Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Decline Shrug V. 2

beginnerIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Decline Shrug V. 2

Traps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

traps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Set up a decline bench at a 45-degree angle.

  2. 2

    Lie face down on the bench with your chest and stomach resting on it.

  3. 3

    Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing each other and your arms fully extended.

  4. 4

    Keeping your arms straight, raise your shoulders as high as possible while squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  5. 5

    Hold the contraction for a brief pause, then lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

ShouldersTrapsRhomboids

Movement Data

Role

Shrug

Pattern

pull

Priority

5/10

Variation Rank

2

Workout Split

pull

Classification

Isolation

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