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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Trapezius

Equipment Required

Barbell

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Shoulders, Glutes, Quads

Exercise Description

The clean shrug exercise builds explosive trap power and improves Olympic lifting technique. It teaches you to generate maximum upward force from your legs through your shoulders.

How To

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, grip the barbell with hands slightly wider than shoulders 2. Perform a clean pull to bring the bar to chest level with elbows high 3. From this position, explosively shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears 4. Focus on driving the clean shrug movement from your traps, not your arms 5. Lower the bar back to starting position with control and repeat the clean shrug motion

Form Tips

• Keep your core tight throughout the entire clean shrug movement • Drive the shrug straight up - don't roll your shoulders forward or backward • Use your legs to generate power in the clean portion before the shrug • Keep the bar close to your body during the clean shrug for maximum efficiency

Common Mistakes

• Rolling shoulders in circles instead of straight up during the clean shrug • Using only arms instead of engaging traps and legs in the clean shrug movement • Letting the bar drift away from your body during the lift

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