Trap Bar Standing Shrug
Description
The trap bar standing shrug uses a trap bar held at the sides for shrugging. The neutral grip and centered weight position keeps the load balanced and lets the lifter handle heavier weights than a barbell shrug. It is a strong trap builder.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Trap Bar Standing Shrug Instructions
- Stand in the middle of a loaded trap bar.
- Squat down and grip the handles with a neutral grip.
- Stand up tall with the bar at the sides.
- Brace your core and set the chest tall.
- Keep the arms straight and shoulders down.
- Shrug the shoulders straight up toward the ears.
- Squeeze the upper traps hard at the top.
- Lower the shoulders back down with control.
Trap Bar Standing Shrug Form & Visual
Trap Bar Standing Shrug Benefits
- Heavy trap builder
- Neutral grip is wrist friendly
- Easy to overload
- Builds trap size
- Useful trap builder
- Strong machine free move
Trap Bar Standing Shrug Muscles Worked
- Trapezius
- Rhomboids
- Levator scapulae
Trap Bar Standing Shrug Variations & Alternatives
- Barbell Shrug
- DB Shrug
- Cable Shrug
- Smith Shrug
