If you feel you need to add some extra volume to your trap, try the dumbbell shrugs – this easy-to-do still effective exercise is one of the best ways to develop your traps muscles. Another way to do so is Barbell Shrugs, but you may have your reasons to switch your training from it to dumbbell shrugs, taking into consideration its effectiveness and clear technique. Moreover, there shrugs gives you an excellent opportunity to vary workload of your muscles by making this exercise with different range of motion. So if you want to build traps muscles and make your traps thick and firm – check out the right instruction for this very exercise.

First, you need a pair of dumbbell and yourself, standing upright with them in your hands. Now uplift (shrag) your shoulders as high as it is possible. Imagine that you need to close your ears with your shoulders. You need to uplift both shoulders at the same time.

Now feel the pressure momentarily, and then return to the initial position.

If dumbbell shrugs seems to be not too hard, pay attention to the following nuances: control of breathing and control of motion. Make sure you’re making the full range of motion, and don’t forget to exhale while doing the hardest point of the exercise.

Written by: Dennis Borisoff
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