Exercise Guide
Dumbbell Incline Shrug
beginnerIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual
Dumbbell Incline Shrug
Traps • Dumbbell
beginnerCategory
back
Body Part
back
Equipment
dumbbell
Target
traps
Instructions
- 1
Set an incline bench to a 45-degree angle and sit on it with a dumbbell in each hand.
- 2
Place your feet flat on the ground and let your arms hang straight down with your palms facing your body.
- 3
Keeping your arms straight, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears as high as possible.
- 4
Hold the contraction for a moment, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
- 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