Barbell Behind the Back Shrug

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Barbell Behind the Back Shrug is an intermediate isolation pull using barbell. It loads Traps.

Barbell Behind the Back Shrug demonstration — Demonstration clip from FitSync’s bundled exercise-media index (third-party set, same as the app).

Muscles worked

Primary: Traps
Secondary: Shoulders, Forearms

Setup

Set barbell so the target joint can move and nothing else has to.

How to do it

Take Traps through a full range. Pause where it is hardest.
Return under control.

Coaching cues

Own the stretch and the squeeze.

Common mistakes

Turning it into a compound swing. Cut the load; slow the eccentric.

Related lifts

MyCoach programs the Barbell Behind the Back Shrug into your plan, tracks every set, and answers “am I doing this right?” with your real numbers.

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