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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.

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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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