Exercise Guide
Dumbbell Shrug
beginnerIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual
Dumbbell Shrug
Traps • Dumbbell
beginnerCategory
back
Body Part
back
Equipment
dumbbell
Target
traps
Instructions
- 1
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body.
- 2
Keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang by your sides.
- 3
Raise your shoulders as high as possible, as if you are trying to touch your ears with your shoulders.
- 4
Hold the contraction for a second, 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