How to Use Gym Exercise Machines : Doing Squats on the Smith Exercise Machine at the Gym

[neoi78]

ahahaha i love how he puts a wussy pad on the bar! hahaha

[V4lderi]

you will fuck up your knees squatting in a smith machine

[cmackerz]

@V4lderi Bullshit

[artermixdml]

I use everything. The smith machine is great for me because I don't have a spotter so I can really load plates and hit heavier sets. I usually do free barbell squats as well but not with as much weight. In fact I alternate workouts with them. I use also a neck pad for comfort. I don't think using it is a sissy thing....then again, I am a GIRL :) However, I can squat way better and longer than most guys at the gym.

[MrRanger1987]

i commented this before and i'll do it again...

1 second ago

free weights, machines, cables, bodyweight training... all methods for a bodybuilder to maximize his potential. for all you guys who get their heads stuck around free weights or machines and dont use everything you have around you are the ones who will never make it past the beginner level. watch any pro/ whether is be natural or steroids... they all use free weights, cables, machines, and bodyweight exercises

[MrRanger1987]

i have yet to watch one bodybuilding video where they didnt use a little bit of everything in atleast one part of their training. so again... to you guys who are stuck on one piece of equipment... its your loss you will be stuck in your basement posing for youtube videos your whole life.

[prstar650biker2012]

I think I saw this guy on jersey shore butt fucking snooki....or was it the situation?

:)

[Norstomulance]

Smith machine AND the pussy pad?

[MrRanger1987]

@Norstomulance commented already 6x mr olympia used a smith machine and hack squat not free weights... and whats wrong with safely not wanting to tear the shit out or your back/neck skin? train safe to train longer buddy

[billyblink]

he is a personal trainer not a bodybuilder you twats

[sinfuldavy0]

Is there any advantage to going past parallel?

[lagrande76]

this guy is giving you his advice??..why pay out on his body?? those that are baggin it, learn the lesson and adopt any useful information from it, don't be a twat and condemn irrelevant things...pump the bar...not your ego!

[GenCollado]

chicken legs lol

[mastawave]

u right man

[iratelyblank]

ignore this guy, he is a weak twink

[mastawave]

u right

[Shokeybutsi]

this is bullshit, my grandma has bigger quads than this guy

[LDCminiseries]

thats a wall squa you have to have your ass out when you do it

[prosoc9]

Dude LilAbruzzi08 the squat is called the king of exerices because it is the number one strength building exercise! Bench press builds upper body but the squat builds legs back and a larger area of the body

[zeppy3aleko]

you know actually my leg is bigger than him but ,

size don`t tell about expert ,, he has a good looking and his leg is perfect for his body ,

and another thing

his short make his leg look thinner ,,, and a third thing

he do the exercise very well so shut the fuck up, (paralyt1c)

[Paralyt1c]

without even listening to all the bullshit hes saying, me thinks its enough to look at this guys legs to see how much of an "expert" he is

[sinfuldavy0]

Does it matter how wide apart are the feet?

[ZeekyBoogyDoog]

expert? lolwat

You should workout on getting your form right with a free bar without any weight and work your way up.

The smith machine's useless. Just because the bar's motion is fixed doesn't mean your posture is guaranteed to be correct.

[409wilson]

Being an "expert" on Smith Machine squats is like being an expert at finger painting... That guy is retarded... ignore EVERYTHING he said.

[LilAbruzzi08]

I HAVE A QUESTION IF ANYONE CAN ANSWER!

my mate want to use this instead of an actual bench press because he can do more weights on it i prefer the bench press though because im not aided in any way and we have been using th bench press for a while and now he wants to move to this and isnt the smith more for begginers anyway??

so whats better this or an actual bench press?

[23dilshan]

yeah i agree with you. when your startin out its better to use the smith machine cos u can work on form and technique. but once you'v sorted that the free bar is better as you have to control the movement yourself which is more difficult

[fellowtraveler87]

actual free weight bench press is the best. Smith machine isn't really good for it at all in my opinion. I use the smith sometimes for decline bench presses when I don't have a spotter, but really try to use free weights as much as you can

[threeup2]

What's the advantage of using free weights over smith machines?

[Paradittle]

s3ph112oth u funny yet very dumb

[tobysultan]

i agree with the brutality based comments, try some REAL squats bad boy!! Then visit a surgeon to stuff your tiny herniated testicles back up into your body where they resided as a result of never having descended in the first place, woo woo woo

[bluehorse2121]

He is doing partial squats, try going all the way down, you wont walk right for 2 days, and don't listen to any bull that its bad for you.

[DaleMcCobb]

also, Smith Machine Squats are trash. Do free weight squats. Hell, do free weight everything. The only machines you should use are cable machines that allow you to create your own range of motion.

[MrRanger1987]

@DaleMcCobb if im not mistaken 6x mr olympia dorian yates used smith machine and hack squats only. he never did free weight squats. a smith machine actually allows you to safely change your range and body placement to make it safer than free weight squats. you can move your legs out, close, and even one leg with your rear leg on a bench all safer than you can with free weight squats.

[DaleMcCobb]

your knees should NOT go past your toes. This puts entirely too much unnecessary strain on them. Also keep your head looking forward, not up.  Looking forward keeps your spine in a safe, weight-bearing position. ATG squats are fine, but they are not a must. I work with many a 600 Lb. squat athlete that gain plenty of strength (obviously) and size going parallel.

[rhorn18]

If you're using a smith machine, you're not squatting. You are doing some inferior exercise that produces imbalanced, inferior results.

If you've already watched this video, forget everything you just heard/saw.

[s3ph1l2oth]

ur using a pussypad faggot

squat below parallel ass to grass. use a power rack like a real man u fucking dumb ass bitch ur a fuking disgrace for a personal trainer. you didnt even mention anything about a hip drive or chest being up well i guess thats why ur on expert village

[tullochgorum]

Get hold of a copy of Mark Rippetoe's book Starting Strength and you'll find a lot of info on why Smith squats are a very bad idea biomechanically. It'll also teach you how to learn the far superior free-weight squat safely and progressively.

[shizarpy]

nvcn86 i disagree completely if you lock your knees you dont get the full strain on the muscles so by not locking you get a better workout

[nvcn86]

this is a TERRIBLE way to learn how to squat...

your knees HAVE TO go past your toes...

you go AS DEEP as your flexibility allows you, target: ass to grass...

and your knees are BUILT to lock out, like they do hundreds of times a day, thousands in your lifetime...

squatting is one of the most natural moves a human animal can do, so don't make invent new ways of doing it, your body is "designed" to squat, so follow the correct biomechanics. smith mochine does not.

[LordMorningStar]

Thank you nvc! I was going to say the same thing. Plus after watching the video I can already tell that his knees are going to give him problems in his "golden" years - so GG pwned.

[candikking]

Ohhhh, so YOU are the guy at the gym with the banged up old man knees. Sheesh. What a load of misinformation. Rubbish.

[candikking]

thats perfect. all that leaning forward with free weights is bullshit

[thorwaldhamberg]

Pick a spot on the wall above your head and keep your eyes fixed on it. This will force you to keep your head up and back straight so you can keep the weight centered and not lean forward straining your back.

[Robhearn]

haha, I cant wait to post a link to this one Sherdog.

'thats how you do a smiths squat'

haha. I guess next he will demonstrate curls in the curl rack.

anyone who says 'feel the burn' deserves death

[davidaguasca]

the title of this video is an oxymoron.

[discopher]

Squat op Smith Machine