Shrugs
This back exercise mainly works your traps and rhomboids, with help from your rear shoulders and levator scapulae. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
Time Based
How to do Shrugs
Standing upright, hold a dumbbell in each hand at your sides with palms facing inward. Elevate your shoulders towards your ears, squeezing the traps at the top. Lower them back down.
Common mistakes
Avoid rolling your shoulders; the movement should be straight up and down. Don't use momentum or jerk the weights, ensure the motion is controlled.
Breathing
Inhale as you elevate your shoulders, exhale as you lower them down.
Muscles worked
Primary Muscles
Traps, Rhomboids
Secondary Muscles
Rear Shoulders, Levator Scapulae
