Smith machine shrug

Muscles worked: Back
Back
🔧 smith machine ↕ Pull 🏋️ kg × reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and arms extended in front of you, holding the bar with an overhand grip closer than shoulder-width apart. Exhale and shrug your shoulders upward while keeping your arms straight to raise the bar. Continue until you cannot shrug your shoulders any further while keeping your arms straight. Inhale and lower your shoulders, returning to the starting position. Place the bar back on the hooks.

Muscles Worked

Upper trapezius

Tips

Keep only a slight bend in the elbows; pull with the traps, not the biceps. Retract the scapula and avoid letting the shoulders roll forward. Choose a manageable weight to prevent rocking or hyperextending the spine.

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