![]() ![]() It is a kick-start that is hard to get from a machine. The virtue of free weights is that the need to suddenly overwhelm inertia leads to tremendous CNS activity, and that recruitment cascades biologically, and the Russians found that the CNS is the key. Because of the shape of the cam, nautiloid, sudden drop offs are largely removed. This is the leverage point: free weights have sticking points that are associated with changes in leverages, and which can drop off suddenly. It’s the cam effect: it’s designed to require the user to exert a constant intensity of effort throughtout the full ROM. Free weights brought a blockiness or abruptness that would go away after several Nautilus workouts. I’d always noticed when switching back and forth between free weights or Nautilus exclusively a dramatic change in my perceived experience of body motion. I wouldn’t use them for more than 25% of training volume. Machines should be used to regain fluidity of movement, maybe as a blood pump. This gives me the opportunity to perhaps train to failure (that’s another argument) without any problems.įree weights, machines, rocks, logs, bands, free hand movements…it’s all good depending on how you use them, and how much you use each. Personally, I like free weights, however I have trained with machines on occasion and have used them to finish off a session as well.įor example, I might do four sets of overhead presses, then when I finish the fourth set I wait no more than :30 and go to my overhead press machine and knock off as many as I can knowing that I do not have a heavy weight actually hovering over my head. Does that mean you give up free weights and work exclusively with machines? Not if you know what you are doing! The device that the original poster is referring to is a good machine, and will work certain areas of the body quite well. ![]() With that stated variety is the spice of life and also in the weight room. ![]() Many stabalizer muscles come into play, balance etc. Look…it has been proven over time that free weights offer the best frame of movement in which to build muscle. This is fun.Īre we doing the machines vs free weights argument again? Been a while since I have seen this one on the boards. But you still have some work to do to convince me that the cam accommodates leverages sufficiently. But as they say, there are no bad training methods only bad applications. If you do still get sore then something is wrong. Me adding wide grips for the first time in a long time= not consistent and a new stimulus. You probably do not get sore anymore if you have been consistent with your workouts. I got sore as hell the other day from doing wide grip benches, which I normally have not done. About the soreness, you will be sore anytime you add a new stimulus. Where the technique problem may be fixed the ego is not when using a machine. I believe most people hurt themselves with free weights because they use bad technique and/or they are ego lifters, and no injury prevention in their training. ![]() If somebody were to load up to much on the machine and miss, good luck escaping. Lets not forget that machines are not completely safe. Reading leads to my experiences in the weightroom. Thanks for the compliment but I have to say I am learning as much as everybody else and just go by what I have experienced. ![]()
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