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Smith Machine Standing Shrugs

What is this machine?

Smith-koneen seisten olkapäiden kohautukset on kuntosalilaite, joka kuormittaa ensisijaisesti Selkälihakset.

The exercise suits a beginner: the range of motion is guided and you can start light.

On a machine the range of motion is guided, which makes it safe to train alone — but the settings must be adjusted to your own body, or the movement will be felt in the wrong place.

Key facts

Primary muscleSelkälihakset

Secondary muscles–

Equipmentkuntosalilaite

Movement patternpull

Difficultyeasy

Video📱 Luio

Instructions and video are in the app

This page tells you what the machine is. Step-by-step instructions, common mistakes and a video of the movement are in the Luio app — the video shows the range of motion that text cannot describe.

Open in the app

⚠️ Most common mistake: Rolling the shoulders forward or backward at the top, which strains the joint without adding trap work. Bending the arms during the lift, which turns the shrug into a partial upright row. Bouncing the bar at the bottom and using momentum instead of a controlled trap contraction. Cutting the range short and never reaching a full shoulder elevation at the top of the rep.

💪 Where you should feel it: Mainly in the Selkälihakset.