Partner Resistance Exercises: Shoulder Shrug

Video Transcript

"With this exercise we're going to show you how to work the traps here, the meaty part of the shoulder. And if you don't have a set of dumbbells for resistance, you can first actually just do this exercise without resistance and get the movement down where you're pulling your shoulders up towards the ears, feel a slide in the shoulder blades. And then we're going to have you take your hands out here to the sides and just put your hands, relax here. And then as I apply resistance, she is going to try to bring her shoulders to her ears and release. Breathing, inhale, pull your shoulders up to the ears and then your partner simply is behind you applying resistance on top of the meaty part of the shoulder there, avoiding the joint in the shoulder. And crunch up, and release. And you'll feel the shoulder blades behind you slide up as a result of the movement. You try to leave the shoulder joint nice and quiet, and resist up towards the ears, excellent and release. Eight to ten reps starting out and then you can work your way up to ten to twelve reps and up for three sets. And again this works the traps which is an important integral part of the shoulder."