Levator Scapulae


Summary

Location: In the neck and upper back, running from the upper cervical vertebrae to the scapula.

Information

Group: Shoulder
Side(s) of body: Back
Function/action: Scapular Elevator, Scapular Rotator

Details

Joint: Scapulothoracic, Sternoclavicular
Bone: Scapula, Clavicle
Origin: Transverse processes of upper cervical vertebrae.
Insertion: Medial border of scapula, above the spine.

Exercises

Secondary muscle in: Lat Pulldown, Seated Cable Row, Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Seal Row, One Arm Seated Cable Row, Dip, Seated Dip Machine, Chin Up, Close Grip Lat Pulldown, Neutral Grip Pull Up, One Arm Lat Pulldown, Pull Up, Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown, Dumbbell Pullover, Lat Prayer, Bent Over Row, Chest Supported Dumbbell Row, Machine Row, Meadows Row, Seal Row, T Bar Row, Yates Row, Barbell Shrug, Cable Shrug, Dumbbell Shrug, Machine Shrug, Smith Machine Shrug, Trap Bar Shrug, Ab Wheel Rollout, Bench Dip, Ring Dip, Neck Extension, Closet Pull Up, One Arm Pull Up, Seated Table Pull Up, Muscle Up, Ring Muscle Up, Barbell Pullover, Renegade Row, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Behind The Back Barbell Shrug, Clean, Dumbbell Hang Clean, Hang Clean, Hang Power Clean, Power Clean, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Press, Dumbbell Clean and Press, Push Jerk, Split Jerk, Bag Row, Pendlay Row, Barbell Power Shrug