Group: Experienced Exercise

Experienced Exercise
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Smith Machine question...

keesio
keesio
Posts: 16
Joined: 2002/06/06
Canada
2002/12/05, 10:49 PM
I like to use a smith machine for my shoulder and incline/decine presses and sometimes flat benchpresses. The smith machine at my gym is not totally vertical but the bar goes up and down at a slight incline.

My question is when I do the various presses, which direction should I be facing? Where the incline of the smith machine goes towards or away from me?

Thanks
Firehawk734
Firehawk734
Posts: 295
Joined: 2002/07/31
United States
2002/12/06, 01:14 AM
I think u should sit with it at rest about your upper stomach area, and as it goes up , should move towrad your head, but not past your eyes.
Firehawk734
Firehawk734
Posts: 295
Joined: 2002/07/31
United States
2002/12/06, 01:14 AM
Or if u can, position the bench to angle properly with your body. I guess it would all depend what u wanna do huh? I mean what u wanna work.