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Shoulder Raise

Shoulder Raise is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the shoulders, with help from the lats.

beginnerotherpull movementstretching

Main muscles
shoulders
Also works
lats

How to do it

  1. Relax your arms to your sides and raise your shoulders up toward your ears, then back down.

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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).

Shoulder Raise: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin