Barbell Shrug Guide
- Exercise Type: Isolation - focuses on targeting and isolating specific muscle groups, allowing for targeted muscle development.
- Targeted Muscle Groups:
How to perform?
The Barbell Shrug is an exercise that primarily targets the traps, which are the muscles located in the neck and upper back area. It also works the shoulders and forearms to a lesser extent. The exercise is performed by holding a barbell in front of the body and lifting the shoulders towards the ears, keeping the arms straight. It is an isolation exercise, meaning that it focuses on one specific muscle group, the traps, and does not engage many other muscle groups.
Form and execution
The lifter stands erect, hands about shoulder width apart, and slowly raises the shoulders as high as possible, and then slowly lowers them, while not bending the elbows, or moving the body at all. The lifter may not have as large a range of motion as in a normal shrug done for active flexibility. It is usually considered good form if the slope of the shoulders is horizontal in the elevated position.