Angled Smith Machine ?

hurtyhair4u · 07-19-2002, 02:55 PM

There is a smith machine at the gym i attend and instead of running on a straight up and down track it runs at a slight angle .

My question is : Which way should i face while doing squats ? Face forward with the angle running away from me or face the opposite way and have the angle run towards me ?

hurtyhair4u · 07-19-2002, 02:58 PM

Sorry ..... that's supposed to be Angled not Angeled . It's not a machine with some Devine powers but rather a machine with a slight ANGLE

**Mudge** · 07-19-2002, 03:19 PM

I would lean forward rather than lean back, I think - but you have to watch your knees and see how you feel about it. Squats are supposed to be like the action of sitting down, so a slight rearward angle may actually help that.

Whatever feels good to your knees, or ask someone at the gym (they may not know either).

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Devine

Divine

**dg806** · 07-19-2002, 03:25 PM

Face the machine with the angle slanted toward you!

**Prince** · 07-19-2002, 03:27 PM

tell the gym manager to move the damn thing!

**dg806** · 07-19-2002, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Prince
tell the gym manager to move the damn thing!

I take it you don't like smith machines??

hurtyhair4u · 07-19-2002, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mudge
I would lean forward rather than lean back, I think - but you have to watch your knees and see how you feel about it. Squats are supposed to be like the action of sitting down, so a slight rearward angle may actually help that.

Whatever feels good to your knees, or ask someone at the gym (they may not know either).

Divine

SpEllInG Is A ChALLange FoR Me tOdAy!!

**Mudge** · 07-19-2002, 03:48 PM

Is it truly an angle, and not an arc?

**Prince** · 07-19-2002, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dg806
I take it you don't like smith machines??

I love the Smith Machine, I have one in my home gym.

I just meant to move it so it's not at a angle.

**Prince** · 07-19-2002, 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by hurtyhair4u
SpEllInG Is A ChALLange FoR Me tOdAy!!

we do have a spell checker here now!

hurtyhair4u · 07-19-2002, 04:24 PM

I wish i had a photo of it to show but i don't so i'm going to have to use my written skills to describe this thing to you

Instead of the bar running on the track straight up and down , it's TRACK is slightly angled like so

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I'm not sure if my crude interprutation is going to describe it well enough but it's all i can do for now

And Prince it's straight as far as facing the mirrors goes and i did use spell check on that but angel and angle are both properly spelled words and when i got to Divine i gave up and thought i had it right . Oh well i will be back on spelling track after the weekend

hurtyhair4u · 07-19-2002, 04:26 PM

This forum didn't keep my angled I's there , it straightened them out . I'm going to try it again .
The track angles like so :

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**Mudge** · 07-19-2002, 04:37 PM

Kind of like a smith hack machine then, hmm.

Scotty the Body · 07-19-2002, 07:37 PM

HH4U, we have the same type of smith at my gym, I think its a much better unit than the ones that are straight up and down as its a more natural movment (especially for bench)

Line your heals up with the track, you should be standing so the angle is going away from your shoulders.
I've tried it the other way so that it angles tward you on the up portion and it doesn't work cause when your go down, your leaning way to far back and its hard on the knees.

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07-19-2002, 04:24 PM	#11
hurtyhair4u Funk Monkey Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 294	I wish i had a photo of it to show but i don't so i'm going to have to use my written skills to describe this thing to you Instead of the bar running on the track straight up and down , it's TRACK is slightly angled like so I I I I I I I I I'm not sure if my crude interprutation is going to describe it well enough but it's all i can do for now And Prince it's straight as far as facing the mirrors goes and i did use spell check on that but angel and angle are both properly spelled words and when i got to Divine i gave up and thought i had it right . Oh well i will be back on spelling track after the weekend
	Good things come to those who WEIGHT !

07-19-2002, 04:26 PM	#12
hurtyhair4u Funk Monkey Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 294	This forum didn't keep my angled I's there , it straightened them out . I'm going to try it again . The track angles like so : i ii iii iiii iiiii iiiiii iiiiiii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii
	Good things come to those who WEIGHT !

07-19-2002, 04:37 PM	#13
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,056 Photos: 1	Kind of like a smith hack machine then, hmm.
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07-19-2002, 07:37 PM	#14
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	HH4U, we have the same type of smith at my gym, I think its a much better unit than the ones that are straight up and down as its a more natural movment (especially for bench) Line your heals up with the track, you should be standing so the angle is going away from your shoulders. I've tried it the other way so that it angles tward you on the up portion and it doesn't work cause when your go down, your leaning way to far back and its hard on the knees.
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