Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Shrug

beginnerIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Shrug

Traps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

traps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body.

  2. 2

    Keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang by your sides.

  3. 3

    Raise your shoulders as high as possible, as if you are trying to touch your ears with your shoulders.

  4. 4

    Hold the contraction for a second, 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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