Is squatting in the Smith machine really that bad? I have a lot

smiths are intended for people with injuries/liftbabbies

if you fall into the former category you shouldn't worry about using it

/fit/ overexaggerates a lot of shit, take it with a grain of salt

Need some help bros,

My gym only has smith machines due to people stealing the barbells and benches, so now I'm stuck with squatting on a smith machine.

It's about 5 tokens for 30 minutes, plus another 4 tokens for my plates. I'm down 9 tokens and I only get about 2 to 3 sets before it shuts down and I have to put in another 5 tokens.

Is there any alternative? I'm trying to save up as many tokens as possible.

>>39129101
Squat faster

>>39129101
How the fuck do you walk out with a barbell or bench without someone saying something

>>39129101
Is this a new meme or something?

If it hurts don't do it. Smith is fine. You'll still make gains. If you're not training to be a power lifter then don't sweat it to hard.

>>39129101
Tokens?
Are you in some next third world country
Or the wrong part of town

>>39129026
something something stabilizers

>>39129138
kek, this

It's just a machine, and thus has the same limitations of any machine versus its free weight counterpart. It just gets a particularly bad rep because it's usually in the free weight section of most gyms.

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>>39129101
I've noticed I can put nickels instead of tokens at my gym. Call me a jew but I can't afford the lifts anymore now that I'm squatting 4pl8 plus need extra rest between sets