Exercise Guide

Cable Shrug

beginnerIsolation
Exercise Visual

Cable Shrug

Traps Cable

beginner

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

cable

Target

traps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Grasp the cable handles with an overhand grip and let your arms hang down in front of you.

  3. 3

    Keeping your arms straight, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears.

  4. 4

    Hold the contraction for a moment, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

ShouldersTraps

Movement Data

Role

Shrug

Pattern

pull

Priority

5/10

Variation Rank

3

Workout Split

pull

Classification

Isolation

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