Comparing the effect of grip technique, Beggs et al. (2011) investigated the use of either the double overhand or over-under grip technique
on upper trapezius muscle activity and found no difference between conditions at either 60 or 80 % of 1RM.
Not exact matches
Grabbing the barbell with your hands, place the barbell
on the
muscles of your
upper back (
trapezius) and squeeze the shoulder blades together to engage the
muscles of your
upper back so the bar is secure.
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Trapezius muscles....
Barbell Shrugs focus
on the
upper part of the
trapezius muscle.
The
trapezius muscle originates
on the spinous processes and ligamentous connective tissue that cover the
upper cervical spine, between the C1 — T8, and insert
on the lateral third of the clavicle, acromion and spine of the scapula.
When comparing the effect of load
on trapezius muscle activity, Naddeo et al. (2008) compared the
upper trapezius muscle activity during a seated isometric shrug exercise with relative loads between 10 — 80 % of MVC.
The type of squat that people are most familiar with is the barbell back squat where the bar is resting
on the
trapezius muscles of the
upper back.