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