Clean Shrug

Clean Shrug is a compound olympic weightlifting exercise using barbell that trains the traps.

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Primary muscles: Traps

Secondary muscles: Forearms, Shoulders

How to do it

  1. Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
  2. Shrug your shoulders towards your ears. While this exercise can usually by loaded with heavier weight than a clean, avoid overloading to the point that the execution slows down.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Clean Shrug from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Traps volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

Related Traps exercises

Barbell

Barbell Shrug

Barbell

Barbell Shrug Behind The Back

Cable

Cable Shrugs

Machine

Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug

Dumbbell

Dumbbell Shrug

Kettlebells

Kettlebell Sumo High Pull

Machine

Leverage Shrug

Strength

Scapular Pull-Up

Machine

Smith Machine Behind the Back Shrug

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