Timeline for Is doing squats using a rack with rails defeating the purpose?
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| Dec 8, 2016 at 13:55 | vote | accept | Ivo | ||
| Dec 7, 2016 at 22:08 | comment | added | Christian Conti-Vock | Thanks for your perspective and the link to the study. From the quoted portion of the study's abstract, I conclude that the free weight squat activates muscles at least as much as -- and, on average, more than -- the Smith machine squat; thus, one's (limited) time in the gym is better-spent with barbell squats. Tangentially: "switching things up" can indeed keep workouts fresh, but irregular or one-off exercises do not aid long-term strength training. | |
| Dec 7, 2016 at 21:49 | history | answered | rrirower | CC BY-SA 3.0 |