Progression
Progression ladder for the Clean Shrug
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Clean Shrug
These are the substitutes for the Clean Shrug, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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Snatch Shrug
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Traps
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Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
- Beginner
- Barbell
- Traps
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smith shrug
- Beginner
- Smith-machine
- Traps
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smith back shrug
- Beginner
- Smith-machine
- Traps
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Leverage Shrug
- Beginner
- Machine
- Traps
Where you are now
Clean Shrug
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Traps
Harder steps
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barbell bent over row
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Upper-back
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barbell rear delt row
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Delts
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barbell reverse grip bent over row
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Lats
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barbell one arm bent over row
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Lats
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barbell pendlay row
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Upper-back
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kettlebell bottoms up clean from the hang position
- Advanced
- Kettlebell
- Biceps
Log a workout on the Clean Shrug
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Your streak and badges on this account
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