Dumbbell decline shrug v. 2

How to do it

1. 1Adjust a decline bench to a 45-degree angle.
2. 2Lie face‑down on the bench with your chest and abdomen resting on it.
3. 3Hold a dumbbell in each hand with palms facing each other and arms fully extended.
4. 4Keeping the arms straight, raise your shoulders as high as possible while squeezing your shoulder blades together.
5. 5Hold the contraction for a brief pause, then lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat the desired number of repetitions.

More traps exercises

• Dumbbell incline shrugDumbbells
• Lever gripless shrugLeverage machine
• Smith back shrugSmith machine
• Lever gripless shrug v. 2Leverage machine
• Dumbbell decline shrugDumbbells
• Cable shrugCable
• Scapula dipsBodyweight
• Scapular pull-upBodyweight

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.