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Machine Shrug

Also: lever shrug

Main
Traps
Secondary
Shoulders
Equipment
Leverage machine
Level
Beginner
Movement
Shoulder raise

How to do it

  1. Adjust the seat height and position yourself on the leverage machine with your back against the pad.
  2. Grasp the handles with an overhand grip and keep your arms straight.
  3. Keeping your back straight, lift your shoulders up towards your ears as high as possible.
  4. Hold the contraction for a moment, then slowly lower your shoulders back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Same movement

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım