Will I still be able to gain good mass if I do my flat bench press on a smith machine? I focus more on dumbells while doing chest, but to warm up I use the smith machine. How much easier is it on the smith than a normal bench. Say I benched 250lbs on a smith what do you think it would be on a normal bench?
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10-13-2003, 01:11 PM #1Legend Killer
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Bench Press on Smith Machine
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10-13-2003, 01:15 PM #2Officially Resurrected
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Why are you benching on a smith machine? I really don't recommend this. Stick with free weights...
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10-13-2003, 01:23 PM #3Legend Killer
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I'm benching on a smith machine because I use heavy weight and I don't have a spotter and secondly because its basically the same movement its just that the smith machine helps you stabalize the bar so you never loose balance and both arms will always go up evenly.Originally posted by pduke1
Why are you benching on a smith machine? I really don't recommend this. Stick with free weights...
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10-13-2003, 01:24 PM #4Registered User
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there is nothing wrong with usin the smith machine, just not alot ppl like it , becuz nothing beats free weights!Originally posted by pduke1
Why are you benching on a smith machine? I really don't recommend this. Stick with free weights...
well there is this new machine which is like the smith but lets u control the weight and doesnt lock out, lee priest's gym has one , and thats the only place ive seen em.
disadvantage, isnt a natural movement, locks up muscle stabilzers.
advantages, no spotter, alot safer, good for starters, still puts on mass,
and prolly alot more .
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10-13-2003, 01:53 PM #5Senior Member
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Just so everyone knows.....
Heres a little experiment with a smith machine...atleast the one at my gym
Unlock the bar and let it go, I'll bet you that it won't accelerate to the ground at the same rate as a free bar, this means that when your pressing up on a smith machine bar you won't have to oppose as much FORCE to move the bar, which of corse means your doing less work on the object and therefor getting less of a workout....So always use more weight on a smith machineYEH BUDDY!
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10-13-2003, 02:21 PM #6Registered User
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? you're surely lifting the same weight bench pressing on the smith machine as doing bench press with free weights, the only reason it's easier is because you don't have to balance ain't it?
Squat: 264 lbs
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10-13-2003, 02:24 PM #7Registered User
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the reason it dont fall as fast is coz it is like on rollers or summut to make it slide up and down, and there is friction there which slows it down thats why it dont fall as fast.
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10-13-2003, 02:30 PM #8Registered User
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yeh ok, but ur still pushing everything thats on the bar
Squat: 264 lbs
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10-13-2003, 03:04 PM #9Registered User
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Older smith machines without cable support will have a barbell that will weight 45 lbs, just like a regular free weights barbell. Newer, more advanced smith machines have cable support that actually lifts the barbell and gives you some assistance. In that case, i dont think the barbell weighs more than 25lbs.
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