Verschillen squat rack.

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Mijn gym heeft ook geen squatrek. Heb het opgelost door de drukbank als rek te gebruiken, gaat prima

Me too

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Als je dit aan Charles Poliquin zou vragen of je hierin ook zou kunnen squaten zou hij je zeker vermoorden.

Je refereert zeker naar dit stuk waarin Poliquin laat weten wat hij van de Smith machine vindt:

Myth #5. Smith machine squats are safer than regular squats.

This is a downright lie, and as proof I know of several lawsuits that were filed from individuals who became quadriplegics from accidents that occurred using this equipment. My experience with the Smith machine squat is that it’s very hard on the patellar ligament and the anterior cruciate ligament, both of which act as stabilizers for the knees.

Most bodybuilders who use a Smith machine perform squats while holding their trunks vertical, a technique that minimizes the involvement of the hamstrings. Also, leaning back against the bar increases the stability of the trunk, further reducing the involvement of the hamstrings. This is not desirable, as hamstring activation is a direct antagonist to quadriceps activation at the knee, and this “co-contraction” neutralizes the harmful forces of the upper and lower leg bones.

With a Smith machine, the bar is on a track, and this increased stability decreases the requirement of the body’s neutralizer and stabilizer muscle functions. Therefore, the strength developed on such machines has minimal carryover to a three-dimensionally, unstable environment such as occurs during the freestanding squat. This is an especially important fact to those who use weight training to improve sports performance. The bottom line is that free-weight exercises should always precede machine exercises, and athletes should limit their machine training to no more than 25 percent of the total work performed.

bron: 8 Stupid Myths about Squatting | Poliquin Article

Poliquin is een krachttrainer die met topsporters werkt en heeft gewerkt, waaronder een paar Olympische medaille winnaars. Donovan Bailey, ooit wereldrecord houder op de 100m, is daar een van. Voor dit soort mensen heeft het geen enkele toegevoegde waarde om te squatten in een Smith machine.