Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug
The Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug is a strength movement that targets your traps. Here's how to do it with clean form.
How to do the Calf-Machine Shoulder Shrug
- Stand inside the calf machine with the pads resting on your shoulders, feet flat on the platform.
- Keep your arms straight and let the load sit entirely on the shoulder pads.
- Shrug straight up toward your ears — no rolling, no neck craning.
- Pause one second at the top, then lower under control.
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