awesome squat variation using a smith machine

blinkwatt

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Luckily for him that was a smith machine,WHEW!
 

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Another reason why you shouldn't do squats in the coat rack..... er..ah... I mean smith machine.
 

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See, that's what happens when you go beyond parallel. :D
 

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See, that's what happens when you go beyond parallel.
even WORSE many in-experienced lifters don't realize your hamstrings pull on your glutes when you go to far below parallel and DAMAGE your lowerback. If your lower back feels like its getting punished from squatting your doing them wrong.
 

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Also known in many weight-lifting circles as the pretzel-maker.
 

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Drum&Bass said:
even WORSE many in-experienced lifters don't realize your hamstrings pull on your glutes when you go to far below parallel and DAMAGE your lowerback. If your lower back feels like its getting punished from squatting your doing them wrong.
I was joking. Deep squatting is where its at.
 

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What's wrong with a Smith machine?

How about that one othermachine, the V Squat machine?
 
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