What is the stupidest "Bro Science" thing you've heard?

[DroppingPlates]

I guess someone misspelled the name Basile

"When Jack LaLanne invented the Smith machine, he used it as part of a complete muscle-toning regime utilizing free weights too."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_machine

[DanM]

That you will keep the gains you made from steroids when you come off of them

[Vince B]

I guess someone misspelled the name Basile

"When Jack LaLanne invented the Smith machine, he used it as part of a complete muscle-toning regime utilizing free weights too."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_machine

Rudy Smith got someone to design this version of Jack's machine. Primitive design requiring chains and sprockets. My machine was the first to

use Linear Motion Bearings that solved the friction problem. Now almost all Smith Machines use these bearings and no one uses chains any more.

Just because I post on Getbig doesn't mean I didn't come up with new ideas for gym equipment.

[DroppingPlates]

My gym has this 20+ old version from Technogym. I seldom use it, but it's a solid one.



These days you have slight diagonal ones as well. Do you believe that these versions offer certain advantages?

[Vince B]

My gym has this 20+ old version from Technogym. I seldom use it, but it's a solid one.



These days you have slight diagonal ones as well. Do you believe that these versions offer certain advantages?

Over the last several decades most of the equipment companies have assessed all the available machines and modified

their machines so that most get things right now.

Stand sideways beside a mirror. Put a mark where your head is at the start of the squat. Do the same at the bottom of the squat.

You will find the body does not go in a straight line but forward perhaps 10 to 15 degrees. Same thing for bench press and

standing press. So an angled smith machine will more correctly follow the actual body movement and thus will feel much better.

I have modified a few of my machines to have a slight angle and they are superior in my opinion.

I don't let any metal part contact another metal part so my pins have polyurethane cylinders covering them. No clanging here.

[Grape Ape]

The answer is yes.

How?

[LurkerNoMore]

Wow. Totally wrong.

I don't think so.  Or else everyone could build bicep peaks like Robby or an upper chest like Dennis just by doing certain exercises.

[TheShape.]

That you will keep the gains you made from steroids when you come off of them

Only if you do your PCT correctly bro.

[dseiler]

I guess someone misspelled the name Basile

"When Jack LaLanne invented the Smith machine, he used it as part of a complete muscle-toning regime utilizing free weights too."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_machine

God knows wikipedia is THE source for solid information.

[Never1AShow]

I don't think so.  Or else everyone could build bicep peaks like Robby or an upper chest like Dennis just by doing certain exercises.

There it is.

[DroppingPlates]

God knows wikipedia is THE source for solid information.

I'm not saying that, but  feel free to change the lemma in case you know your shit