Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Incline Shrug

beginnerIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Incline Shrug

Traps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

traps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Set an incline bench to a 45-degree angle and sit on it with a dumbbell in each hand.

  2. 2

    Place your feet flat on the ground and let your arms hang straight down with your palms facing your body.

  3. 3

    Keeping your arms straight, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears as high as possible.

  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

2

Workout Split

pull

Classification

Isolation

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