Quantifying The Degree of Difference Between Free Weights And Machines

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I still think free weights will be better. They use all the stabilizer muscles while you are lifting.


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and re machines

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They're too supportive. Because you have so much support, you use fewer muscle groups at the same time. This means you burn less calories and work the body in a less functional way.


They don't allow the body to work naturally.

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Plus, not lifting to failure isn't really a loss anyway, but actually a net boon.

The best thing to do with weights is full-body exercises, and if you concentrate on strength, you don't need to spend much time at it either. I'd be surprised if most people at gyms couldn't cut the time they spend there dramatically even while getting in better shape.