Back · Barbell · Isolation · Beginner
Barbell Shrug Behind The Back


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Traps
- Also working
- Forearms, Upper Back
How to do it
- Stand up straight with your feet at shoulder width as you hold a barbell with both hands behind your back using a pronated grip (palms facing back). Tip: Your hands should be a little wider than shoulder width apart. You can use wrist wraps for this exercise for better grip. This will be your starting position.
- Raise your shoulders up as far as you can go as you breathe out and hold the contraction for a second. Tip: Refrain from trying to lift the barbell by using your biceps. The arms should remain stretched out at all times.
- Slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the traps as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
Other trap exercises
- Barbell Shrug · Barbell
- Cable Shrugs · Cable
- Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug · Machine
- Clean Shrug · Barbell
- Dumbbell Shrug · Dumbbell
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pull · Kettlebell
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