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Smith Back Shrug
Stand in front of a Smith machine with feet shoulder-width apart and grasp the bar. Keep arms straight and lift your shoulders up toward your ears in a controlled shrug motion, pause briefly at the top, then lower back down. Focus on squeezing the traps and maintaining a straight back throughout the movement.
Primary muscle
Trapezius (upper traps)
Secondary muscles
with secondary engagement of levator scapulae and upper back muscles
Equipment
Smith Machine
Category
Back
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