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[dmk777]

DANGER!
DANGER!
DANGER!
All you ladies stay away from the Smith Machine excpet to hang your towel on! The Smith machine is only good for hanging cloths and towels on...oh and creating joint damage. Yes Joint Damage!
Stay away from it for the very reasons that jjtt listed.
Actually you will do far better using free weights for all of your training.

Great post both ya totally agree and lol kinda big and useless looking towel rail too!


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[jennifer778]

Hey jen! Do you use the smith machine for overhead bbl press? I'm going to start working hard on my upper body and we seem to be similar in strength.

Hey Jen. I use a barbell when doing OHP. We do seem to be in similar strength and I take that as a compliment since I think you kick butt in your workouts!

 

[jennifer778]

jennifer778, I'm in Canada- far far north of you .
Jen10, for OH press I use a barbell but not on the smith machine as the movement does not go in a strict straight line.
There is a curving movement to it, where I have to move my head a little bit and tuck in my chin to get it past my face on both the up and down swing.
It's my opinion that it would be less functional to do it on a smith machine due to a limited ROM.
Plus you wouldn't be strengthening those stabilizer muscles which are crucial for shoulder strength and health.
If it's too hard, maybe use lighter weights until the shoulders are stronger.

Thanks For the informative post jjtt. Right on the money as always!! . Thanks for joining the conversation!

 

[jennifer778]

Great post both ya totally agree and lol kinda big and useless looking towel rail too!


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Lol! Too true!! Funny!!

 

[jennifer778]

DANGER!
DANGER!
DANGER!
All you ladies stay away from the Smith Machine excpet to hang your towel on! The Smith machine is only good for hanging cloths and towels on...oh and creating joint damage. Yes Joint Damage!
Stay away from it for the very reasons that jjtt listed.
Actually you will do far better using free weights for all of your training.

Hey Zeddie. I've been using smith machine only for squats. I need to get away from
That and start doing free weight for squats? Again that's the only exercise I ever use smith machine for.

 

[jennifer778]

Alright so met con today. Shiizzzzz...only 7 minutes and still kickin my butt!! I think I
Had some extra dumplings weighing me down or something! Killa!!

 

[Jen10]

Hey Jen. I use a barbell when doing OHP. We do seem to be in similar strength and I take that as a compliment since I think you kick butt in your workouts!

I never do ohp bc of my shoulder so I haven't a clue how they're supposed to look. I'm going to try met con in the am. I'm hoping to get though 4 min!! If mrs.cardio queen is struggling at 7 it must be hard!

 

[jennifer778]

I never do ohp bc of my shoulder so I haven't a clue how they're supposed to look. I'm going to try met con in the am. I'm hoping to get though 4 min!! If mrs.cardio queen is struggling at 7 it must be hard!

Ha!! Give it a try!! I am struggling at 7 minutes....doing all that stuff as fast as I can, back to back. Whew!! You can do it!! Yep trying to decrown the cardio queen!!

 

[zedhed]

Hey Zeddie. I've been using smith machine only for squats. I need to get away from
That and start doing free weight for squats? Again that's the only exercise I ever use smith machine for.

Correct sweettea. Get off the Smith for your own health and longevity.

 

[zedhed]

Alright so met con today. Shiizzzzz...only 7 minutes and still kickin my butt!! I think I
Had some extra dumplings weighing me down or something! Killa!!

Yeah in my years I have not expereinced anything like it EVER! I hate these with a passion but on the same note what an incredible challenge too.