No Power Rack at my Gym-Need Advice

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Is there any way i can replace the power rack with smith squat to do exercises that are meant to be done at power rack in Anaconda protocol.

Exercises like bench from pins, dead-lift from pins.

any advice or i must change the gym as soon as my payment for this month is over.

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  1. READING COMPREHENSION The Anaconda protocol consists of FINiBARs, MAG-10, Anaconda and Alpha GPC. It is a NUTRITIONAL protocol. What you’re talking about is the I,Bodybuilder training program.

  2. GET OFF YOUR ASS (metaphorically, since you still need the computer for this) A while ago someone asked this question. CT’s reply was, I believe, “No smith machine”. You could have found that on your own had you actually bothered to look.

  3. Find a new gym.

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Before my gym got a power rack (after my incessant pestering!) I would bench from a dead stop by putting the bench in the squat rack.

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Place a loaded barbell on a flat bench to Rack deadlift

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[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Before my gym got a power rack (after my incessant pestering!) I would bench from a dead stop by putting the bench in the squat rack.

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This, although my gym is expanding and getting all new equipment, so hopefully this won’t go on for too much longer. They asked me back in January what I wanted, I said power racks and squat racks (we have 1 squat rack and 2 smith machines, that’s it). They listened I guess with 3 squat racks and 3 power racks and supposedly a lifting platform.

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[quote]therajraj wrote:
Place a loaded barbell on a flat bench to Rack deadlift[/quote]

Great way to bend the bar and get kicked out. As a fitness equipment retailer I can tell you that the manufacture’s warranty won’t cover this. Good idea, but costly as well.

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OP:
When using the smith just pause at the bottom of the lift to eliminate the stretch reflex. Not optimal, but can work. Or just unrack the smith in the lowered position. Hope this helps.

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Change gym.

If there is ONE piece of equipment that you CAN’T do without it’s the power rack.

If you have a power rack you can do ANYTHING really worth doing.

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