Workout Details
Equipment:
Barbell
Body-part:
Back
Target:
Trapezius Upper Fibers
Synergist:
Levator Scapulae, Trapezius Middle Fibers
Instructions:
- Place your feet shoulder width apart and using an overhand grip at a little more than shoulder width, hold a barbell in front of you.
- Your arms should be fully extended towards the floor, palms facing in towards your thighs. This is the start position.
- Exhale and raise or shrug your shoulders up in a slow controlled movement. Do not use your biceps to assist in lifting the barbell.
- Continue as high as possible then hold for a count of one. Return to the start position in a smooth movement, inhaling as you do so.
