How do you perform this exercise?
- Set an incline bench to a 45-degree angle and sit on it with a dumbbell in each hand.
- Place your feet flat on the ground and let your arms hang straight down with your palms facing your body.
- Keeping your arms straight, shrug your shoulders up towards your ears as high as possible.
- Hold the contraction for a moment, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Shoulders.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
