dumbbell shrug

How to perform it

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.

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