Smith Machine, Commercial Smith Machines

Smith Machines

The Smith Machine is weight training equipment that has a barbell which moves only up and down along a steel guide post. At the back of the runner, there are several slots in which the barbell can be safely hung.

Force USA - Smith Machine / Power Rack / Lat pull / Peck Dec with half rack, smith machine attachment and lat pull down attachment is quite popular. You can stop using a barbell in a Smith Machine at any point and it remains safe at that point. It is especially useful for exercises in which the user just needs upward and downward barbell motion.