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Isolation · Beginner

Smith Machine Shrug

Isolation isolation exercise using smith machine.
Movement pattern
Isolation
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Smith machine
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Frontal

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How to do the Smith Machine Shrug

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Scapula elevationprimary action

    Trapezius (prime mover, high emphasis); Levator scapulae (synergist, moderate emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, moderate emphasis); Rhomboids (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Wrist extensionsecondary action · resisted

    Wrist flexors (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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