Free Weight Squat vs. Smith Machine Squat – Which is Better?

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Yuri.

There is quite a bit of controversy about which exercise you should be adding to your athletic workouts – free weight squats or smith machine squats? Some people firmly stand by the fact that free weight squats are the better way to go and that smith machine squats will only set you up for injuries. [...]

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This Week’s Workouts

Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Yuri.

Here’s a quick recap of my workouts this week. Tuesday Hit the gym and tested my body with some big movements. It was my first “real” workout in more than 3 weeks after hurting my backs doing squats. Warm-up: 5 minutes rowing machine (warms up the same muscles as used in deadlifts and other full [...]

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Busted My Back Doing Squats!

Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Yuri.

On December 24th, I decided to go into the gym for a workout before heading out of town for Christmas. Unfortunately, I decided to do a maximum strength squat workout. So on my 4th set and on the third 3 reps under 315 lbs, my body buckled and I fell to the floor in a [...]

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