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Smith Machine Standing Shrugs
- Main muscle
- Traps
- Muscle group
- Back
- Equipment
- Smith machine
How to do it
- 1Stand under the bar and unrack it at hip height, arms straight.
- 2Let your shoulders relax down to start.
- 3Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears.
- 4Hold and squeeze your traps at the top for a second.
- 5Lower your shoulders back down under control.
Coaching cues
- Shoulders up, not forward
- Pause at the top
- No elbow bending
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