Leverage Shrug
Works the traps.
- Primary muscles
- Traps
- Secondary muscles
- Forearms
- Equipment
- Machine
- Level
- Beginner
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Force
- Pull
How to do it
- Load the pins to an appropriate weight. Position yourself directly between the handles.
- Grasp the top handles with a comfortable grip, and then lower your hips as you take a breath. Look forward with your head and keep your chest up.
- Drive through the floor with your heels, extending your hips and knees as you rise to a standing position. Keep your arms straight throughout the movement, finishing with your shoulders back. This will be your starting position.
- Raise the weight by shrugging the shoulders towards your ears, moving straight up and down.
- Pause at the top of the motion, and then return the weight to the starting position.
Track it
Log every set in Pensum. It keeps your best sets and estimates your one-rep max as you go. Estimate your 1RM now.
More Traps exercises
- Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug Machine
- Smith Machine Behind the Back Shrug Machine
- Smith Machine Upright Row Machine