planet fitness and deadlifts

shirleygirl1013

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

HerkMeOff

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That being said, if your Planet Fitness doesn't have the equipment you need, it's time to find a new gym that does, many peoples goals change, and with that you need to change your surroundings. I know NOTHING about lifting, but I would believe that doing deadlifts on a smith machine would be way to awkward and unnatural.

_Resolve_

a smith machine will not give you the correct range of motion for a proper deadlift and will likely hurt you.

Jacwhite22

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

They don't have bench press?

shirleygirl1013

Do you know of any exercises that are similar to a deadlift?

shirleygirl1013

I do my bench press with the smith machine

maizerage66

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

They don't have bench press?

No. The only free weights they have are dumbbells. Other than that, they have Smith Machines and any other machine you can think of. I hate that place...

wheird

Use the benchpress bar. And you can put more than 60lbs on an EZ bar.

skullshank

dont they have BBs and plates? you dont need a rack to deadlift.
maybe im not understanding the issue.

if you have BBs and plates available, find some floorspace and go to town.

da_bears1008

1. Grab a bar from one of the benches
2. Take said bar to an open spot on the floor.
3. Load weight.
4. Lift it up.
5. Put it down.

Repeat 4 & 5

da_bears1008

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

They don't have bench press?

No. The only free weights they have are dumbbells. Other than that, they have Smith Machines and any other machine you can think of. I hate that place...

That... is a dumb gym.

HerkMeOff

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

They don't have bench press?

No. The only free weights they have are dumbbells. Other than that, they have Smith Machines and any other machine you can think of. I hate that place...

How would she put dumbells on a smith machine?

Have you even been to a PF??

moment_to_arise

a lot of planet fitness's don't allow deadlifts, just a word of caution. corporate is cracking down on things like that and the few franchises out there that had previously allowed them are not anymore. mine was one. they used to not care until corporate came for a visit. now they have signs up all over the gym that says "NO DEADLIFTS ALLOWED"

do what i did. switch to gold's.

DeadliftAddict

I am at planet fitness and all they have are smiths machine. Is it possible to do a deadlift with a smith machine or a variation? I used a 60lb ez bar weight and I need to go bigger. Any suggestions?

My suggestion would be to cancel and join another gym.

shirleygirl1013

I may have to switch in order to meet my goals. Especially if they are cracking down. They don't have a bar on the bench press i can remove. They only have smiths machines.

DeadliftAddict

Do you know of any exercises that are similar to a deadlift?

HELL NO! Lol... I'm addicted so nothing compares to picking something heavy up and putting it back down.

da_bears1008

a lot of planet fitness's don't allow deadlifts, just a word of caution. corporate is cracking down on things like that and the few franchises out there that had previously allowed them are not anymore. mine was one. they used to not care until corporate came for a visit. now they have signs up all over the gym that says "NO DEADLIFTS ALLOWED"

do what i did. switch to gold's.

I think that our Gold's is trying to push out powerlifters. They were going to get a 3rd squat rack, but instead they got more ellipticals. There is no good place to deadlift. The free weight area is so crowded you can't do them without being right in the middle of a walkway.

ETA: You get yelled at if you use chalk too!

giggitygoo

I really don't understand how a gym could ban a specific lift. Especially something as straightforward as a DL. Snatch and clean crossfit style....I guess I could see how that might be a problem in a crowded space....but deadlift? So confoosed.

It's not ideal, but when I am traveling or don't have access to the equipment I want, I will do supersets with high reps. It's still challenging because of the muscle exhaustion.

wheird

I may have to switch in order to meet my goals. Especially if they are cracking down. They don't have a bar on the bench press i can remove. They only have smiths machines.

While some may not allow deadlifts (why?), others encourage them. One of my friends here squats and deadlifts using freeweights at her gym.

You can deadlift using dumb bells. I would suggest Youtubing the form.


What are your goals?

shirleygirl1013

I started doing them with the preloaded ez bar that is 60 and noq I need to go up. I can already feel results even with just starting at such low weights.

HWeatherholt

I started doing them with the preloaded ez bar that is 60 and noq I need to go up. I can already feel results even with just starting at such low weights.

I am doing NROLFW and started with the ez bars to, but when I needed more than those, I moved to the smith machine. Someone said it may not be the best idea, but it is working for me.