Exercise Info
| Level | Beginner |
| Muscle Group | Traps |
| Secondary Muscle | None |
| Exercise Type | Strength |
| Equipment Required | Dumbbell |
| Force Type | Pull |
| rating | 3 |
Tips
- Focus on pulling the weight up with your traps and not your biceps.
- You dont need to rotate the shoulders forward or back when doing shrugging exercises. The thought that this will benefit you is a myth! You should shrug straight up as high as possible.
- Pause at the top of the movement to get the best results from the exercise.
Instructions
- The dumbbell shrug is a simple but very effective way of working the upper traps. Grasp a pair of dumbbells and stand straight up with the dumbbells by your sides.
- Let your shoulders "sag" down as far as possible.
- Keeping your body fixed, slowly shrug your shoulders straight up as high as possible (don't rotate back or forwards!).
- Pause for a count of 1-3, and then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- Repeat for desired reps.