Thread: machines or free weights

no odes not make sens you are saying the same thing for both machines and weights which is practically to workout symmetrical muscles equally.
as far as training it depends if you are a beginner or not.
if you have some experience and you know what you are doing , then you can combine machines, weights, and cables. the problem with machines is that there is a wide variety of machines, some are useless or do not give you a good range of motion and are just there for people who wants just to train a bit and who are not really serious. however, there are machines that are designed for heavy duty bodybuilding and can replace weights and work symmetrical muscles equally.

the best thing about machines, imo, is that you can do some compound exercises without a spotter. When you're alone in the gym, Barbell Bench press isn't really an option, but you can use a machine.

I find I'm having better results with free weights than I ever did with machines, however.

Originally Posted by uce101

I heard that working with the machines will better your body structure far as adding equal amounts to each body parts. Also free weights will tell which certain body parts your working with needs more work. Does this make sense?

No and Yes. Working with strictly machines will have a tendency to create imbalances. In other words, due to lack of free range of motion and lack of use of all muscles (especially those stabilizing) can result in uneven development.

Working with free weights will help you identify which body parts need more work or identify imbalances better over using machines.

Thanks fam. I use both machines and free weights.