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Cable Shrugs
Cable Shrugs is a beginner strength exercise using cable. It works the traps.
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- Main muscles
- traps
How to do it
- Grasp a cable bar attachment that is attached to a low pulley with a shoulder width or slightly wider overhand (palms facing down) grip.
- Stand erect close to the pulley with your arms extended in front of you holding the bar. This will be your starting position.
- Lift the bar by elevating the shoulders as high as possible as you exhale. Hold the contraction at the top for a second. Tip: The arms should remain extended at all times. Refrain from using the biceps to help lift the bar. Only the shoulders should be moving up and down.
- Lower the bar back to the original position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
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Similar exercises
- Upright Cable Row · cable, intermediate
- Barbell Shrug · barbell, beginner
- Barbell Shrug Behind The Back · barbell, beginner
- Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug · machine, beginner
- Dumbbell Shrug · dumbbell, beginner
- Leverage Shrug · machine, beginner
- Scapular Pull-Up · other, beginner
- Smith Machine Behind the Back Shrug · machine, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).