Trap Lacrosse Ball Exercise - How To Video & Tips
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Trapezius
Barbell
Intermediate
Pull
Shoulders
The overhead barbell shrug exercise builds massive upper traps and creates that thick, powerful neck look. It hits your traps from a unique angle that regular shrugs can't match.
1. Start with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell overhead with arms fully extended in a wide grip position. 2. Keep your core tight and maintain the overhead barbell shrug position throughout the entire movement. 3. Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears as high as possible while keeping the bar overhead. 4. Hold the peak contraction for one second, squeezing your traps hard at the top of the movement. 5. Lower your shoulders back down slowly and controlled, feeling the stretch in your traps before the next rep.
• Keep your arms locked out throughout the entire overhead barbell shrug movement - never let your elbows bend. • Focus on moving your shoulders straight up and down, not rolling them forward or backward during the exercise. • Use a grip wider than shoulder-width to maintain better stability and control of the barbell overhead. • Keep your head in a neutral position and avoid looking up or down while performing the overhead barbell shrug.
• Using too much weight and compromising form - the overhead barbell shrug requires perfect technique over heavy loading. • Rolling the shoulders in circles instead of straight up and down, which can cause shoulder impingement and injury. • Letting the elbows bend during the overhead barbell shrug, which shifts the focus away from the target muscles.
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