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Leverage Shrug

How to do the Leverage Shrug with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Traps

Secondary

Forearms

Equipment

Machine

Step by step

How to do the Leverage Shrug

  1. 1

    Load the pins to an appropriate weight. Position yourself directly between the handles.

  2. 2

    Grasp the top handles with a comfortable grip, and then lower your hips as you take a breath. Look forward with your head and keep your chest up.

  3. 3

    Drive through the floor with your heels, extending your hips and knees as you rise to a standing position. Keep your arms straight throughout the movement, finishing with your shoulders back. This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    Raise the weight by shrugging the shoulders towards your ears, moving straight up and down.

  5. 5

    Pause at the top of the motion, and then return the weight to the starting position.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Leverage Shrug set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your traps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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