Shrugs

How to do it

1. Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, holding a weight in each hand at your sides with arms straight.
2. Grip the weights with a neutral, shoulder-width hand position and let your arms hang relaxed.
3. Brace your core and drive your shoulders straight up toward your ears without bending your elbows.
4. Pause briefly at the top, feeling the contraction across your trapezius and upper back.
5. Lower the shoulders slowly back to the starting position, exhaling as you release.
6. Avoid rolling the shoulders forward or backward; keep the motion strictly vertical for each rep.

Muscles worked

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