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Dumbbell Shrug - Male

Instructions

  • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your knees slightly bent and your arms extended at your side with your head looking forward. 
  • Grasping the dumbbells in both hands with your palms facing in, shrug your shoulders in a smooth motion upward as high as you can. 
  • Pause for 2 seconds, then with resistance, return your shoulders to the starting position. 
  • Pause for a moment and repeat the movement. 
  • Exhale while bringing the weight up and inhale while pushing the weight down.
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Tip

This exercise can help you relieve the tension in your neck as well as help to improve your posture. Keep your arms straight during the exercise and be careful not to move your head - your shoulders should be the ones moving.

DISCLAIMER: Your doctor is often in the best position to evaluate whether any particular diet or exercise program is best for you. Advance consultation with your doctor is particularly important if you are under eighteen (18) years old, pregnant, nursing, or have health problems.
Male