Exercise
Shoulder Raise
Also known as: bodyweight shrug, scapular shrug, trap shrug warmup


Shoulder Raise is an exercise for the traps. Main target: traps. Also works: anterior deltoid. No equipment needed — just your bodyweight.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Relax your arms to your sides and raise your shoulders up toward your ears, then back down.
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