i keep meaning to get an estmate while at the gym but keep forgetting. how many lbs does the bar of a smith machine usually weigh?
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06-14-2008, 07:51 AM #14
The counter balance loses its effect when heavy weight is used. At the machine at my gym, if you drop the empty bar, it will slowly drop to the springs because of the counter balance. Put 400lbs on the bar and drop it and it will fall just like a free weight bar.
Smith machine bars (the 7ft olympic ones) are the same as a free weight bar (unless you are using 100lbs or less on a counter balanced machine), they feel lighter because the weight is balanced. Having said that, there are a couple of guys at my gym who bench 405lbs on a free weight bar but can't do it in the smith machine. If the bar didn't weigh nothing, they would be able to do it easy, even if they aren't used to the straight up and down motion.
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06-14-2008, 08:22 AM #15
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06-14-2008, 08:34 AM #16
Yeah, I agree here. I guess it doesn't really matter.
In my log, I always indicate that it was a smith machine exercise, not to be confused with free weight exercises when looking back months later.
I personally count it the same as a regular bar as it is just how I've always done it (wouldn't make sense to change now). However, I don't go around spouting how much I can bench on the smith machine. It's just a way for me to keep track (whether its "accurate" or not).
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06-14-2008, 08:44 AM #17
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06-14-2008, 08:55 AM #19
Yeah that's kind of what I've been thinking. I just consider it a completely different exercise, so I just do it for consistency. Since I've been counting it that way for a long time, it seems silly to change now, even if the change is more "accurate".
On another note, I do like the smith for shoulder press. I think this is one of the best exercises to do on the smith.
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