Just don't use the Smith machine to do bicep curls.

lol!!! muahahhaha
guys, have any of u seen someone using the smith machine to do leg press? =.=
i got a shock when i see this... wakkakaka

Haha LOL I've seen that in my gym. I dun quite understand why they do that when the freaking leg press machine is just like 3m away.

The leg press machine may not be of Hammer Strength quality but at least it's meant for leg press. They lie on the floor and push the Smith bar upwards. I think that's kinda dangerous.

This post has been edited by uhuk-uhuk: Sep 1 2009, 12:37 AM

thats the thing... this dude sit on the bench and do that... i dunno why... smith machine in my gym is right beside the leg press

i prefer free weight too but since i went to gym alone, there is no one will support me if i fail..haha....since i'm on bulking, my workout is focusses more on squat. is doing squat using smith machine will affect the gain i will have than using free weight?

i think the standard bar at the squat rack is 12kg's kan
so that makes it around 62?
haha

leg press with smith machine? i wonder how that dude did it..

good start with a smith machine for squat to get ur 'tonggek' (arch) right, and ur elbows position, ur knees etc

but i believe both will promote growth but perhaps smith is a lot slower

there's nothing wrong i think
i've seen this guy in bb.com super huge guy but friendly
he posts vids at his bodyspace but forgot la his nick
he did that too
i think timberwolf pun buat

If you're just starting out, I think pretty much anything you do in the gym will get results.

This post has been edited by angrydog: Sep 1 2009, 01:06 AM

got that right

Standard Olympic sized bar 20 kg's bro. Biasanye kat squat rack tu 20 kg's but some gyms might not have that.

There isn't a squat rack in my gym hahaa

This post has been edited by uhuk-uhuk: Sep 1 2009, 01:12 AM

aku tak rase gym aku pegi tu, or the other gym i go i.e. fitness first the bars are 20kg's
at least they dont feel 20kg's tapi berat gak cuz its long (the standard bench press / squat bar i think is 12kg's kot)...i've never tried the oly bar nor have i seen one...tapi i could be wrong cuz those bars might be 20kg's actually
hahaha...


This post has been edited by gtoforce: Sep 1 2009, 06:03 AM

hehe. If do leg press with smith, how do they lock the bar. standard man barbell 20kg, woman 15kg.

One of the odd exercises i saw was doing dumbbell bench press using a Swiss ball and the guy was using 100Lbs per side (Max weight for dumbbell),i tried it the following and found that its quite hard as i was only able to use 30Lbs and maintain correct form,if i went for higher poundage its really hard to control the movemnt.

I think once while i was benching my max weight, i suddenly feel weak. Can't carry up anymore!! No matter how much i try. Have to roll it down my chest, stomach, legs and to the floor.

I was kinda bruised for awhile later:P

Swiss balls are awesome for training core stability and general balance.

I did that before. Had to tense up my whole body in fear of breaking a rib or something.

The kind of annoying thing was, there were 2 other guys in the gym at that time who're somewhat regulars. And all they did was watch as I was trying to get the bar off me and onto the floor. I mean, I don't expect people to go over and help a complete stranger, but wouldn't it be the better thing to do to get a bunch of weights off a person? xP

Does anybody want to experiment with the swiss ball? It sounds like if you can overload those stabilizers, you may be able to get some way in strength.

Anybody?

Care to elaborate on that one bro?

Am curious.

That's a pretty stupid thing to do. Seriously. There's been several posts like that on bb.com forums are they got flamed to high heaven.

Lol whut? No.

Since the ball requires you to keep your balance, a number of supportive muscle groups are called into play, thus creating a more "well-rounded" athlete, not only in muscular terms, but in functional terms, too. But I think it's not worth to try, at my level I means...