Quick question: power rack or no?

teen1216 · 07-15-2001, 07:02 PM

DO you use a power rack or smith machine to do squats, or do you use a squat rack with safety pegs where if you can't get up u drop it on the pegs?

crmkorn · 07-15-2001, 07:14 PM

A power rack. A power rack also has the safety catches, imho, for home use there is nothing better. again just my opinion, the smith machine sucks.

<FONT COLOR="#000002" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">[Edited 1 time by crmkorn on 07-15-2001 at 08:15 PM]</font>

ballast · 07-15-2001, 07:17 PM

I use a power rack with the safety rods set slightly lower than my lowest range of motion for that exercise.If I can't make the rep, I just dump it.
Smith machine=worthless piece of shit.

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teen1216 · 07-15-2001, 07:38 PM

Do any of you use the manta ray? I plan on using that and I was wondering if it is easy to get the bar off if you cna't make a rep.

Mule · 07-15-2001, 08:56 PM

Yeah. Just drop it back, or go down and let the safty bars get ya!

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**I Are Baboon** · 07-16-2001, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ballast:
I use a power rack with the safety rods set slightly lower than my lowest range of motion for that exercise.

What he said.

teen1216 · 07-16-2001, 08:58 AM

seems everyone squats in a rack then

**I Are Baboon** · 07-16-2001, 09:06 AM

If you mention around here that you do squats using a Smith machine, people might try to hunt you down...

teen1216 · 07-16-2001, 09:11 AM

lol, I just thought more people did them just off a squat rack, but I can see how the no pins could definitely be trouble.

ALBOB · 07-16-2001, 02:34 PM

Wow, hard core opinions on the Smith Machine!!! If given a choice I will ALWAYS use a rack, power or squat. The problem is life doesn't always give you a choice. I tore a spinal erector by being stupid with a dead lift and not paying attention to what I was doing. It was a stinkin' warm-up set, but that doesn't matter when you can't even bend down to tie your show. The reason I say all that is to tell you not to discard the Smith Machine too fast. It was the only way I could do squats for a VERY long time. In his biggest days, Dorian Yates used the Smith Machine for his squats, he felt it isolated his quads better. Who am I to argue with a multiple Mr. O winner? As I said before, I still feel regular squats are far superior, but the machine isn't worthless.

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Charger · 07-16-2001, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ballast:
I use a power rack with the safety rods set slightly lower than my lowest range of motion for that exercise.If I can't make the rep, I just dump it.
Smith machine=worthless piece of shit.

Dido

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Scotty the Body · 07-24-2001, 02:12 PM

I agree with ALBOB, regular squats in a power rack are far better I agree but I also feel the smith has its place and I use it every now and then for squats.

But I will agree that your just cheating yourself if you use ONLY the smith.

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ALBOB · 07-25-2001, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scotty the Body: I agree with ALBOB, regular squats in a power rack are far better I agree but I also feel the smith has its place and I use it every now and then for squats. But I will agree that your just cheating yourself if you use ONLY the smith.

I agree with him agreeing with me.......

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**Prince** · 07-27-2001, 10:03 AM

Squating on a Smith machine is the worst (imo). Squat with free weights.

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07-15-2001, 07:02 PM	#1
teen1216 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27	Quick question: power rack or no? DO you use a power rack or smith machine to do squats, or do you use a squat rack with safety pegs where if you can't get up u drop it on the pegs?
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07-15-2001, 07:38 PM	#4
teen1216 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27	Do any of you use the manta ray? I plan on using that and I was wondering if it is easy to get the bar off if you cna't make a rep.
teen1216 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27

07-16-2001, 08:58 AM	#7
teen1216 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27	seems everyone squats in a rack then
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teen1216 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 27	lol, I just thought more people did them just off a squat rack, but I can see how the no pins could definitely be trouble.
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07-15-2001, 07:14 PM	#2
crmkorn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: greenville, tx america Posts: 43	A power rack. A power rack also has the safety catches, imho, for home use there is nothing better. again just my opinion, the smith machine sucks. <FONT COLOR="#000002" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">[Edited 1 time by crmkorn on 07-15-2001 at 08:15 PM]</font>

07-15-2001, 07:17 PM	#3
ballast Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kalamazoo,MI USA Posts: 350	I use a power rack with the safety rods set slightly lower than my lowest range of motion for that exercise.If I can't make the rep, I just dump it. Smith machine=worthless piece of shit. ------------------ "My dad was a drunk,a gambler and a womanizer.I worshipped him!"

07-15-2001, 08:56 PM	#5
Mule Great American Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Wheeling Posts: 888	Yeah. Just drop it back, or go down and let the safty bars get ya! ------------------ Im an Iron Addict!

07-16-2001, 09:06 AM	#8
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 10,998 Photos: 10	If you mention around here that you do squats using a Smith machine, people might try to hunt you down...

07-16-2001, 02:34 PM	#10
ALBOB IDIOT SAVANT Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: An alternate reality. Posts: 10,177	Wow, hard core opinions on the Smith Machine!!! If given a choice I will ALWAYS use a rack, power or squat. The problem is life doesn't always give you a choice. I tore a spinal erector by being stupid with a dead lift and not paying attention to what I was doing. It was a stinkin' warm-up set, but that doesn't matter when you can't even bend down to tie your show. The reason I say all that is to tell you not to discard the Smith Machine too fast. It was the only way I could do squats for a VERY long time. In his biggest days, Dorian Yates used the Smith Machine for his squats, he felt it isolated his quads better. Who am I to argue with a multiple Mr. O winner? As I said before, I still feel regular squats are far superior, but the machine isn't worthless. ------------------ Life is hard so quit whining and go out there and be alive.

07-24-2001, 02:12 PM	#12
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	I agree with ALBOB, regular squats in a power rack are far better I agree but I also feel the smith has its place and I use it every now and then for squats. But I will agree that your just cheating yourself if you use ONLY the smith. ------------------ Just another day in the gutter

07-27-2001, 10:03 AM	#14
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,982 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	Squating on a Smith machine is the worst (imo). Squat with free weights. ------------------ Just because the majority believes it, does not make it true!

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