1. Safety performance. The Smith machine is a typical fixed track trainer, designed with a protective pole, and its safety performance is much higher than that of the free training equipment squat rack. When using the Smith machine to practice squats, you can hang the bumper to a relatively high position, and then practice to exhaustion. Don't worry about the barbell falling, even if it falls, you will not be hit, because there is the help of the bumper; normal The squat rack will not work. There is no protective measure. Once you run out of strength, you may not be able to hold the barbell and hurt people. Therefore, you must pay attention to your own strength limit when using the squat rack, and at the same time have a guardian to supervise it.
2. Training method. Smith's training method is relatively simple. When practicing squats on the Smith machine, you can easily remove the barbell, and then squat in place. After the exercise, you can easily put the barbell on the rack; if the squat rack wants to remove the barbell, the steps are more troublesome. You must first remove the barbell. Then move forward for squat exercises. After the exercises, carefully move backwards to the exact position. Gently lower the barbell while ensuring that both ends of the barbell can be put on the shelf. It's more troublesome to complete it by yourself, and it would be better if someone nearby helps.
It's not that the squat rack is not good at all. In terms of training effect, the squat rack has a good effect.
Because the Smith machine is a fixed track design, the trainer is passively following the track to adjust the holy position. Naturally, there will be some shaking from side to side, so the requirements for the core group in the core machine are lower. Train squats on the Smith machine. , The different muscle groups of the body lack active coordination, the sense of strength is not significantly improved, and the training effect is not so strong.
The squat rack is a good training opportunity for the trainer because it lacks some help from the equipment.
At first, you may sway from side to side. In the process of slowly holding on, the muscles know how to cooperate, the sense of strength is strengthened, and you successfully complete the action. Without fixed protective measures, it is to better exercise the coordination between muscles. Therefore, this free squat rack is more suitable for the overall development of the body, and is better for improving overall strength and coordination. Because there is a certain degree of danger, it is better to bring someone under supervision.
Squat racks and Smith machines, as strength training equipment, cannot be unilaterally commented on whether they are good or bad. Different users have different training needs. Of course, the choices of the two are different.
