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Title: Smith Machine Squats
Post by: littleguns on May 12, 2006, 08:06:05 AM

I have a home Smith Machine that has like a 7 degree angle facing inward.

When it comes to squats, form and such is it better to squat facing inwards or outwards?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Smith Machine Squats
Post by: kicker on May 12, 2006, 09:51:58 AM

The Smith machine at my gym is like that too; I squat with the angle facing inwards only for the fact that it is the side that faces the mirror.  I suppose it puts a little more emphasis on the quads but may also be harder on the knees...

Title: Re: Smith Machine Squats
Post by: WOOO on May 12, 2006, 01:09:26 PM

you can do it either way... where the angle is away from you, it's more like regular squats... if the angle is toward you then you can do front squats