Trapezius (Middle)
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the trapezius (middle).
- Body region
- Upper (back)
- Muscle group
- Trapezius
What the trapezius (middle) does
Scapular retraction.
Kettlebell exercises that train the trapezius (middle)
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Single Arm Bottoms-Up Pressprimary
- Double Kettlebell Bottoms-Up Pressprimary
- Double Arm Rowprimary
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Turkish Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upstabilizer
- Goblet Squatstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Staggered Stance Deadliftstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Deadliftstabilizer
- Windmillstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hip Hinge Deadliftstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Suitcase Deadliftstabilizer
- Low Windmillstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Stiff-Legged Deadliftstabilizer
- Double Arm Deadliftstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Sumo Deadliftstabilizer
- Kneeling Deep Windmillstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Squat Deadliftstabilizer
- Windmill Anyhowstabilizer
- Kneeling Windmillstabilizer
- Ninety-Ninety Windmillstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Suitcase Swingstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchsecondary
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