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The reason people gravitate toward a smith machine to do all levels of squats is because they can't handle a heavy bar on the back and don't have the necessary core strength and those "stabilizers" you so easily dismissed.
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Or in my case because you simply cant go low enough without the use of the machine. I'll admit my form is god aweful on A2G squats, my hips dont allow me to dip down low enough without my back rounding out. I've had hip problems since birth, and its just now bit me in the ass. using the smith allows me to keep my back straight, almost leaning backward, the difference is night and day.
I will agree that I really dont give two shits what someone else is doing in the gym. Unless its something amazing, i wont even look twice. I throw on my head phones, and get down to business.
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I don't do this for my family, my friends, women, accolades, pride, or ego. I do it for me and no one else, its just part of who I am.
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