Troy performs great form on the Smith Machine Bench Press.

[MrBigpopsonswoll]

smith is good when you don't have a spotter. I always keep in mind that the bar on this machine is only 15lbs so I always add extra weight to compensate for that to get as close to the more natural free weight lift. Nothing can replace free weights but smith machines are good too when you want to max to failure on your own with no spotter. IMO. Good lift though. Keep banging away!

[neishababy51]

If you took the bar off the machine and weighed it, it would weigh 45lbs. It has nothing to do with the bar, it's easier because the machine balances the weight for you as you move it up and down.

[SmexyPC]

how can u not have great form on a SMITH machine?

[007yahia]

good

[DANIAC262]

whhhoooooaaaaaaa

[Gigiliz123]

ya thats a very wide grip put ur hands closer but good form make sure your elbows go to 90 degrees which means that ur elbow is parallel to the floor and watch those wrists keep them stragiht nad dont let the bar hit ur chest

[CR9soccerdude]

wait, can someone tell me why people arch thier backs when they bench press? sorry i dont know about this stuff. i just started working out

[willieofroanoke]

Lots of people that simply haven't got a clue post to YouTube. For many Smith Machines the "bar" is welded onto and and is part of the brackets that side up and down the vertical rails. This is done as a safety feature. I just bought a Bodysolid Smith Machine and because I was curious, I weighed the "bar assembly" before assemblig and it came in at 32 pounds. I also have five different barbells. They range from under 60 inches to almost 80 and weigh anywhere from 8 pounds to 46.

[panzersherman]

i bet he cant do that kind of motion and weight on a real bench

[TheHHES]

wwaaaaayyy too wide of a grip dude

[MrStitch105]

how could you not have "perfect form" on a smith machine? There's no core balance even needed

[ManoMan1117]

This guy is an absolute BEAST!! Look at that form its like the weight is being controlled by a machine!! o wait it is.... WOMP WOMP

[MMAGillz]

whats the difference in wieght in doing the bench on the smith machine versus a free bench?

[kkelly851]

Hes benching 230+ the weight of the bar which is pretty much irrelevant on most smith machines i have used

[scottbarbell]

hows does that show good form we would give u credit if u was doing good form on a free bar but not a smith where the bar dont eithen move anyway ,strong tho

[peacekid]

hahaha smith machine

worst invention ever

[supercool126]

My smith machine bar weighs 55 lbs

[dboyz0123]

whats better a leverage machine by powertec or a smith machine?

[shadowscion]

why is his grip so wide lol

[israelifaggot]

wow, i'm way skinnier than this guy and i can do 190 pounds on the smith.

[CalebBearPig]

too wide

[VengeanceCo]

@CalebBearPig

He's just isolating his chest... I do this aswell.

[DANIAC262]

@medplusify hahahahahahhahahahha

[wafflecushioned]

@CalebBearPig Yeah that's why his chest is bigger than yours.

[rock962000]

This guy is doing them way to wide. Stressing the biceps and shoulders rather than his chest,

[rayhayden2006]

lol how is that 180lbs? (4) 45lb plates and (2) 25lb plates. Am I a retard or does that just not add up to 230 without adding anything for bar weight?

[elloalex13]

@rayhayden2006 you are right but the bar weight on the smith machines are only 5-10 lbs

[googly9volt]

krb0123 ur an idiot. he has 4x45 plates = 180 pounds. if the smith bar weighs 22 pounds, he'd be benching 202 pounds.

[walkwithpride]

the bar on a smith only weighs 10lbs

[chrisdotwynn]

I clicked on this because it said this guy was using great form....on a smith machine! Haha, if you're a gym rat, you see the humor in that. Actually, the bar does weight something on the smith machine.How much,I can't really say. I know it doesn't feel like 45. You just don't have to balance the weight, which makes it easier to lift.

[FOOTBALLGOD1991]

that was 180 pounds, the bar weights nothing on a smith machine

[nokia3210fuck]

only if it's one with counterweight.

[vladimir2277]

this machine is safe if you don't have a spotter, but it fails to develop a lot of stabilizing muscles that are usually at work when doing a free bench press.

[rulukin4some]

A wider grip requires ALOT more power and it puts stress on your shoulder and rotator cup. So it looks like he's playing it safe..

[firdaus125]

Isn't his grip just nice? How wide do you want him to grip it?

[GenCollado]

hes benching 200lbs

[krb0123]

hes benching around 250 pounds. smith machines usually weigh 22 pounds

[HappyJDS]

wats the sng called at ends?

[MrD1ss]

all i am saying is, if this were me, i would not post this vid on youtube because its just a normal guy doing a smith bench press. WoW~!!!!!

[MrD1ss]

yeah and??? whats the big deal about this video?? i know women that do this weight.

[JOELHATSWELL]

ye ok i really think you know a woman let alone women that could bench 100kg so shut up you idiot cos your probably cant lift shit compared to this guy. dont come onto a video and hate on it it you dont like it, jus shut up and dont watch it. Simple you tard

[MrD1ss]

go and fuck yourself!!! and stop sucking your dads cock all day long, its beating your brain around too much, your becomeing dumber and dumber after each swollowing.

[JOELHATSWELL]

Typical dumbass response, cos id really do that do my dad, cos any one really would? talking bout head must not of had any in a while you loser. look shut up man up and get a life and stop chattin shit about people on here just cos you are a big fucking loser and a sorry mistake for life. grow up retard

[MrD1ss]

you are the retard, like i said too much swollowing fuck your head up hard core. your right, i am big....but your wrong in saying i am a loser, for i am a champion!! and thats the bottom line!!

[JOELHATSWELL]

ye cos swollowing really does that, i think you seriously are retarded! where did you go to school green harbour with rest of the special people and have special time where the doctor arse raped you you fuckin faggot grow some balls! champion?? at what fuckin chess? big my fuckin arse pal you were born a pussyhole youll die a pusshole and you have only your fuckin aids to comfort you. so crawl back under what ever rock you came from suck out nd get a fuckin life you fuckin wasteof skin =]

[MrD1ss]

buhahahaha your a dirty little scum. i dont have a rock, i have a house. nice big one. i would ripp into you like a sack of potatoes and than shit you out. your nothing compared to me, nothing!!!! your a hopless drunkard that slams dady for atention. SICK FUCK!!!

[Greatguitarguy]

Sounds like somebody has issues with their father (or the lack of him)

Grow up. Idiot.

[MrD1ss]

ok, i dont know women, i do know 1 woman that can do 100kg 1 time. you say i cant lift shit....i cann bench 195kg once. and in 3 months ill be trying 200kg. maybe there are people who bench 500 so maybe your right, and i cant bench shit.

[JOELHATSWELL]

ok maybe you can bench shit but, steroids no doubt, maybe thats why your sofuckin hostile and made all the dad comments, uncalled for you prick. but still, why comment if you dont like it?

[MrD1ss]

ok ok your right, i just get bored sometimes. and i take all that dad shit back. hope you are happy.

[dominiclutwyche]

i dnt get how this machine works

[firdaus125]

It's a machine+free weight hybrid.

[ahols91]

Why not go all the way up and with smaller grip? Ur not Ronnie Coleman ..

[biodole]

locking out by going all the way up takes stress OFF the chest and places it squarely in the shoulders and triceps. His form is 100% perfect for solid chest building.

[rattfan89]

The bar I have is 60 lbs

[bboynitrous]

Looks like great form aside from the back arching. I can't tell if it's arched or not but the arms are at a 90 degree angle. Very good.

[dynastyISlife]

u a weak fucker lol

[tacopsp]

strong ese

[DrgKid23]

the bar at my gym is 45

[PureSupplements]

It is 45 for a free weight bar but for a smith machine it is really only about 10-15 lbs.

[risto88]

the bar on my gyms smith machine ways almost 90 lbs...

[TAKEMARU666]

@PureSupplements ughh your an idiot most of them are 45. it seems lighter because its on the smith machine. also that would be dumb why would you put a light bar to hold alot of weight just like regualr flat or incline/decline. think before you talk pls.

[crystallinentity]

@TAKEMARU666 LOL, no, you are wrong. They are pretty much all 15 lbs. Most smith machines even have a sticker on it that says "empty weight: 15 lbs". Why don't YOU think before you talk.

[crystaIIinentity]

@TAKEMARU666 I didn't think once before I spoke, and I ended up swallowing some fecal matter. I was lifting weights too quickly, and my butt started to make doo-doo. Anyhoo, to make a long story short, my shorts filled up with the poopy, and it started splashing all over the place, and the next thing I knew it was in my mouth, and I swallowed it.

[TAKEMARU666]

@PureSupplements i imagine your dumb gym owner told you this. and he or she probably hasnt even used any of them just bought them and talks shit.

[DrgKid23]

the bar is 45

[jfoobar]

Nope, sorry. It varies but the bar on a Smith normally only counts for 10-15 lbs.

[PureSupplements]

True. I do not even count it when adding up the total amount lifted.

[DrgKid23]

my uncle makes these machines and the bar is 45

[DrgKid23]

wrong

[fiyaman]

it varies from machine to machine, some are 10-15 lbs, and ive used smith machines that have bars up to 35lbs-45lbs.

[DrgKid23]

how much weight are you benching?

[PureSupplements]

230 lbs.

[glgemb]

Is their a difference in diffucult level in a bench press and a smith press?

[PureSupplements]

Bench press is more difficult because it takes place in two planes of motion whereas the smith press is locked in the horizontal plane and only takes place vertically.

[jfoobar]

Studies show that most lifters can lift about 15% more on a free bench than on a Smith machine. So even though more stabilization muscle is needed for a free bench, the result lifted is higher. As such, I'm not sure I would call a free bench more "difficult."

Squat is the opposite, where the result is usually better on a Smith.

[firdaus125]

Are you serious? cause i can lift about 10% heavier on a smith than on a normal bar.

[dkem0691]

Holy shit! Nice control! the wide grip is nice too!!! I do more but not like that!

[clearviewhigh]

do the bars on smith machines way anything?

[shivboy89]

15lb

[guvnor86]

everybody sance now

! sorry just had to think of the simpsons xxx

[cwickster4]

I love that episode...

[ggth34]

do that without the smith machine do it using your stabilizers

[farscape1]

lol its smith machine, you cant be wrong since your arms are not working as stabilizers!

[PokerPlayer22]

Kind words NoAim, but bad form on a smith machine is fairly tough to achieve.

[XXtremeKinetic]

Way to slow it down for perfect form!

[NoAim666]

every bench video on youtube has shit form this is one of the very few ive seen with great form

[PureSupplements]

Nice!

[benfal2006]

but more harder

[STEADY2READY]

big mofo there!!!

[purehealth7]

Great controlled motion!