Scaption and Shrug
- Primary muscles
- Shoulders, Traps
- Secondary muscles
- Upper back
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a light dumbbell in each hand with palms facing your body.
- 2 Keeping your arms straight but not locked, raise the dumbbells forward and slightly out to the sides, forming a 'Y' shape with your body, until your arms are parallel to the floor.
- 3 At the top of this movement, without lowering your arms, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears.
- 4 Slowly lower your shoulders back down, controlling the movement.
- 5 Then, slowly lower your arms back to the starting position, maintaining control throughout the descent.
