machines

Free weights and machines both offer unique benefits and can be valuable additions to a workout routine. Here's a breakdown of their characteristics: **Free Weights:** 1. **Stabilization and Core Engagement:** When using free weights like dumbbells, barbells, or kettlebells, your body has to...

Resistance training and free weight training are two popular forms of strength training that have their own unique characteristics and benefits. Let's compare them: Resistance Training: Machine-Based Resistance Training: This type of training involves using machines that provide a controlled...

Who knew that using this well-known device could give you a thorough lower-body workout? Cable machines are now as crowded as benches on a Monday for a reason. You have several excellent possibilities for training your upper and lower body with this adaptable equipment. Furthermore, all of the...

This amazing exercise with the cable upright row can help you grow your shoulders. Building our shoulders can be difficult, but with wonderful exercises like the cable upright row, it's not impossible. The right shoulder exercise will help you to target those muscles that are frequently...

The title says it. I just want to know if anyone has ever ordered one of those capsule machine's/racks from china. The simple little one that are Basically a small box with holes for half of the capsule to sit in, then you spread the powder around until they are full. The pill presses are...

I always thought these were primarily for baseball, but they've really come on big in football too. I'll always remember an old boss saying she wanted to get her son a pitching machine, so she went on Jugs.com to look for one. I'll let you guess what popped up instead of pitching machines...

Burnout sets are a classic strategy to maximize fatigue and muscle stimulation, however, they can get boring. If you’re looking for a new way to maximize fatigue and stimulation, give cluster sets a shot. Start with a weight around your 15 rep max and perform 5-8 reps, rest for 10-15 seconds...

A normal drop set involves reducing weight while performing reps to failure. The last set often involves a relatively light weight that might not always maximize fatigue in high threshold motor units. Going back to your starting weight for one more “set” to failure guarantees maximum fatigue in...

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by Christian Duque Cardiovascular exercise is key to losing fat, staying in shape, and also ensuring heart health. It’s called cardiovascular for a reason. Although this form of training is relatively new for bodybuilding purposes, it’s become a staple of pretty much all contest prep...

If you spend some time scouring the internet, you're going to be inundated with the advice to "use compound free weight movements." There's a good reason for this. Exercises like squats, bench presses, rows, dips, chins, and deadlifts will cover virtually every muscle in the body. It's good...

by Charles Staley @charlesstaley - I've become less of a "tribal" thinker. Earlier in my career, I believed that resistance-training machines were inferior to free weights. I'd argue that machines only required you to overcome the resistance, not control it. Put another way, I believed that...

I know you’ve been using a lot of machines for your chest training because it’s easier on your elbows. I’ve only been training for a few years and don’t have any elbow pain yet, but I’m wondering if maybe I should be using mostly machines to avoid having problems in the future. Or am I being...

Machines Or Free Weights: Structure Vs. Function! One of the most heated debates in the world of fitness today is the battle of free-weights (low-tech apparatus) versus machines (high-tech apparatus). Each side has an argument with both sides having some merit to their claims. One of the...

Good reason why they are traditionally smaller sized lol Here’s a guide to finding the right gym for you in Japan, a surprisingly difficult endeavor. Gyms in the United States and other western countries have ballooned over time into all-encompassing, cavernous megastructures that you can...

Walking into the gym and expecting a great workout is like walking into the supermarket and expecting a gourmet meal. The basic ingredients are there, but like they say in the infomercials, results may vary. With working out, as with cooking, a little bit of smarts, dedication, creativity and...