I hate workout partners , smith machine ?

[Nooomoto]

Ditch the dude and don't bother with the machine. There are numerous reasons to not use machines, including but not limited to: muscle imbalance, possible injuries, unnatural range of motion, not utilizing stabilizer muscles...etc

The smith machine will only handicap you. Why bother with it? You shouldn't learn to rely on machines or people to get your workouts done. What happens one day if the smith machine breaks? Then what? You're not going to do the exercise? Come on.

[BigBuck6]

Ditch the dude and don't bother with the machine. There are numerous reasons to not use machines, including but not limited to: muscle imbalance, possible injuries, unnatural range of motion, not utilizing stabilizer muscles...etc

The smith machine will only handicap you. Why bother with it? You shouldn't learn to rely on machines or people to get your workouts done. What happens one day if the smith machine breaks? Then what? You're not going to do the exercise? Come on.

Exactly!

Smith machine cannot provide perfect form because it moves in one plane of motion. The only plausible reason for using them would be to acclimate your muscles to using bigger weights. Leave the machines to the girls and the jersey shore wannabees!

[BgMc31]

Ditch the dude and don't bother with the machine. There are numerous reasons to not use machines, including but not limited to: muscle imbalance, possible injuries, unnatural range of motion, not utilizing stabilizer muscles...etc

The smith machine will only handicap you. Why bother with it? You shouldn't learn to rely on machines or people to get your workouts done. What happens one day if the smith machine breaks? Then what? You're not going to do the exercise? Come on.

Yet another thing we agree on Nooomoto!!! Ditch the Smith!!!