Both the benefit to the forearms and the traps can translate into other, bigger lifts, like the rack pull and the barbell deadlift. You can also load the barbell shrug way heavier than you might ...

Both the benefit to the forearms and the traps can translate into other, bigger lifts, like the rack pull and the barbell deadlift. You can also load the barbell shrug way heavier than you might ...

Building stronger traps will help increase your strength during deadlifts, overhead presses, rows, and pull-ups. But what would happen if you did 50 dumbbell shrugs every single day for a week?

big trap muscles (aka the trapezius) get noticed. As longtime bodybuilders will tell you, the best way to develop these big, physique-defining muscles is to perform standing dumbbell shrugs ...

The traps (trapezius muscles) span from the middle of your back and neck to your shoulders, and the best way to target them is to learn how to do the dumbbell shrug. ‘A lot of the time guys talk about ...

Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand. Keep arms straight by your sides and lift shoulders ...

Having your arms at your sides will let your traps move naturally, and it'll prevent you from closing down joint space at the front of the shoulder joint. And if you shrug with a barbell ...

"The barbell shrug seems simple ... Hold for a second before slowly lowering down to full stretch on the traps.