My gym doesn't have any squat rack but it does have a smith

Honestly dont squat at all then.. Do some dumbbell split squats and stuff

>>40455593
I used to believe its better than nothing do I spent a few months using one. Now 3 weeks into another gym with barbells I not only decreased what I lifted, I also feel weak and the Smith proved to have no use for strength training.

Almost 6 months completely wasted.

>>40455606
OP here

There is also goblet squat... maybe i'm not entirely doomed to weak legs

>>40455593
Smith will guarantee injury

>>40455624
Zercher squats. You can deadlift the bar and rest it on your quads while you reposition. You will have to squat lighter but its better than nothing.

>Giving that there's no way to squat with a barbell there
If your gym doesn't have barbells, dumbbells or a squat rack you don't have a gym.

Join a gym.

>>40455593
Are you in Planet Fitness dude?

>>40455593
zercher squats, leg press, overhead squat, lunges, goblet squats

you have many options to build good looking legs if you don't care about squatting heavy weight

leave planet fitness and buy equipment for a home gym

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>>40455593

Just clean and jerk the bar then drop it on your back and squat

That way youre training your whole body!

>>40455593

i do 365lbs squats in the smith for 10 reps for 4 sets

i can hit 405 free weight squat for 5 reps, 4 sets

sure, I was strong doing free weight, but I saw more leg gains doing smith

t. 9th year natty

Better to do leg press than smith squats

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>>40455593
Don't come to fit looking for advice when your not even will to join a proper gym.

>>40455875
you're*

Before some cunt calls me out on it.

>>40455593
Speak with the staff every time you go there and ask to talk to the owner. Constantly ask for a squat rack to be added and if they don't show any interest in getting one just leave that place as soon as you can.

Continue doing front squats, you will be limited to whatever you are able to clean and only able to back squat whatever you can jerk (hard to return the weight when going heavy) but it is better than nothing. And if you do deads and dumbell squat variations, when you finally have access to a squat rack you'll have some foundation to work from.

The smith machine really sucks, it will fuck up your squat form like crazy if you don't actually do free weight squats in combination with it.

>>40455875
Some people impulsively join the nearest / cheapest gym they find even if it's shit when they begin lifting.
I did it and thankfully they had all the right equipment (albeit a huge disproportion between free weights and cardio/machines). Contracts can be pretty fucking punishing to cancel and using 2 gyms at once would probably even cost more.