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Smith machines are a popular piece of weight traning equipment found in fitness centres and home gyms around the world. They consist of a barbell/olympic bar that is fixed within a steel frame and allows vertical movement. There are some variations of the smith machine that allow forward and backward movement but these are known as Jones machines.
Smith machines are used for squatting exercises and are useful for those who wish to weight train but do not have the luxury of a spotter. You can lift a heavy weight with the added security that the bar will not fall forward, backwards or sideways. This makes them an effective piece of strength training equipment for those who are not stable enough to squat with a free bar.
One criticism of the smith machine is that it does not develop the stabilisation muscles, as movement only takes place in one plane, but this aside they are a safe and effective way of weight training.
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