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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Trapezius

Equipment Required

Dumbbells

Experience Level

Beginner

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

None

Exercise Description

Dumbbell shrugs build your upper traps and give you that strong, defined shoulder line. They help fix rounded shoulders and make your upper body look more powerful.

How To

1. Stand tall holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides with arms straight 2. Keep your core tight and shoulders down in the starting position for dumbbell shrugs 3. Lift your shoulders straight up toward your ears as high as possible 4. Squeeze your traps at the top and hold for one second 5. Lower your shoulders back down slowly to complete the dumbbell shrugs movement

Form Tips

• Keep your arms straight throughout the entire dumbbell shrugs movement • Only move your shoulders up and down - don't roll them forward or backward • Squeeze your traps hard at the top of each dumbbell shrugs rep • Keep your head in a neutral position and don't let it move forward

Common Mistakes

• Rolling shoulders in circles instead of straight up and down during dumbbell shrugs • Using your arms to lift the weight instead of just your traps • Going too fast and not controlling the weight on the way down in dumbbell shrugs

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