Smith Machine Shrugs
Set the Smith bar at hip height. Stand under the bar with feet shoulder-width apart and grip it with a pronated grip slightly wider than shoulders. Unrack and let the bar hang at arms' length. Shrug the shoulders straight up toward the ears, pause for a moment at the top, and lower under control. Keep arms straight throughout — no biceps pulling.
How it is executed
- Set the Smith bar at hip height.
- Stand under the bar with feet shoulder-width apart and grip it with a pronated grip slightly wider than shoulders.
- Unrack and let the bar hang at arms' length.
- Shrug the shoulders straight up toward the ears, pause for a moment at the top, and lower under control.
- Keep arms straight throughout — no biceps pulling.
- Muscles worked
- Back
- Primary muscle
- Trapezius
- Equipment
- Smith machine
- Movement pattern
- Pull
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- Strength · Hypertrophy
