Smith Machine Shrug
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Smith machine
- Type
- Isolation
Position 1 of 2
Position 2 of 2
How to do it
- Set the bar in the Smith machine at about mid-thigh height and step up close to it.
- Grip it overhand about shoulder-width apart, stand tall and rotate it off the hooks.
- Keeping your arms straight, shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears.
- Pause at the top, lower slowly, and rotate the bar back onto the hooks when you're done.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
Also known as
Smith Machine Shoulder Shrugs · Shrug (Smith Machine)