Re: Quantifying The Degree of Difference Between Free Weights And Mach
I think we are all better off doing exercises with more transference to daily life. That doesn't leave much of a role for most machines.
I also think machines come up short as far as providing a diversity of stimuli-- despite providing 473 different exercise opportunities. And that is one of the several reasons that folks last longer in regimes less dependent on them.
Ultimately it is individual-- whatever works, works, and anything, including machines, potentially can. The success rate of those machines makes me wonder if they are a hindrance to that potentiality, however.
These are my personal biases. I'm far from expert on this or any other topic. A squat rack, barbell, plates, odds and ends like pull-up bars, jump rope, kettlebells, rings, parallettes, etc., do create interior design challenges, but I think those can be overcome.
Is there anything this rich old man enjoys, hates, wants to improve, fitness wise?
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