But everyone from bodybuilders to average Joes have butchered the shrug, from the way they approach the exercise to the way ...

Instead, you should be aiming to squeeze and drop our shoulders — called scapular depression. The continuous upward driving and squeezing motion of the shrug is the opposite. The minimal gains ...

Perform 6 rounds (10 paces, ten shrugs x6). There's nothing wrong with lifting heavy. Too much of it, though, and the shoulders can rotate downward or become depressed. A chronically depressed ...

Lots of shrugs. We wish it were that simple. This trademark trapezius muscle exercise is overrated, and when it comes to a productive shoulder workout, shrugs are more underwhelming than effective.