How to do Clean Shrug

Muscles worked

Main: Traps. Also: Forearms, Shoulders.

Step by step

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.

Similar exercises

• Snatch Shrug
• Clean
• Clean and Jerk
• Clean Deadlift
• Clean from Blocks
• Clean Pull

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.