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Why a Smith machine? I don't touch that machine at the gym since it's fix and when using it gives you an unnatural range of motion. It's the machine I view as
by Grazester 4y ago
Why a Smith machine? I don't touch that machine at the gym since it's fix and when using it gives you an unnatural range of motion.
It's the machine I view as only existing for people recovering from an injury and only doing light exercise.
- Blackthorn 4y agoThe downside of the Smith machine is its fixed nature that isolates muscles. The upside of a Smith machine...is its fixed nature that isolates muscles. A Smith machine is essentially a universal, versatile isolation machine. A single Smith machine can do the job of a suite of selectorized iso machines in a far smaller overall footprint. It's the equivalent of the barbell and power rack, but for isolation exercises instead of basic compound exercises.