How to Do the Dumbbell Shrug
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💪 Traps🏋️ Dumbbell📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Stand erect with a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing your torso), arms extended on the sides.
- Lift the dumbbells by elevating the shoulders as high as possible while you exhale. Hold the contraction at the top for a second. Tip: The arms should remain extended at all times. Refrain from using the biceps to help lift the dumbbells. Only the shoulders should be moving up and down.
- Lower the dumbbells back to the original position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Muscles worked
The Dumbbell Shrug primarily targets your Traps. You'll need dumbbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Dumbbell Shrug slots into a plan built for your goal — sets and reps set in the plan, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly check-in that adjusts your calories, macros and step goal.