Weight Lifting Exercises: Behind the Back Barbell Shrugs

Video Transcript

"What I'll be performing here is behind the back barbell shrugs. I actually prefer these better. For me they've developed my traps better than the front barbell shrugs have. What you want to do is have the barbell behind you and just shrug it up. Pretty much bring up the traps to your ears, focus it on bringing it up as far high as possible. Continue this for about 8-10 reps and 3-4 sets. Focus on flexing the traps when they're on top and then stretching it out when you bring it down. Also remember the weight should just be laying on your fingers. You shouldn't be using them as, you know, kind of curled up for the biceps or anything. This should just be focused on being used for the traps. Continue this motion for about 3-4 sets. And that's how you do behind the back shrugs."