Max Rack 3D

[NY Muscle]

Has anyone ever used this thing? It's hardly used at my gym and I normally roll my eyes when I see people use it. I had no choice but to use it when all the squat racks were being used (yes I curl in the squat racks..I know how taboo that is).

Anyway it was one of the best exercises I have done in ages for my biceps. Ever since my shoulder surgeries and injuries it's nearly impossible for me to feel my biceps as well as eliminate my shoulders from the movement my well this machine sure did it for me.

Additional I hate the Smith machines for chest because you are pushing against an unnatural plane especially of you have injuries you are forced to go with the machines movement. Well not on this sucker. I did chest and it felt great and I even used those side locks as supports because it's nearly impossible to position the bench right to lift the bar off the rack without hurting your shoulders.

Just curious of anyone else have everything used this rack and liked it

STAR TRAC Max Rack® In SA - YouTube


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[Stayinfit]

Used it many times. Awkward at first then got use to it. It was strange doing curls with it but it worked well.

 

[LK3]

I have used them and don't like them. I prefer a smith or regular squat rack.

I really like a smith machine for chest work.

for squats I prefer a barbell.

 

[deadwrong]

I have. The motion feels very unnatural to me.

Loads a people love them though. I sell the stuff for a living and they are very popular.

 

[NY Muscle]

I have used them and don't like them. I prefer a smith or regular squat rack.

I really like a smith machine for chest work.

for squats I prefer a barbell.

I find that you have no choice but to go with the unnatural range the Smith gives you so with injuries that sucks but the max 3d feels like free weight and in layman's terms it just doesn't hurt my injuries at all. I look forward to using it now.

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[Equalizer]

Just tried one of these for the first time yesterday. I just looked it up online coz I didn't see what the bar weight was anywhere on the machine. Its 44lbs. I used it for flat bench press and ya it took a couple sets to get a feel for it. It does give you the safety of a smith machine with the freedom of a barbell and keeps the bar balanced so one side cant be higher than the other. Bar moves both vertically and horizonatally. This is a demo video of it:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfleFgLYWOw"]Star Trac - Max Rack - YouTube[/ame]

 

[xxxLGxxx]

Solid machine to incorporate into a program imo.

 

[D2]

i've use it for squat, bench, military and deadlift when there's a queue in the power rack

 

[NY Muscle]

I love it, I get so sore doing incline bench and doing quarter reps and letting it fall on the racks when I hit failure.

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