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Dumbbell Shrug

🏋️‍♂️ Strength / Weighted · Pull

Also known as: db shrug, dumbbell shrugs, behind the back shrug

Log it by text

Sets × Reps @ Weight
/log dumbbell_shrugs 3x10@45
also valid: /log dumbbell-shrugs 3x10@45 · /log dumbbell shrugs 3x10@45
Sets × Reps
/log dumbbell_shrugs 3x10
also valid: /log dumbbell-shrugs 3x10 · /log dumbbell shrugs 3x10
Reps
/log dumbbell_shrugs 20
also valid: /log dumbbell-shrugs 20 · /log dumbbell shrugs 20

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Dumbbell Shrug demonstration animation
Demo: Dumbbell Shrug — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 TrapsShoulders🛠 Dumbbell
  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your body.
  2. Keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang by your sides.
  3. Raise your shoulders as high as possible, as if you are trying to touch your ears with your shoulders.
  4. Hold the contraction for a second, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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