I’ve been doing upright rows and anderson squats in the smith machine, rack pulls too.
Strength movements, squat, and pull – I don’t care to bench in the smith machine, I’d rather do weighted pushups, and the logistics aren’t the greatest for that right now.
Getting strong in the smith machine, I know my lifts will be up if/when I go back to barbells.
I’m making it work for me – dieseling up the muscles.
The upright rows are purposefully in disadvantageous positions…I’m thinking “power clean”.
The rack pulls all double overhand thinking “build the grip to match the rest, then get even stronger”.
Bottom position squats?
Nothing feels heavier. Logistically simpler to make challenging since there’s only enough plates for 1½ full smith machines, or one bar (the only one, it’s pf mind you, they removed the second) on the hammer strength leg press.
They feel fine on my knees, I start a bit above parallel, and am entirely okay with that.
Fuck the motherfucking powerlifts!
I’m making everything work for me. Make everything work for you.
Persistence & Tenacity