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Dead lift on smith? - May 1 2008 9:51:01
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rudd4y
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hey, they gym i go to sucks and they dont have any heavy barbells, can i deadlift on a smith machine? I tryed the exercise but obviously the bar isn't held close to the body as it only lifts vertically.
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 1 2008 10:30:02
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drewsky
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No, no, no.
Sub dumbbell deadlifts and one leg DB deadlifts as you look for a new gym.
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 1 2008 12:35:13
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stephen77
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look for a new gym.
as if they not got enough weight to dead. other peices of kit will probably be to light as well soon.
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 2 2008 12:37:06
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Lord Monkcheese
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You don't *have* to deadlift to get bigger/stronger/<insert goal her>
A great exercise but not worth doing at the detriment of injuring yourself using a machine that forces you to use an unnatural body position.
Chin-Ups
Pull-Ups
Lat Pull-down (various grips)
Cable Rowing (if you have access to such a thing)
The deadlift variations Drew mentioned providing you have sufficiently heavy dumbbells.
Out of interest, are you able to work your legs at all without having use of a barbell?
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 2 2008 12:40:08
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Northern Rocker
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quote:
ORIGINAL: drewsky
one leg DB deadlifts
do you mean one leg DB squats or deadlifts ?
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 2 2008 12:46:34
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rudd4y
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quote:
Out of interest, are you able to work your legs at all without having use of a barbell?
I use the rack for squats and bench press, The only probelm i have with it is dead lifting as i can't keep the bar close to my body as it only lifts vertically.
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 2 2008 21:17:08
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DrRick
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You need a new gym. Simple as that.
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RE: Dead lift on smith? - May 3 2008 8:21:13
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waylander
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go to a new gym and make sure the gym knows why you are leaving, you never no in the future it my become a proper gym!
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