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Barbell shrug
Difficulty Isolation movements
How to perform it
Shoulder shrug with a barbell held in front of the body. Targets the upper traps, forearms hold the weight. The movement is short and vertical β purely a shoulder raise, not an elbow bend.
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Equipment
- Barbell 20 kgFree weight Β· 20 kg
Muscles worked
Front
Back
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Exercise family Β· pattern: Isolation movements
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