{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "Multipress Shrug",
      "kind": "regional"
    },
    {
      "text": "Smith Shrug",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Smith Machine Shoulder Shrug",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Shrugs on Multipress",
      "kind": "common"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "trapezius-upper",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "levator-scapulae",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "trapezius-middle",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "rhomboids",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "forearm-flexors",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "erector-spinae",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "scapulothoracic",
        "actions": [
          "elevation",
          "depression"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "hypertrophy",
      "strength"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "pull",
      "vertical-pull"
    ],
    "mechanics": "isolation",
    "force": "pull",
    "kinetic_chain": "open",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "frontal"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic"
    ],
    "level": "beginner"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "optional": [
      "strap"
    ],
    "required": [
      [
        "smith-machine"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "575"
  },
  "id": "oec:smith-machine-shrug",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Adjust the Smith machine bar height to approximately mid-thigh level.",
      "Stand facing the bar with feet hip-width apart and grasp the bar with a shoulder-width pronated grip.",
      "Rotate the bar to unrack it, standing upright with a braced core and arms fully extended."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Elevate your shoulders straight up toward your ears in a smooth, controlled motion.",
      "Pause for a brief contraction at the top of the movement.",
      "Lower the bar under control until your traps are fully stretched back to the starting position."
    ],
    "breathing": "Exhale as you shrug your shoulders upward; inhale as you lower the weight under control.",
    "cues": [
      "Shrug straight up to the ears.",
      "Keep the elbows locked.",
      "Pause at the peak squeeze."
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Rolling the shoulders in a circle at the top.",
        "correction": "Move strictly up and down along the vertical plane to prevent unnecessary glenohumeral stress."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Bending the elbows to pull the weight higher.",
        "correction": "Keep arms straight and rely entirely on scapular elevation."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Jutting the head forward during elevation.",
        "correction": "Keep the neck neutral and chin tucked throughout the set."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Ensure the safety catches on the Smith machine are engaged just below your lowest working range."
      ],
      "spotter": "not-needed",
      "safeties": true
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "total",
      "implements": 1,
      "kind": "external"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps",
          "load"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {
      "e1rm": true,
      "volume": true
    },
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "Smith Machine Shrug",
  "previous_ids": [
    "oec:shrugs-on-multipress"
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup",
      "/relations"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: Shrugs on Multipress",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/575/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0",
        "author": "wger.de"
      }
    ]
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:barbell-shrug"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:barbell-shrug"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-shrug"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "pronated",
      "width": "shoulder"
    },
    "load_position": "hip",
    "position": "standing",
    "range": "full",
    "stance": {
      "kind": "parallel",
      "width": "hip"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "A Smith machine variation of the shoulder shrug targeting the upper trapezius and levator scapulae along a fixed vertical track."
}