Trapezius Upper


Summary

Location: In the upper back and neck, running from the base of the skull to the middle of the back, and out to the shoulders.

Information

Group: Shoulder
Subgroup: Trapezius
Side(s) of body: Back, Front
Function/action: Scapular Elevator, Head Lateral Flexor

Details

Joint: Scapulothoracic, Sternoclavicular, Cervical, Thoracic
Bone: Scapula, Clavicle, Cervical Vertebrae, Thoracic Vertebrae
Origin: Base of the skull (occipital bone) and the ligamentum nuchae, which is a fibrous structure in the neck.
Insertion: Lateral third of the clavicle and the acromion process of the scapula (shoulder blade).

Exercises

Primary muscle in: Barbell Shrug, Cable Shrug, Dumbbell Shrug, Machine Shrug, Smith Machine Shrug, Trap Bar Shrug, 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, Barbell Power Shrug, Dumbbell Snatch, Hang Snatch, Muscle Snatch, Power Snatch, Snatch
Secondary muscle in: Dumbbell Preacher Curl, Conventional Deadlift, Face Pull, Cable Lateral Raise, Seated Cable Row, Overhead Press, Cable Biceps Curl, Cable Hammer Curl, Concentration Curl, Dumbbell Curl, EZ Bar Curl, Hammer Curl, Incline Cable Curl, Incline Dumbbell Curl, Incline Hammer Curl, Machine Biceps Curl, One Arm Cable Biceps Curl, Preacher Curl, Sumo Deadlift, One Arm Face Pull, Dumbbell Incline Y Raise, Lateral Raise, Machine Lateral Raise, Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Seal Row, One Arm Seated Cable Row, Dumbbell Shoulder Press, One Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press, Seated Overhead Press, Upright Row, Barbell Curl, Barbell Reverse Curl, Dumbbell Reverse Curl, Dumbbell Spider Curl, Spider Curl, Strict Curl, Deficit Conventional Deadlift, Deficit Sumo Deadlift, Dumbbell Deadlift, Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Pause Deadlift, Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Deadlift, Single Leg Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Single Leg Romanian Deadlift, Stiff Leg Conventional Deadlift, Trap Bar Deadlift, Dumbbell Face Pull, Dumbbell Front Raise, Cable Pull Through, Bent Over Row, Chest Supported Dumbbell Row, Machine Row, Meadows Row, Seal Row, T Bar Row, Yates Row, Arnold Press, Landmine Press, Machine Shoulder Press, One Arm Landmine Press, Smith Machine Overhead Press, Cable Upright Row, Dumbbell Upright Row, Smith Machine Upright Row, Cheat Curl, Lying Cable Curl, Overhead Cable Curl, Behind The Back Deadlift, Block Pull, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Stiff Leg Sumo Deadlift, Good Morning, Jefferson Deadlift, Cable External Rotation, Dumbbell External Rotation, Dumbbell Lying External Rotation, Barbell Front Raise, Plate Front Raise, Renegade Row, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Behind The Neck Press, Dumbbell Z Press, Handstand Push Up, Log Press, Shoulder Pin Press, Viking Press, Z Press, Pike Push Up, Jefferson Squat, Dumbbell Front Squat, Front Squat, Goblet Squat, Landmine Squat, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Press, Dumbbell Clean and Press, Bag Curl, Zottman Curl, Opposite Arm Resistance Curl, Above Knee Rack Pull, Zercher Deadlift, Lying Bag Face Pull, Lying Bodyweight Y Raise, Standing Bodyweight Y Raise, Kettlebell Swing, Push Jerk, Split Jerk, Bag Lateral Raise, Chair Lateral Raise, Jumping Jack, Bag Row, Pendlay Row, Dumbbell Push Press, Dumbbell Thruster, Push Press, Thruster, Wall Ball, Zercher Squat, Overhead Squat