Cable Shrug
Equipment: Cable
Primary muscle: Trapezius
Category: isolation
Movement: pull
Forearms
Upper
Front
How to Perform Cable Shrug
Attach a straight bar to a low pulley on a cable machine and stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart. Grab the bar with an overhand grip and allow your arms to hang straight with the cable under tension. Keeping your arms straight and your torso upright, raise your shoulders upward toward your ears by contracting your trapezius muscles. Pause briefly at the top while squeezing your traps, then slowly lower your shoulders back to the starting position with control. Avoid rolling your shoulders and focus on a straight upward movement.