers and even seasoned veterans to discover entirely new options available to them. That's likely behind the spike ...

If you’ve got a lump on top of your shoulder muscle, you have a good chance of it being a trapezius knot. This type of lump in the trapezius muscle — called a myofascial trigger point — is among the ...

A man known as “The Crooked Man” has spent more than 300 days training only one trapezius muscle to deliberately reject ...