Smith Machine Shrug

Smith Machine Shrug Standards (lb)

The average Smith Machine Shrug is 275 lb for men and 164 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Smith Machine Shrug strength standards are based on 97,380 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...
Smith Machine Shrug

Male Smith Machine Shrug Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 119 lb
Novice 187 lb
Intermediate 275 lb
Advanced 381 lb
Elite 497 lb

How much should I be able to Smith Machine Shrug? (lb)

What is the average Smith Machine Shrug? The average Smith Machine Shrug weight for a male lifter is 275 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Smith Machine Shrug? Male beginners should aim to lift 119 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 65 114 179 258 348
120 75 127 195 278 371
130 85 139 210 296 392
140 95 151 225 314 412
150 104 163 240 331 432
160 113 175 254 347 450
170 122 186 267 363 468
180 131 197 280 378 485
190 140 207 292 392 501
200 148 217 305 406 517
210 156 227 316 420 533
220 164 237 328 433 547
230 172 247 339 446 562
240 180 256 350 458 576
250 187 265 360 470 589
260 195 274 370 482 602
270 202 282 380 493 615
280 209 291 390 504 627
290 216 299 400 515 639
300 223 307 409 526 651
310 230 315 418 536 663

How many sets and reps of Smith Machine Shrug should I do?

These are the most popular Smith Machine Shrug workouts done by male lifters:

5x10 17%
3x10 13%
3x12 12%
3x15 9%
4x15 8%
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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Smith Machine Shrug strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,969 qualifying results from 97,380 community lifts to produce our Smith Machine Shrug strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 97,380
Qualifying results 2,969
Male results 2,848
Female results 121
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

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