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Instructions:

  • 1Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, arms fully extended, and palms facing your torso
  • 2Raise your shoulders as high as possible as if trying to touch your ears
  • 3Pause at the top for a brief moment, then lower the dumbbells back to the initial position
  • 4Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions

Tips:

  • Avoid using your biceps to lift the dumbbells. Only the shoulders should be moving
  • Keep your torso stationary during the exercise
  • Exhale while you lift the weights, and inhale as you return to the starting position
  • Don't roll your shoulders, raise them straight up and down

Dumbbell Shrug Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs