Machine Shrug

How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.

Body part
Shoulders
Equipment
Machine
Type
Isolation

How to do it

  1. Set up in the machine with your hands on the handles and your arms hanging straight.
  2. Stand or sit tall with your core braced and your chest up.
  3. Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears and pause briefly at the top.
  4. Lower them slowly to a full stretch without letting the weight touch down.

Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.

Muscles worked

Also known as

Shrug (Machine)