Author Topic: Neat Twist to the Smith Machine (Read 2162 times)

Bix · « **on:** March 18, 2007, 12:15:17 PM »

Mr. Intenseone · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2007, 12:18:44 PM »

Bix, where have you been?

BTW, even though I'm not big on machines, it looks like they made the Smith into a functional type machine!

Brixtonbulldog · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2007, 12:42:47 PM »

Looks awesome... finally the only thing someone needs in thier home.

canadaphiliac · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2007, 01:14:37 PM »

That's actually, pretty impressive. Well, as far as machines go.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2007, 01:24:34 PM »

That's awesome! shit, you can even do curls in it.

tommywishbone · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:43:36 PM »

The mass of the dude using the equipment scared me and I had to stop the video.

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:46:20 PM »

Quote from: Captain Equipoise on March 18, 2007, 01:24:34 PM

That's awesome! shit, you can even do curls in it.

looks like you could do just about anything with it. It'd be a great tool for anyone who works out alone. hell i'd love to have one of those around depending on how smooth it is.

affy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:07:21 PM »

looks cool and all

but what kind of toolbox puts collars on a smith bar...lol

Mr. Intenseone · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:23:25 PM »

Quote from: affy on March 18, 2007, 03:07:21 PM

looks cool and all

but what kind of toolbox puts collars on a smith bar...lol

ROTFLMAO

!

YoungBlood · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:23:35 PM »

Finally, a type of Smith machine I would use regularly.

pumpster · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:32:07 PM »

It's been around for years.

Marty Champions · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:47:40 PM »

alot of muscle gayning can be acheived with this peice of equipment

stomper · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:50:01 PM »

look cool how much?

Knowledge · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:51:06 PM »

My gym just got one of these I was playin on it yesterday, very functional and smooth..

Brixtonbulldog · « **Reply #14 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:52:59 PM »

Quote from: stomper on March 18, 2007, 03:50:01 PM

look cool how much?

Round $2200.

Max_Rep · « **Reply #15 on:** March 18, 2007, 04:14:55 PM »

Quote from: Bix on March 18, 2007, 12:15:17 PM

http://bodycraft.com/jones_mov.tpl

Gold's Redondo had one one them 10 years ago. For some reason they got rid of it.

CARTEL · « **Reply #16 on:** March 18, 2007, 04:18:20 PM »

Quote from: daddywaddy on March 18, 2007, 03:47:40 PM

alot of muscle gayning can be acheived with this peice of equipment

Calling Dr. Freud.

donrhummy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 18, 2007, 04:32:23 PM »

Such a simple idea but brilliant.

knny187 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2007, 04:54:59 PM »

there's a better unit out...same idea...but better than that one....different company

Vince B · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2007, 05:38:37 PM »

A mate and I were designing Smith Machines in the early 1980s and we came up with the idea of having free movement to and fro. We laughed because we agreed it had so many adjustments that it merely duplicated what a barbell did! The only advantage of the machine is that you can hook it at different levels to suit different users.

I believe I was the first person to build a Smith Machine using linear bearings. That was in the early 1980s also. Before then most units had cables or chains joining the bar to keep it horizontal. The linear bearings solved that problem.

An improvement on the Smith Machine was having it at an angle. If the angle was right you could do squats and bench presses and it felt just about spot on. Some machines have a counterweight to make the bar lighter. I wonder why Smith gets the credit when the machine has evolved beyond what he envisaged?

I have polyurethane on the pins so there is no metal to metal contact. Also, I used a stainless steel bar over a high tensile inner bar so it never rusts or has the chrome peel off. In that machine it would be possible to put polyurethane on the stopper pins but the hooks would have to be slightly bigger.

AVBG · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2007, 05:42:50 PM »

I like how they called it "Jones"

Author Topic: Neat Twist to the Smith Machine (Read 2162 times)

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