barbell shrug

Traps

• Target muscles: back, shoulders
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a barbell in front of you with an overhand grip.
2. Keep your arms straight and your back straight throughout the exercise.
3. Lift your shoulders up towards your ears as high as possible, squeezing your traps at the top.
4. Hold for a moment, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Swap it for

• dumbbell shrug
• dumbbell incline shrug
• cable shrug
• Band Shoulder Shrug
• Machine shrug
• smith shrug

Harder

• Incline bench dumbbell shrug v. 2