The Body Solid Olympic Shrug Bar will help build muscles mass and thickness throughout the mid-back and upper traps. It is designed to not have any contact with the upper thighs and front torso. This will provide greater range of muscle contraction and deep tissue development. The shrug bar is used for bench press, dead lifts, shrugs, military press, squats and lunges. This bar is only used with Olympic weight plates. The bar is made of solid steel with durable zinc coated finish.