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Clean Shrug
Clean Shrug is a beginner olympic weightlifting exercise using barbell. It works the traps, with help from the forearms and shoulders.
beginnerbarbellpull movementcompoundolympic weightlifting
- Main muscles
- traps
- Also works
- forearms, shoulders
How to do it
- Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
- Shrug your shoulders towards your ears. While this exercise can usually by loaded with heavier weight than a clean, avoid overloading to the point that the execution slows down.
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Similar exercises
- Snatch Shrug · barbell, intermediate
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).