Exercise guide

Clean Shrug

CategoryOlympic Weightlifting EquipmentBarbell ForcePull MechanicCompound LevelBeginner

How to do the Clean Shrug: step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Traps), and equipment. Log it in Vantora.

How to perform the Clean Shrug exercise

How to do the Clean Shrug

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Muscles worked

traps forearms shoulders

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