Exercises / Back / Dumbbell Shrug
Dumbbell Shrug
Dumbbell Shrug: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentdumbbell
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typeisolation
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- traps, shoulders
- Secondary muscles
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How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body.
- Keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang by your sides.
- Raise your shoulders as high as possible, as if you are trying to touch your ears with your shoulders.
- Hold the contraction for a second, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.