4 апр. 2024 г. · Smith Machine Squats are just as legit as free weight Squats. The down side is that you can't recruit the stabilizer muscles like you can with ...

4 апр. 2022 г. · The Smith has no benefit for squat in a normal gym. It isn't safer. Just use the safety bars. It forces a fixed bar path which at best limits ...

5 нояб. 2014 г. · The only thing bad about them really is that it doesn't help build stabilizer muscles and core strength since the bar is fixed.

16 дек. 2021 г. · However, I think smith squats are kinda a bad combination of hack squats and barbell squats. Doesn't have the muscular recruitment of a barbell ...

5 июл. 2019 г. · It's "okay" and definitely better than nothing, but you're missing out a lot of the exercise, you're not activating certain important muscles, and won't teach ...

9 июн. 2016 г. · TL;DR- the Smith's bar path could cause excessive butt wink or lumbar loading. Do not.

23 сент. 2016 г. · Using the smith machine will make your squat different, as you can't squat the same with a smith as you do with free weights.

11 апр. 2016 г. · Smith Machines are considered bad in large part because of the fixed bar path. This removes the stabilizer muscles from coming into play.

30 нояб. 2022 г. · Because I still want to squat and avoid injuring my back, I switched to squatting with the smith machine and HOLY MOLY I am not as strong! I ...

13 мая 2024 г. · Smith machines are better for hypertrophy than barbell, as you can safely push it further. Which you choose depends on what your goals are.