atg at lighter weights and slowly work ur way up

This post has been edited by nezzy: Dec 15 2006, 07:17 PM

yesh for squats 5 pound increments are great

The Smith machine is a great piece of equipment...you can do many variations of exercises using it.

It was never intended to replace freeweights, just provide a different means...

Most guys dont like it for squats because they don't know how to use it correctly...you have to move your feet BACK so that your upper body is pitched forward...this will put you in the correct form.

Putting your feet directly underneath you will insure that you put more stress on your knee's (the Patella more specifically) as the movement is straight up and down on a track...

You can move your feet a foot or so out in front of you to make it into a front squat, but you do have to reduce the weight.

Depending on your build, the Smith can be a great alternative to place more emphasis on the quads and not on building your ass bigger.

I''m not quite sure why some guys "hate" using it, or just simply take a burn to it...it's a piece of equipment for Christssake...why would someone eliminate a option for building muscle, when there isn't one negative factor to it?

Use it all, boys...freeweights, smith machine, Hammer, Nautilus, DB's....

Variety will keep you fresh, and making progress...
__________________Bottom line is, no one should get married to any one exersise...

I can't tell you how many times over the years I've had conversations with Bbers, and them telling me how they've injured themselves NUMEROUS times doing the SAME exercises...

THEN WHY CONTINUE TO DO IT??

Some people just aren't built for specific movements...tall guys can't squat or bench that well...narrow shoulders=problems with wide movements, etc, etc...

There is a reason the pin comes in and out of the machines, and the plates come off and on....



about squating in the smith machine courtesy of ken86 who got it from a dude named bob

hehe 3 x 15 body weight dips
tough
u go gurl!!!

still looking good

btw u kno maxtrition has stocked up on whey rite?

This post has been edited by nezzy: Dec 17 2006, 09:26 PM

i'm getting some ( choc mint of course)
i dont get bored of chocolate

i heard rocky road is too sweet

never had whey b4

so tak tau
but i like choc, i like mint
shud be ok for me

i havent paid ken86 yet.
i need his bank account number so be patient

i grunt/moan ... etc when i squat

helps

ur food looks so good

i'm hungry ........

ultra small bikini and g-strings. not j/k

joking only