the dumbbells hang at your sides rather than in front of your thighs, so the
pull lines up under your shoulders instead of slightly ahead of them
nothing sits in front of your legs, so the shoulders can travel further down
at the bottom than a barbell allows
Execution
Stand with your feet hip-width apart holding a dumbbell in each hand at your
sides, palms facing in. Strap up if your grip is what ends the set. Brace your
trunk.
shrug your shoulders straight up towards your ears
keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang from them
lower them under control, letting your shoulders travel all the way down
let the traps stretch at the bottom before the next rep
Do not roll your shoulders. When the weight gets heavy, use body English to
cheat it up and own the negative.
Purpose
trap builder shrugging a dumbbell in each hand
the dumbbells hang at your sides rather than in front of your thighs, so the
pull lines up under your shoulders instead of slightly ahead of them
nothing sits in front of your legs, so the shoulders can travel further down
at the bottom than a barbell allows
Execution
Stand with your feet hip-width apart holding a dumbbell in each hand at your
sides, palms facing in. Strap up if your grip is what ends the set. Brace your
trunk.
shrug your shoulders straight up towards your ears
keep your arms straight and let the dumbbells hang from them
lower them under control, letting your shoulders travel all the way down
let the traps stretch at the bottom before the next rep
Do not roll your shoulders. When the weight gets heavy, use body English to
cheat it up and own the negative.