Cable Shrugs
- Stand in front of a cable pulley. Feet are shoulder-width. Your core is tight and lower back is flat. Hold the cable bar and let it hang in front of you. Keep the weight close to your body.
- Without using your arms, exhale and bring your shoulders towards your ears.
- Hold the movement at the top then slowly bring the weight back down.
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Cable shrugs is a gym work out exercise that targets neck & upper traps and also involves upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Neck stretch, standing shoulder rolls and standing shoulder rolls / shrugs are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as cable shrugs. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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