Machine Shrugs
Stand or sit in the shrug machine and grip the handles with your arms hanging straight down and shoulders relaxed at the bottom. Keep your arms straight and your torso upright, avoiding any leaning or bouncing. Elevate your shoulders straight up toward your ears, squeezing the traps hard at the top of the movement. Hold the contraction briefly, then lower under control to a full stretch before the next rep.
BACK · PULL
How it is executed
- Stand or sit in the shrug machine and grip the handles with your arms hanging straight down and shoulders relaxed at the bottom.
- Keep your arms straight and your torso upright, avoiding any leaning or bouncing.
- Elevate your shoulders straight up toward your ears, squeezing the traps hard at the top of the movement.
- Hold the contraction briefly, then lower under control to a full stretch before the next rep.
- Muscles worked
- Back
- Primary muscle
- Trapezius
- Equipment
- Shrug machine
- Movement pattern
- Pull
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- What it is for
- StrengthHypertrophy
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