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Strength exercise

Cable Shrug

How to do it

  1. Stand facing a low pulley with a straight bar or handle attached, feet hip-width apart and knees soft.
  2. Grip the bar with both hands at shoulder width and let your arms hang straight down, bracing your core.
  3. Elevate your shoulders straight up toward your ears, squeezing the trapezius at the top without bending the elbows.
  4. Lower the shoulders back down under control to fully stretch the traps before the next repetition.
  5. Exhale as you shrug up and inhale as you lower back down.
  6. Avoid rolling the shoulders forward or backward; keep the motion a straight vertical shrug.

Muscles worked

TrapeziusLarge triangular muscle in the upper back responsible for moving and stabilizing the scapula. All Trapezius exercises

Related Traps exercises

Band Pull-ApartBand Upright RowBarbell High PullBarbell ShrugsBarbell Upright RowBent Over Lateral Raise
Type
Strength
Equipment
Cable Machine
Primary muscles
Trapezius
Measured in
Reps and weight