Safe Squats on the Smith machine part 2

Here my client Dawn is demonstrating the safe squat on the Smith machine with 255 pounds. I am spotting her properly for safety. This routine is great for the quads, glutes, and hamstrings. It is an alternative to doing squats on a regular squat rack. With this you have more balance and safety. The bench is below for safety and to make sure you go low enough.

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[duhmass]

When you go down past parallel most of the force is put on your hip joints which are far stronger then your knees, when squatting less then parallel the entire force is placed on the knees. This makes it a lot harder on your knees.

[Liface]

Smith machines and "safe" should not be used in the same sentence. Smith machines need to be melted down and the metal used for KETTLEBELLS

[soundman420]

Join us in our next video, Safe curls in the squat rack!

[mad1966dog]

load of shit...not low enough and too much weight

[TheHobokenjames]

1) you gotta love spotting in a smith machine

2) gotta love the "fag pad" on the neck

3) gotta love the 1/3 depth squat

3 X's = FAIL

[UIsTall]

Man I would never put a client through that type of exercise. A squat is 90 degrees, ass to bottom. That's how you get the growth.

[RAMSEY1987]

@shuushigyou I think that may be true for advanced or intermediate and even then i dont think it is that safe but a touch below 90 is OK. My right knee gives me real sharp pain when i go too low but we should all aim for 90. if we cant hit 90 then lower the weight and work your way up.

[bhupinder27]

@thegreathistorian7 kinda hard to know who you're replying too when it says @bhupinder27

[thegreathistorian7]

@bhupinder27 so basically where I said "which is contrary to your below parallel." it should say "his". Now stop whining jeeze not even having a go at you lol, and you clearly didn't get that Im replying to his comment (originally), It doesn't matter what the vid is of a shit smith squat or a chimp drinking its own piss, makes no difference.

[thegreathistorian7]

@bhupinder27 because @shuushigyou said , "isn't a real squat. Discuss.". I said "the video is not parallel or any good tbh, its on a smith-agree with you" so yes I agree like I said, about your criticism of this video but shuushigyou is talking out his ass because you dont have to go below parallel in a competition. Hence my original reply- not to this vid, but his comment

"but i never said below, so I don't know where you're getting that from" true but im still right in reply to the other guy