Leverage Shrug
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the traps, using a machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Leverage Shrug
- Load the pins to an appropriate weight. Position yourself directly between the handles.
- 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.
- 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.
- Raise the weight by shrugging the shoulders towards your ears, moving straight up and down.
- Pause at the top of the motion, and then return the weight to the starting position.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Leverage Shrug
10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the traps, using a barbell.
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Barbell Shrug
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Dumbbell Shrug
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Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug
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Smith Machine Behind the Back Shrug
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Cable Shrugs
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Scapular Pull-Up
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Standing Dumbbell Upright Row
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the traps, using dumbbells.
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Upright Row - With Bands
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Clean Shrug
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do leverage shrug work?
Leverage Shrug primarily works the traps. The forearms assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for leverage shrug?
Leverage Shrug uses machines.
Leverage Shrug: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Leverage Shrug is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of leverage shrug?
Barbell Shrug Behind The Back, Barbell Shrug, Dumbbell Shrug train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my leverage shrug reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; leverage shrug can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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