Machine Gripless Shrug
Description
The lever gripless shrug is performed on a specialized machine with shoulder pads or shoulder hooks rather than handles to grip. By eliminating the grip component, you can load the traps far heavier than your forearm strength would allow. It is one of the strongest trap mass builders available.
Equipment Required
Machine Gripless Shrug Instructions
- Position yourself in the gripless shrug machine with shoulder pads on top of your shoulders.
- Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart on the platform.
- Position your hands lightly on the handles or by your sides.
- Unrack the machine by extending your legs.
- Brace your core and pull your shoulders back.
- Shrug your shoulders straight up toward your ears.
- Hold the contraction at the top for one count.
- Lower the load back down slowly with control.
Machine Gripless Shrug Form & Visual
Machine Gripless Shrug Benefits
- No grip required allows extreme loads
- Heavy trap loading possible
- Strict trap isolation
- Builds upper trap mass
- Useful for hypertrophy training
- Strong peak contraction
Machine Gripless Shrug Muscles Worked
- Trapezius (upper)
- Levator scapulae
- Rhomboids
Machine Gripless Shrug Variations & Alternatives
- Smith Shrug
- Barbell Shrug
- Dumbbell Shrug
- Trap Bar Shrug
