SMITH vs BARBELL

[beast N°1]

yooo guys have a question don't mind the mistakes cause i'm from belgium

a friend of mine does INCLINE DB press with 55 pound DB in his last set, but he does INCLINE BENCH on the smith with 200 pounds.
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i do INCLINE DB press with 90 pound dumbbels and i do my barbell incline bench with 190 pounds so these two are almost similar.

i train at home so i don't have a smith rack and can't test it.

now my question is:

is there a difference in weight you can bench on the smith and/or the bench???

can you guys tell me how mutch you bench on smith and how mutch with barbell?

thanks bro's and sorry if i didn't introduce myself!

1m76
78kg
2 years training
max bench 230lbs or 107.5 kg
biceps 40cm
shoulders 135cm
chest 110cm

[West Coast All Star]

Smith machine will make you look like twice the stud you think you are. Point is that you can lift much much more using a Smith vs a standard barbell. No worries...you can out-smith your boy.

[Monkeytown]

It's easier to push more weight on a smith machine b/c the weight moves in a linear motion and you don't need to stabilize the weight.

[taiboxa]

and the bar is countbalanced and i would use heavy rocks and a stick before i use a ghey ass smith

[TheChosenOne]

and the bar is countbalanced and i would use heavy rocks and a stick before i use a ghey ass smith

Youve obviously never tried a DC routine, Static holds, 8 sec negatives, rest pauses, and a few others that are d*mn near impossible with dumbells or barbells then have you. Would I advocate it for flat bench? No, but hammer out some inclines on a smith for a little while and tell me you dont like it.

[taiboxa]

i have .. i hate the restriction it places upon my motions...i have tried shyt w/ a smith that MarylinManson wouldnt deem Legal..

[Jantzen4k]

It's easier to push more weight on a smith machine b/c the weight moves in a linear motion and you don't need to stabilize the weight.

yup, couldnt say it better

[redmeat]

lol

smith machine

ha

[SwoleCat]

Smith sucks.

D-bells rule.

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[taiboxa]

Smith sucks.

D-bells rule.

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[beast N°1]

No one with any examples of wath they can take with barbell vs the smith?

greetz

[Malvino]

the bar itself weights about 50lbs does'nt it? on the smiths machine its nothing.

[insanepump621]

the smith bar is probably better if you are by yourself... and the bar is usually only like 25 pounds compared to the stand barbell of 45 i think... Barbell is better imo becuase smith your not getting much resistance

[V5RED]

the bar's weight depends on the machine, ive been in gyms w/ one that was like 25lbs and ive been to a gym with one that was at least 50

[sooners04]

**** I like the smith for military presses only, I hate to see so many people against it.

[beast N°1]

no one who has some examples??

greetz

[taiboxa]

just leave the smith for the chicks who like to do wide lunges...