So is there a stigma against benching on the Smith machine or not?
>>37463426
yes it's essentially the autistic fuck child of a hammer strength and a normal bench
Using the smith machine for anything but calf raises and hip thrusts is stigmatized
I do it every chest day. It helps me focus on squeezing my pecs more instead of just moving weight.
>>37463511
What about weak beginners or people who have bad form?
Today I saw a scrawny little 10 year old walking around with lifting gloves on. Never cringed harder desu
>>37463533
Smith machine will only make it worse and make you lack form more in the long run.
senpai
>uni gym
>im dyel as fuck, squatting around 1 plate
>but I worked up to that squatting ATG, so I squat it ATG
>mfw I see almost everyone (except the few fucking huge guys that squat 3-4 plates ATG) load up 2pl8 and squat it to above parallel
it's always 2pl8 too
>>37463541
>still caring about what people wear
Did summer just happen for middle school kids?
>>37463555
wtf does this even say
>>37463555
>can't even squat 2pl8 above parallel
>makes fun of everyone who can
this some backward ass mentality
>>37463426
Do it if you want. What's more important, you getting a good exercise, or what some twat in the gym thinks of you? Fucking priorities nigga. If the smith machine allows you to gain confidence when starting out and get a proper workout then by all means use it
That said, proper benching will help you achieve better all round strength. Engaging all them stabiliser muscles and what not. I would recommend trying to do proper benching if you can. Always work with a manageable weight if you're doing it by yourself. Also, learn the roll of shame - if you're failing on a rep, then lower the bar to your chest, then roll it down your torso to your legs, sit up, and lower it onto the ground. Better than dropping the weight above your head and killing yourself.
>>37463541
is this some kind of bait? Why do you care what a 10 year old kid is wearing?
>>37463585
i could absolutely squat 2pl8 to the degree they do
it's not even really a squat, it's more like a weighted stretch
>>37463596
>1pl8 squat
you wouldnt be able to even unrack the bar
>>37463596
You really have no place to be feeling superior to anyone if you're only repping 1pl8. That's untrained/novice tier. You're very very weak.
>>37463596
>I 5RM 1pl8
>I can absolutely squat 2pl8 above parallel
wtf, lol. This some kind of bait?
>>37463585
>>37463596
You are literally untrained tier at squatting. That means you are as weak as someone who has never lifted. And I put your weight in as 150 lbs even though you're probably heavier which makes your stats even less impressive.
>>37463541
hes fucking 10 dude lol
also he might sweat on his hands a lot and doesnt wanna drop weights? i knew some kids with similar issues when i was that age
>>37463426
better for your chest, worst for the rest of your body (core basicaly)
>>37463541
>judging a 10 year old who is at a gym.
fuck off lanklet, you just mad jelly you didn't start as early as him.
>>37463708
yo what site is that
>>37463708
>5RM is 135
>posts picture that shows 1RM would be 157
>still thinks he can squat 205 above parallel
lol wtf is this?
>>37463796
Strength Standards
>>37463708
yay im almost novice
so is it bad to squat in a Smith Machine or not? The Squat rack is often taken, so I just use the Smith. Never use it for bench though.
>>37463565
>>37463593
>>37463714
>>37463733
>samefag glove-wearer triggered
kys
>>37463860
I have never ever seen anyone squat in the smith machine.
Also, squatting in smith machine is much different than squatting with barbell
>>37463511
keked
>>37463860
Yes it is bad. The range of motion is unnatural and you are not engaging your stabilizers. Also the bar weighs next to nothing.
>>37463868
come fight me. Ill be doing pullups with my gloves on while also wearing my weight lifting belt to hold my gut in. Imma wear a hat and sunglasses to make sure you know its me
>>37463583
i have no idea.
>>37463878
>>37463901
Well wtf is it for?
>>37463533
Lower the weight you mong.
>>37463953
i only see people doing pullups on that shit.
>>37463541
Why is he lifting so early? His body isn't even producing test yet.
>>37463590
You're implying that the smith machine gives a good exercise. It doesn't.
>People that count the bar weight
>>37463976
>>37463901
>>37463878
Would I be better of doing Squats with Dumbbells instead? God damn I feel like a fool squatting in smith amchine. I know it's not the same, but still thought it was better than doing leg press/ hamstring pull/ etc
>>37463953
Read the second post of this thread.
>>37464013
How about you squat with a barbell like everyone else?
>>37464013
Goblet squats and Bulgarian lunges if you want.
>>37464012
>People who think 45lbs is 0lbs
>>37463426
This guy at my gym comes just to talk. I have never seen him lift a weight. Thing is he comes by himself and goes around talking to everyone. This morning i knew he had no one to talk to and i thought he was actually going to lift. He sat on the preacher curl Machine for about 10 minutes not doing anything until someone came so he spent the next 20 minutes talking to them.
Fucking pisses me off.
>>37464048
A smith machine bar isn't the same as a regular barbell.
Btn on the smith machine is godly, as you can focus on squeezing on that last 6 inches
>>37464048
>it's not like everyone has to lift to 20kg bar is it anon
>>37463708
if i do 3x5, do i put in 15 reps or what?
>>37464407
No you put in 5. It's how much you can do in one set.
who fucking cares cunt jesus fuck you OP
>>37464407
Did you skip starting math?
>>37463541
you cuold totally kick his ass dude nice one
>>37463987
I dunno I started getting pubes and my balls dropped around 9.
>>37463555
You're "huge" guys are pretty bitch if they're only squatting 3-4 pl8 m8
>>37464907
Kek
>>37463583
>The following scenario is set at the gymnasium of my collegiate academic institution
>I am an individual who, upon being perceived, provides no visual evidence as one who has ever previously trained in the physical pursuits, and squat approximately 9.64 stone
>Regardless, I progressed there in the full possible range of motion, with my thighs lowered to my calves, and thus I do so with the aforementioned weight
>As per the linked image, I am silently amused when a see the supermajority of my peers (except for a few gentlemen of grand stature who can squat 22.5 to 28.9 stone) prepare the barbell with 16 stone and fail to descend their thighs to a level parallel with the ground
Additionally, these fellows inevitably choose the same weight: 16 stone
>>37465691
Fuckin kek
>>37465691
god damn it
>>37463953
I use it for calve raises
I use the smith machine for seated over head press thanks to a shoulder mountain bike injury. Every time I feel shame and people judging me not knowing the pain I feel both in my shoulder and in my heart.
>>37463708
>>37463836
>>37463679
i'm gonna load up 500 next time i do legs and test this theory
>>37465691
10/10
>>37463426
You're only allowed to use the Smith if you're visibly injured. It's like a wheelchair, you just don't use one unless you're disabled.
>>37466410
Or in a frat, so very good analogy.
>>37463953
Calf raises and working out while recovering from an injury
>>37463555
yeah man. lot's of dudes seem to happen to squat exactly 2 plates. deadlifting exactly 120 kg is pretty common too. they'd be pretty strong if they just programmed it correctly, save for the ones half repping.
>>37463953
it lets absolutely incompetent gym employees "instruct" a "squat"
>>37463679
this is completely possible. Years ago I used to do only quarter and half squats and legpress. I got up to 250lbs before the weight came down and i realized i couldnt get back up. I started doing atg and I could barely get 115 done for 5 reps.
>>37465691
>stone
>decimal point
No. We don't say collegiate in England either you plum
>>37463426
That's a JM press
LooooooooooL
>>37463541
>10 yrs old scrawny boys don't get calluses
>>37466407
maybe stop doing shoulder exercises in general until it's healed
>>37463615
I don't even want to know what kind of mental retardation brought this post along.
>>37465691
Pretty shit/10
>>37464188
That's what she said
>arrive at gym early alone
>brother keeps making excuses not to go to the gym
>hes not going to makeit
>do my warmup cardio before going to the muscle area
>see two old men sitting at the devices I need to use.
>shrug it off and continue rest of routine
>literally hour passed theyre still talking
>they leave after I asked them if they are done.
>all alone in gym
>two manlets come in and head for the dumbells
>one is flexing while the other is doing his thing
>literally no muscles
>they switch around constantly
>quickly finish routine and go home
>>37463426
Am...Am I the only one mirin his dick?
>>37465691
kek'd
>>37467743
Not anymore
>>37463541
Fedora landwhale detected
>>37463426
Asian dyels at my gym believe they are the decendant of some super saiyan race literally put on weight beyond what they can do and attempt to do it with 3 spotters one on each end and one behind for bench and squats. DL they have two spotters.
>>37463868
I started wearing gloves after my calluses exploded while deadlifting, lmao.
>>37467743
that juicy dick bruh
>>37467490
Bong here and yes some places in the England do say collegiate
>>37463426
>2 uni gyms
>one right by the dorms, one on campus
>one on campus has all the powerlifters squatting over 3-4pl8 for reps at or below parallel
>one near dorms has people loading up almost the same amount of weight except everyone half reps
>literally almost everyone half reps their squats at the dorm gym
>so cringe worthy to see fuckers struggling to half squat fucking 1pl8
>so cringe worthy to see skinny phucks half repping 2pl8 and acting like their badass
>it's always 2pl8
Literally fuck uni gyms, my dudes. So many people are egolifters half repping their compounds that it's actually a relief to see someone lifting with good form. I hate the vibes of uni gyms of all these pieces of shit just trying to out lift each other even if it means sacrificing good form.
>skelly Asians wearing tank tops who are "benching" 1pl8 halfway to their chest then walking around like theyre the coolest kids in town
>skelly white guys using their whole body to curl
>that one skelly Asian dude showing off to his girlfriend how he can half squat 2pl8
>all the skelly Asian dudes acting like theyre badasses for just going to the gym
I fucking hate these skelly Asians, holy shit. Why are all of them so stuck up their asses? Both in academics and at the gym. Is that just the FOB culture?
>>37467791
ur supposed to cut them off once in a while retard
>>37463533
L O W E R T H E W E I G H T, F A G G O T !
>>37463596
>>37463596
>>37463541
>scrawny 10 year old
baited me so good
>>37463426
Yes don't ever use the smith machine unless it's for shrugs, hip thrusts, or close grip bench.
>>37465691
Congratulations on your post
>>37463518
What about shrugs?
>>37463426
>benching in the smith machine
>bar is settled on collar bones rather than nipples
REEEEEEEEE
>>37463518
Shrugs?
Seated Military press?
>>37463530
moving weight IS the idea of lifting.
If you want to 'focus more on the chest' just increase the whole rep period and time under tension. yuore obviously lifting too much if you have to use the smith machine, youre weak as fuck dude
I saw some curl bro do his monthly leg day just so he had something to post about on Facebook. His whole routine was about 20 minutes of half reped squats at 1.5 plates while wearing a belt and then followed up by 5 minutes straight of seated calve rises with 25 lbs.
>>37465691
9/11 excellent post
>>37463541
>Kid has severely burned hands from when his abusive father pushed him in a fire
>OP is an asshole
>>37465691
Bravo
>Brown people (Hispanics, Indians, Arabs) who come in wearing polos from Aeropastale, trpocial themed tank tops, and cargo shorts/joggers
>Ugly pompadours and/or dandruff
>Beats headphones
>Spend half their time on Instagram
>Smell awful before they even start working out
>Almost always manlets with poor beard genetics
>>37467969
Are you talking about UCLA? If so, BFIT is for casuals, anyone serious goes to JWC. I hate the whole towel bullshit going on right now though.
>>37471177
what's wrong with tank tops faggot?
>>37465528
>Mfw I didn't start puberty until I was 15/16
FeelsBadMan
>>37471242
Yup, UCLA. Fucking hell my dude, Bfit is casual shitter central. I mean I myself am a noob (11 months), but at least I've put effort into reading, watching, and learning about weightlifting. I feel like most of the fuckers Bfit just go either because
A) Their friends go
B) It makes them feel cool
For example, my roommate is a half repper who only lifts when his friends invite him to, and he acts like he's a serious weightlifter. I don't even consider myself a serious lifter but I for sure as hell put more effort into it than he does.
Just pisses me off seeing these phuckers act like theyre kings of the world because they pick things up and put them down on their shitty brosplit they made up.
Bfit is nice cause it's close to the dorms (I'm in rieber), but other than that, it's shit.
Wooden just gives off such a nicer, more serious vibe. Especially in the rack area. Love seeing all those powerlifter dudes cause it inspires to train harder.
I'm hoping to join the powerlifting club next school year just to expose myself to those who are really serious about it and get tips and info on form and routines. But for now I'm just gonna keep gaining general strength.
Sorry for blog post
>>37463596
For the samefag that can't read, he's saying why do they bother trying to do it when they can only do 1/4 ROM. It's like trying to count bench press when the bar doesn't touch your chest for a full rep.
>>37463518
>tfw my gym doesn't have a leg press
>tfw I have to leg press in the smith machine
>tfw I don't leg press because I know it looks retarded
>>37465691
>9.64 stone
Lost it.
>>37463708
is this nigga seriously showing off about a 1 pl8 squat? ATG or not dude 1 pl8 is... 1 pl8
btw I squat ATG
>>37463708
Not him, but my working weight for squats is 1pl8 and my 1RM is 205lbs.
>>37472283
Why are you even bothering to test your 1RM when you're still probably on a linear progression program? Not trying to bully, just seems like a waste of time...
>>37472325
I have a lot of free time.
>>37463555
You go below parallel it's a good squat
Going deeper just seems pointless.
>>37472224
Atg aint even hard senpai, i atg 300 for 4x10
>>37463426
smith machines were a mistake
>people who come in and jump straight to circuit training
>people who go straight to lmao1pl8 on squat or bench and struggle and don't warm up or ever make progress
>people who use belts on everyday occasions
>people who bring their gym bag with every supplement and equipment just to do curls
>>37463555
I saw a guy do sets of like 1/8th of a squat today, it was truly horrifying.
>>37463555
>tfw i squat 3,5 pl8 and see a dyel in the mirror...is it ever gonna end? do i have to reach 5 pl8?
>>37465691
Very good
>>37472571
Fair enough, bro. Keep on lifting!
>>37471331
I think he's remarking more on their unoriginal fashion sense.
>>37471838
I know who u r white boy. I going fuck you up when see you! You no talk shit about Chinese!!!
>>37463426
There is a stigma against doing anything in the smith machine.
Seriously, why would you even fucking bother?
>>37465691
nice.
>>37463836
but 1RM implies atg
that anon is saying he could bend his knees a little with 225 on his back
>>37468327
It won't go any lower than the bar, anon.
>>37475740
Some gyms don't have racks. Better than doing nothing I guess.
