Below, Carnation shares a few common mistakes she sees people making on a Smith machine, and how to avoid them: Not adjusting foot positioning properly (for squats). Keep your feet shoulder-width ...

This is a compound exercise in which you perform the front squat using the Smith machine. To do so, you position yourself under the bar of the Smith machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

the Smith machine will allow you to safely test your strength in a Bulgarian split squat. Position the bar at shoulder height, get underneath it, unhook it, and then complete the movement.

Whether recovering from an injury or frequent muscle stiffness, simple exercises like band pulldowns and flyes will help you ...