Dumbbell Shrug
Step-by-step technique for Dumbbell Shrug, an exercise for traps using dumbbells. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand with a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- Raise your shoulders straight up toward your ears.
- Hold briefly at the top.
- Lower under control.
Coach tip: Dumbbells allow slightly more range than a barbell.
Muscles worked
Primary: Traps
Secondary: Forearms
Dumbbell Shrug is a strength exercise that loads the traps using dumbbells. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Traps
- Secondary
- Forearms
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Type
- Strength
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