✓ Correct form
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Dumbbell Shrug
Traps · also Forearms
Equipment: Dumbbell
How to do it
- Stand tall, dumbbells at your sides, palms facing your thighs
- Brace your core and keep your arms straight and relaxed
- Lift your shoulders straight up toward your ears
- Pause for a second at the top without bending your elbows
- Lower slowly straight down to a full stretch
Common mistake
✕ ROLLING THE SHOULDERS → ✓ STRAIGHT UP, STRAIGHT DOWN
Starting point: 3 sets × 10–15 reps, 60s rest.
In the app: rotate the 3D model, slow it down and watch the mistake next to the correct form.
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Cues checked against: acefitness.org, uthsc.edu.
