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Clean Shrug - Barbell

Equipment:Barbell
Type:Compound
Force:Pull

Muscles Targeted

Primary

Traps

Secondary

Forearms, Shoulders

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Stand feet shoulder-width, hold barbell with clean grip (overhand/hook) at mid-thigh.

  2. 2

    Back straight, slight forward lean.

  3. 3

    Explosively extend hips/knees/ankles slightly (like start of 2nd pull).

  4. 4

    Immediately follow with powerful shrug, pulling shoulders towards ears.

  5. 5

    Keep arms straight.

  6. 6

    Focus on upward shrug driven by triple extension.

  7. 7

    Lower bar with control. Repeat.