Exercise

Shoulder Raise

Also known as: bodyweight shrug, scapular shrug, trap shrug warmup

Shoulder Raise — position 1Shoulder Raise — position 2

Shoulder Raise is an exercise for the traps. Main target: traps. Also works: anterior deltoid. No equipment needed — just your bodyweight.

EquipmentBodyweight
MovementPull
CategoryStretching

Muscles worked

Muscles worked in the Shoulder Raise: primary in bright, secondary in light
Primary
Secondary

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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