My mate was doing an unassisted, seated, military press @140kg, when on the fourth rep the smith tipped forward, luckily and somewhat amazingly (to me) falling back in to place. I've been in to a few gyms and noticed the Smith has never been bolted to the floor or stabalized in any way. Has anybody else ever noticed if their Smith was fastened/secured? Thanks.
Should a Smith machine be bolted to the floor?
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Most I've seen haven't been, they've just relied on the size of the base for stability and/or the weight of the stacked weight plates on the side.
I know the one at my gym isn't. Nor is the squat rack, always scares me incase I have to dump the weight!
Not my problem if it falls over and damages something, but if it did it would take out the person on the bench!
edit - 140kg MP - HOLY CRAP!
Not my problem if it falls over and damages something, but if it did it would take out the person on the bench!
edit - 140kg MP - HOLY CRAP!
Yeah he's a massive bloke. I mentioned him before, five foot 10 (or thereabouts) 22 stone. He was pressing the 140kg whilst recovering from a slight injury. His normal is 6x2+. I was standing behind him but when that Smith tipped I just did not want to be anywhere near it. He didn't tell me this until after, but he normally has two blokes standing on/across the frame when pressing.
