A squat cannot be performed on a Smith machine any more than it can be performed in a small closet with a hamster.

If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off the edge whether you want to be or not.

Most of the problems with the bodies and minds of the folks occupying the current culture involve an unwillingness to do anything hard, or anything that they'd rather not do. I applaud your resolve, and I welcome you to the community of people who have decided that EASY will no longer suffice.

You guys that worry about eating clean are actually merely bodybuilders looking for justification for your obsession with abs. You cannot get big and strong on 3000 kcal/day. And you cannot eat 7000/day and eat perfectly “clean”.

If you insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.

I recommend against a wooden squat rack, for much the same reason that I recommend against a wooden car.

But then again, those who argue against squatting and deadlifting on the same day may just be pussies.