Smith Machine Squats

[Cobin]

I do my squats on a smith machine, the bar is only about 10-15lbs so I have to estimate how much weight I am doing. But I feel if I use a barbell I will fall over, will doing it on a smith machine mess me up? I am gonna give it a try next time with a barbell and see if I fall over.


Smith machine squat
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/SMSquat.html

 

[the People's Champ]

better to use the bar, that way you work out your stabilizers, which help keep your balance. doing it with the smith, you are going in a controlled range of motion, and are not working your muscles as hard as if you were squatting with the bar. it takes time to get used to the exercise.

 

[Lumberg]

You (in general) should never use a Smith machine if it is possible to do the same exercise with free weights at your gym.

JC

 

[The Shadow]

stretch your hips and hams b-4 squatting...use a small plate uner heels if absolutely necessary

 

[JDarty6173]

Just get in the rack and get under the bar... If ya fall, oh well..Ya end up dumping it onto the safety pins and learn what not to do next time.......

 

[JOKER47]

Just get in the rack and get under the bar... If ya fall, oh well..Ya end up dumping it onto the safety pins and learn what not to do next time.......

That's the best advice I have heard in a long time.

Joker

 

[Hannibal]

Smith Machine Squats are EVIL

 

[gettinlarger]

That's the best advice I have heard in a long time.

Joker

True dat.

 

[supersizeme]

lance armstrong does not win the tour de france every year by racing a bike with training wheels still on it.

forget the smith machine exists. when you walk into your gym on leg day, you should tell yourself, "there is no smith machine." like jdarty said, you should have no fear if you've got a power rack that you can do the movement in. you can place the safety pins at the very bottom of your descent and never have to worry about getting trapped under the bar. once you are comfortable with doing them, you can eventually lose the power rack and use the squat rack.

 

[Hannibal]

lance armstrong does not win the tour de france every year by racing a bike with training wheels still on it.

As much as I love to give you hell....you cannot argue with a statement like that.

Bravo