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Cable Shrugs

Attach a straight bar to a low pulley and grip it with a pronated grip at shoulder width. Stand tall and let your arms hang fully so the cable creates tension. Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears, pause briefly at the top, and lower under control. Keep your arms straight and avoid leaning back.

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Cable Shrugs: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Attach a straight bar to a low pulley and grip it with a pronated grip at shoulder width.
  2. Stand tall and let your arms hang fully so the cable creates tension.
  3. Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears, pause briefly at the top, and lower under control.
  4. Keep your arms straight and avoid leaning back.
Muscles worked
Back
Primary muscle
Trapezius
Equipment
CableStraight bar attachment
Movement pattern
Pull
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophy

Variations and substitutions

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