Are there any alternatives to squat when your gym only has smith machines? Going to another gym is not an option.
you can get someone to spot you
>>36746055
I don't think you understand me, anon.
I can't do squats because the only barbells are fixed on machines. As in no free weights.
>>36746043
Bodyweight squats
Goblet Squats
Fuck you could even improvise cable squats if you were that desperate
Squat in the smith machine or don't do squats. Did you really need to make a thread to figure this out?
>>36746096
>doing squats in the smith machine
Heard that was awful for your joints.
>>36746043
have a bro clean the weight, then place it on your back
>>36746043
sumo squats bruh
>>36746096
> squats in the smith machine
DO NOT DO THIS
It locks you into an unnatural movement and does not allow your secondary and tertiary muscles to do the work they should do. Goblet squats are your best bet.
>>36747179
Ive seen smiths that can move freely back and forth as well as up and down.
Better form could be made, but still stabilisation is an issue.
Is this still terrible?
Also, maybe dumbbells, depending on your gyms range and your lifts
Goblet squats and Bulgarian lunges. I mean... They have dumbbells right?
>>36746043
get a skateboard, of course.
>>36747462
works 10/10 for me, squatting couldn't be more fun
2 options, clean the bar and place it in your back
or place it on a curl rack and start it from bottom position with a spot
Replace squats with dumbbell lunges. You'll always miss squats, but lunges are massively underrated IMO.