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inneall smith/ smith machine

  • 20-05-2011 11:27am
    #1
    Gael Uirbeach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    conas tá sibh? just a quick one today, does anyone know if the gym in trinity has a smith machine and or a squat rack? I wouldnt be bothered otherwise

    go raibh maith agaibh


Comments

  • #2
    SanoVitae
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭SanoVitae


    Nor sure if they have a squat rack, but I can tell you that smith machines are focal use.....


  • #3
    Edwardius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Edwardius


    There's a smith, two power racks, a pair of freestanding racks and one of those gigantic bastarding keiser racks, which can be used as a normal squat rack.


  • #4
    marathonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭marathonic


    My gym has a smith machine for benching and squating but I've only tried it once. As they've no squat rack, I'm now using dumbbells and the excercise is a lot tougher as you're using all those little muscles trying to keep the weights going up and down in a straight line - my gym doesn't have an olympic barbell either.

    There's four months left in my membership there so I'm torn between two options:
    • Join a different gym which has a power cage
    • Buy a power cage and olympic weights set for the garage


    I'm kind of leaning towards the second option because:
    • I'll have no gym membership to pay
    • No transport costs to and from the gym
    • No time wasted travelling to and from the gym
    • No time wasted waiting around for the power cage to be free
    • No feeling rushed by other people waiting on me to finish in the power cage


    Jeez, when I put it in a list like that, it seems a no-brainer. Also, unlike cheap argos gear that's a dime a dozen for sale second hand, good equipment holds its value well - I'd anticipate at least a 60 - 70% resale value.


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