Stronglifts in Space

[engaged]

This was kinda cool:

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/astromuscles2.html

[lovestolift]

Looks like a high-tech version of a Smith Machine. One more reason not to explore space.

[Amiright]

Good find, I feel like its more complicated then it needs to be but honestly what do I know lol

[rere]

Looks like a high-tech version of a Smith Machine. One more reason not to explore space.

It's still sad to see people shy away from free weights.

[Amiright]

It's still sad to see people shy away from free weights.

please tell me that's sarcasm

[LiftingNerd]

It's still sad to see people shy away from free weights.

please tell me that's sarcasm

I'm going to be the first man to squat 30 plates, in space.

[Realmaan]

Very Cool! Even Space scientist realize the importance of squats with low reps and high weight. How would you like to be doing 5x5 300 lbs squats while looking down on our big blue marble? Let's see Chuck Norris top that!

[SardusPater]

Looks like a high-tech version of a Smith Machine. One more reason not to explore space.

I think that the bar moves into a "mobile smith machine".
The blue parts can move, as you can see a joint in the lower part.

It's pretty much like a 3d smith machine as the bar can travel in every direction except sideways.

[rere]

It's still sad to see people shy away from free weights.

please tell me that's sarcasm

I'm going to be the first man to squat 30 plates, in space.

Great lifting nerd, i wonder how much andy bolton (WR holder on the Deadlift) could deadlift up in the ship?

[bigwhat62]

i bet you i would be able to lift as much as he could.

[Dada]

Interesting but I don't even want to know how much taxpayer's money went into this thing. I disagree with the article when it says a bowflex couldn't do the same thing because of rubber straps that could break. That is BS since bowflex's don't have rubber straps, they have 'power rods' which probably aren't any more breakable than this thing. I say bolt a damn bowflex to the floor of their ship and tell them to go fcuk themselves. Use the $ for something to benefit the rest of us.

[herf]

Anybody remember those machines that made you stick electric pads to your muscles and shocked your muscles to build them? Wonder if those would work on astronauts. Hell, I wonder if those worked at all! That has got to be detrimental to your nervous system.

Dada...I agree whole heartedly with you! I'm sure this took about 1 mil to develop and make. Another million to engineer a spot to affix it to in the shuttle. Bowflex + bolts = about 1k dollars?

[Dada]

Anybody remember those machines that made you stick electric pads to your muscles and shocked your muscles to build them? Wonder if those would work on astronauts. Hell, I wonder if those worked at all! That has got to be detrimental to your nervous system.

Dada...I agree whole heartedly with you! I'm sure this took about 1 mil to develop and make. Another million to engineer a spot to affix it to in the shuttle. Bowflex + bolts = about 1k dollars?

I remember seeing those shock things (I think someone still sells belts that supposed to shock your abs). I don't think they worked but I know something similar that worked for physical therapy. After I had knee surgery last year one of the things they did for physical therapy was hook me up to some machine that shocked the muscles near my knee. It caused the muscles to contract very hard. It helped with the nerve / muscle connection but once I was able to contract the muscles again myself they said I didn't need the machine anymore. So I guess that's about all those shocking things are really good for.

[ricepower]

It looks ridiculously over complicated.

Shouldve just gave em some resistance bands, or better still they could use each other as resistance, wrestling etc

[Amiright]

It looks ridiculously over complicated.

Shouldve just gave em some resistance bands, or better still they could use each other as resistance, wrestling etc

Resistance bands would work... wrestling would not sense there is no horizontal plane for you to work against