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Dumbbell Shrugs or Barbell Shrugs are specifically targeting the trapezius muscles. This muscles raises your shoulder, rotates our shoulder blades, and helps you turn your head. The trapezius extends out and down from the neck and down between the shoulder blades.

Shoulders are particularly prone to injuries during workouts. The most common reason is Poor technique. Many men have poor form when doing shoulder exercises, stretching muscle tissue too much in the process.

So we have here a demonstration of properly doing a Dumbbell Shoulder Shrugs from bodybuilder Frank Sepe.

This exercise also strengthens your rhomboids, which lie between your spine and your shoulder blades.

1. Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. Hold a dumbbell on each hand, letting your arms hang along-side your body. Your palms should face your body. Make sure your shoulders are back and relaxed.

2. Slowly shrug your shoulders as high as they’ll go, keeping your head still and your chin slightly tucked. Hold for a second, squeeze at the top of the movement, then slowly return to the starting position. Don’t try to raise the weight by your arms, by bending your elbows during the shrugs; you should lift it using your trapezius muscles.