Tbh this is what I did when I first started I used the machines to build my body stronger to then move on to free weights. You know you don’t wanna be that guy who’s lifting and doesn’t know his capacity or just looks stupid out there by lifting shit the wrong way. So I basically used to the machines to get stronger so that when I would get on the pull up bar it came much easier to be able to to do 5 then it became 6 then 10 then etc. take my advice and don’t rush into the free weights man 💪🏼
Machines: Good for beginners, people with injuries in certain spots, or elders. Also good for bodybuilders who need to do isolation exercises Barbell: Good for strength, core, and basically everything. There is no machine out there that can possibly mimic the effects of a barbell squat or deadlift. Those heavy barbell exercises utilize 5+ muscle groups and have several other benefits like learning to use many muscles in unison. Machines are designed to work out 1-2 muscles in isolation.
Machines have been helping me get started and staying focused. The machines are easy to figure out and some of them have pictures on the proper muscles getting worked, helps me with mind muscle connection.
What a wonderfully objective review! The merits of both modes of training are presented in a very balanced way. One other comment I'd add about machines: those who practice training to failure may have better results with machines on at least some exercises. The reason is that, consciously or subconsciously, when we perform an exercise where the weight is above us - like a squat or bench press - we may stop short of that final, next-to-impossible repetition out of concern about what happens if we can't make the lift and the weight comes down on top of us.
Tigerpaws9097826 Do free weights until form failure (be very critical of your form) then run your muscles to hypertrophic hell with machines. You'll sort of get best of both worlds and you don't end up as a useless hunk of meat.
If you’re a beginner then use light weight high reps for free weights to help you make your form better. Then do heavier training on the machines where it’s harder to mess up your form.
I like to start on free waits but then once I start to burn out I move to machines. I find my accessory muscles will fail before my targeted muscle group does. Machines help me really dig into that deep tissue.
I agree except that certain machines are good such as Iso chest press because it helps to build chest even faster than incline dumbbell bench press or even barbell bench press. I say the perfect workout is when you include bodyweight exercises, free weights, machines, cables, and resistant band training.
It depends is a great answer. For example, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sometimes I'm too stiff to use the free weights and my form sucks. Or, I get stuck on a particular compound movement where I can't progressively overload. Thus, not working out is an option other than a planned rest week.
I used to do primarily free weights, but as I get older and have less time and become more focused on weight loss, I find that I really like the machines, which allow me to rotate through exercises with much less down time of moving plates, etc. I also have much less tweaks in my joints. However, I have noticed that my strength/mass does not build as fast as when I do free weights.
The problem with free weights is that my wrists make it harder to carry the weights like in the dumbbell bench press I can do 24 kg dumbbell 10 times if using my muscles but I can't because of my wrists I can only do 20
The most important factor in every gym exercise is your form - in fact, I would highly recommend to start out with the lowest weights possible whenever you try a new exercise, since this allows you to safely get used to the required technique. And machines are typically fine as long as they allow you to make natural movements.
I like machines because with, for example, lateral raises, free weights make me wonder “am I bending my elbows equal on both sides?” “Am I lifting both dumbbells the same height?” So machines and their fixed form are perfect for me. I do find it advantageous the part regarding balancing muscles and natural movements but it fells as if natural movements are not the best for symmetry.
machines help keep constant muscle tension at points in a repetition were you wouldn't get much. for example when your hands are lowered during curls with free weights. you wouldn't get as much tension unless you are using one of those slanted arm rest and if you are then there will be less tension at the top
I like do a combination of free weights and machines. I would personally avoid all seated ab machines, pec deck machines, and the selectorized seated hip twister thingy. My preferred machines are the cable cross towers, lat pull down, tricep push down, rowing machine, seated squat machine, and hammer strength machines. I would use hip abduction and adduction machines and back extension machines sparingly as a supplementary exercise instead of a primary exercise. Free weight exercises I would personally avoid is behind the back overhead presses and the standing barbell row. All other free weights exercises are very beneficial especially when good for is used. Deadlifts are very good but, you may want to use a deadlift platform or borrow some Pilate mats to minimize the risk of getting the cold shoulder at globo gyms and never ever do deadlifts at planet fitness. I have gotten 2 cold shoulders by la fitness staff for deadlifting at LA fitness and I borrowed a few Pilates mats from the Pilates studio and it dampened the noise more than enough to please the gym staff. I am not ego lifter, I do 80 percent 1 rep max and I try my best to minimize metallic clanging noise created by the deadlifts.
free weights are also more likely to cause an injury if you don't use the correct form. But if you ask me which one I would use most I'd say free weights as I gym for sport but I also use machines a fair bit and alternate between different exercises of machine and free weight to prevent plateauing
Wao!! This channel literally is the trainer who explains it all calmly to a beginner. Thanks!! I am a beginner at the gym but I have always been a regular swimmer, if I do both say for 5 days at least will I loose muscle as well because of swimming?!? p.s. I can swim 1 K within 20 mins, so will that effect my muscle growth
If you're going to use machines, use the iso-lateral plate loaded machines such as hammer strength, nautilus, or any where the machine allows you to move one side at a time separately
Machines and cables allow me to exercise all muscle groups despite permanent back injuries from a car accident, and I'm still in great shape as a result. I do miss the free weights though.
With barbell squats the resistance is parallel to the spine. A sudden off balance action can pull a muscle. The lower back machine keeps weight perpendicular to spine. Safer.
Aye just saying I never went to a gym once growing up my dad bought me a total gym when I was 12 and I used tf outta that shit until I was 18 and I got some pretty nice ass results
I use this channel as a parameter to judge other fitness channels. Great content. Been a fan for a long time. I used to be 12 kgs overweight, got that down in 3 months. Now time for some gaainzz.
I simply can not believe this channel has only 16k subscribers... And that I stumpled upon it just yesterday... Nevertheless great videos! Great channel! Keep it up!
Injured my SI joint performing deadlifts, so have to resort to machines for back work which don't hurt my lower back. So for injuries, folks with ROM problems, or for safety machines/cables win. For getting the biggest and strongest you can be use free weights.
Machines have some benefits, more easier to get closer to faillure without compensating form or fear to have an injury or accident. I like the hack squat for instance a lot and incline chest press machine, to hit just a little closer to faillure without accidents.
I love the "it depends twist" in some of your videos ^-^ and well, your channel is inspiring me on subscribing to a gym in the near future (currently being sick deterrs me of doing so)
Free weights or body weight all the way....I tried squats once on a Smith machine, never again. It was the most awkward feeling I had a gym in my entire life, I'm glad I didn't come out of there with an injury.
I tried squats once on a Smith machine.I got hurt several times. 2013-2017. Then i tried zercher squat free weight until 325 pounds. No hurts. The gym got this year a cage then i can squat properly (385) no hurts.
Why not do both? Using free weights for compound movements helps more than 2 or 3 muscles while most of the machines help you isolate a certain muscle plus with machines you can lift more weight than you can handle with free weights, and free weights as you said buid your athleticism and also help you develop some lung capacity( by doing squats and deadlifts with heavy weight mostly).
Machines are a good start for lifting weights minimizing injury, build muscle and progressive overload without a worry and you dont need a training partner in that regards, in Free weights you can only lift as heavy as you can but not heavier without a training partner or a spotter who will assist you to avoid injury...
I'm 15 and i started lifting a month ago and most of my muscles have been activated. They started to get slightly larger, thank you so much for good advice! I'll give you an update a month from now.
@@Bolero6879 yeah lol, i gave up after 2 years, got fat as shit but i’m starting again, 6 months of training. don’t have many gains, just weight loss and feeling stronger. gonna go for longer than 2 years.
It's weird watching a PictureFit video without hearing him quote a study or use some kind of data to support his thesis/video topic. My only guess is that it's because this is one of his early videos?
Dear picture fit admin, i would like to thanks you for all the efforts that u r doing to get us better understanding about gym staffs. I have one suggestion if u don't mind it, i want u to give us a corse for beginners that we can run on to lose weight and build muscles hence other channels don't have something like this. With my best regards.
Now what about this. Because you are who is watching this properbly has a gym membership, use the machines at the Gym, and when you are strong enough, buy some weights and dith the membership 😎
Ok. Before listening; in my experience Free weights are definitely superior. But free weights are better for beginners or returning after a long layoff. It can help with the form. Doing both can help with plateaus.
The major thing people need to know about machines is the concept of mechanical advantage. For example, the leg press is at an angle. You might need twice the weight to equal the true resistance of a squat. Also, look at pulleys. If the lat pulldown moves the weight stack the same distance you moved the bar, then you are truly living that weight. If the stack moves much less than you moved the bar, pulleys have given you a mechanical advantage (it just depends on the arrangement).
If you choose a weight where you can get 8-10 reps max in all cases, does the mechanical advantage matter much? One advantage of machines is they can apply a consistent resistance throughout the full range of motion. With a bicep barbell curl, the hardest part of the movement is when your arms are parallel to the ground, and it is easy at the top and bottom. A cable machine curl has constant resistance throughout the motion. With free weights, it might be possible to explode from an easy starting point through the hardest bit of the movement (i.e. use momentum). Less easy to do that with a machine.
@@adamlea6339 The downside of machines is their lack of transferability to the real word use of strength. They don't have a balance component and the mechanical advantage can make you think you are stronger than you really are. In some ways, machines are like training wheels on a bike. You can start with them, but at some point, you need to transition to the real use of strength.
I'm guilty of the machine squat. I've used it for a bit because of footing. Have had issues with using my heels to drive the weight up. Does good in foot training. Cable deadlifts work in helping with lower back. It's like going to tutoring to help overcome a struggle.
im 6'5 and almost always avoid machines given my size. However, when I bring a beginner to the gym, I almost always start them on an entire body machine program depending if they're untrained or not.
Sadly the free weight section of our gym is loaded with these super-buff "work till you BLEED" guys. Hella awkward when you're a girl that can't lift and put back a 20KG bench press bar after 9 reps and they think I'm there for attention... the fact that I can't put weight on the bar yet makes it 10 times worse XD One quick question, don't you train the same muscles in the bench-press as when you do push-ups?
Yes however pushups will tone the chest more than bulk after a certain threshold. For example I have got to the point of where 50 pushups is no problem, but a bodyweight bench press 50 times, not exactly.
my opinon is machines..muscle growth is more when we choose machines....free weight is slower gain but never drop out the body maintance..however do machines first get big get form then move on to free weights to maintain the body...thank u
I always trouble with regular sized barbells so I went to the shorter ones against the racks. I found my movement patterns were way better cause it was less tippy therefore making the exercise easier to stabilize. At least for me anyway cause I'm tall, another trick is to make your self shorter by going wide stance
You should make a video on why hamstring curls do not mimic the natural movement the hamstring is intended for and why it make athletes vulnerable to hamstring injuries.
Although I understand what you mean about ham curls not being a natural movement, I would not jump the shark about injury just yet. If you can direct my to the proper sources that indicate it increasing injury, that would be great.
I am technically old school kind of guy in mindset, so I rather use free weights over machines anytime. Free weight give you more strength along with core and strengthening stabilizer unlike Machine. Machine ruining stabilizer unless have injuries
I recently switched to machines on my chest days because I am much stronger in the right pec and tricep and I hate more than anything the flat bench dumbbell curl. I also want to prevent shoulder injury. I don’t really care about building pbs and every time I get too obsessed with benching more weight I just end up ego lifting
My roommate and I are some of your biggest fans! This doesn't relate to fitness, but what's your ethnicity? As always thanks for your helpful and easy to understand videos.
PictureFit in a nutshell:
A vs B, which is better?
"Well, it depends."
+Ghastly Gibbus yes, I will accept this.
Ghastly Gibbus Well as annoying as it is to not get a straight answer he's right, in the real world almost nothing is black and white
Ghastly Gibbus he tells which is better for certain situations, says e pros and cons, and lets you choose what you want
Most answers to the questions of life start that way
@@Ayot793 it's bigger than black and white bro
Free weights are good because you can steal them and put them in your gym bag. Can't do that with a machine.
+Criticalperspective2 You must be stealing a lot of 2.5lb weights. Good for you.
More like 1.5
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Criminal
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Gatekeeper: What's the password?
Me: It depends.
Gatekeeper: You shall pass.
I can't breath
@UnMine ik
i feel like every kind of these videos end up answering my questions with "it depends"
Ah ur new her
ファントム wth you’re late af
Boomer oh yeah
It depends on the video
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Tbh this is what I did when I first started I used the machines to build my body stronger to then move on to free weights. You know you don’t wanna be that guy who’s lifting and doesn’t know his capacity or just looks stupid out there by lifting shit the wrong way.
So I basically used to the machines to get stronger so that when I would get on the pull up bar it came much easier to be able to to do 5 then it became 6 then 10 then etc.
take my advice and don’t rush into the free weights man 💪🏼
Mike Deadass Miller yep I’m planning on doing just that build muscle with machines and then switching to compound movements for strength
Thank you 🙏🏼 for the advice
@@lachulaguerra5272 yea no problem & good luck 👍🏽
I started from free weights then transition to both free weights and machine. Great advice tho!
@@dpolanco96 thank you!
'do you booboo' im crying, love this channel.
Hope you're feeling better
😂 same
Yeah he single handedly lowered my testosterone level by 50% with that one sentence.
The BEET 🤣 same.
@@PictureFit I love you!
Machines: Good for beginners, people with injuries in certain spots, or elders. Also good for bodybuilders who need to do isolation exercises
Barbell: Good for strength, core, and basically everything. There is no machine out there that can possibly mimic the effects of a barbell squat or deadlift. Those heavy barbell exercises utilize 5+ muscle groups and have several other benefits like learning to use many muscles in unison. Machines are designed to work out 1-2 muscles in isolation.
Aaron TV Do you booboo
King of Pizza .
The real king are dumbbells it works the stabilizer muscles too
Machines have been helping me get started and staying focused. The machines are easy to figure out and some of them have pictures on the proper muscles getting worked, helps me with mind muscle connection.
the channel should be remained to "it depends"
What a wonderfully objective review! The merits of both modes of training are presented in a very balanced way.
One other comment I'd add about machines: those who practice training to failure may have better results with machines on at least some exercises. The reason is that, consciously or subconsciously, when we perform an exercise where the weight is above us - like a squat or bench press - we may stop short of that final, next-to-impossible repetition out of concern about what happens if we can't make the lift and the weight comes down on top of us.
good point
Spotters and you have stoppers on squat racks.
Tigerpaws9097826 Do free weights until form failure (be very critical of your form) then run your muscles to hypertrophic hell with machines. You'll sort of get best of both worlds and you don't end up as a useless hunk of meat.
Amen to this. In my opinion this is probably the greatest advantage of machines.
Your muscles don’t know what you’re lifting. You could lift heavy ass stacks of paper all day and still get big.
That’s exactly right actually
Your body doesn't know to calculate the weight as well. So in contrast you could lift light stacks of paper for high reps and still get big.
Dom said to never go bench press unless you can do at least 135 lb, A.K.A 45 lb plate on each side.
i love brosciencelife
Kevin Durant There is more to working out than benching. Bench dumbbells. Curl, and do dozens of other moves
My max is 145 and I weigh 140
A D dude wtf lol???? He was just sharing lol y r ur panties up in a bunch
So that means never bench or cope doing other exercises until you can lol
Fantastic stuff!
Aahai beerbiceps op
It depends
If you’re a beginner then use light weight high reps for free weights to help you make your form better.
Then do heavier training on the machines where it’s harder to mess up your form.
I like to start on free waits but then once I start to burn out I move to machines. I find my accessory muscles will fail before my targeted muscle group does. Machines help me really dig into that deep tissue.
Weights*
Free wieghts + body wieght exercises is the best. Machines are good if you are injured.
Or want to hit a particular isolated muscle more effectively. Free weights are great for isolation, but machines are the Kings of isolation movements
I agree except that certain machines are good such as Iso chest press because it helps to build chest even faster than incline dumbbell bench press or even barbell bench press. I say the perfect workout is when you include bodyweight exercises, free weights, machines, cables, and resistant band training.
Lucas McBride so the best of all I’m guessin
It depends is a great answer. For example, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sometimes I'm too stiff to use the free weights and my form sucks. Or, I get stuck on a particular compound movement where I can't progressively overload. Thus, not working out is an option other than a planned rest week.
Lucas McBride I want learn to do that you know of a book or websites that explains how to use it or what programs to do?
Pretty much all of your comparison videos conclude with "It depends"
but he still explains the difference to help break down goals. so yeah, it depends
LordLofty y isn't that like life though it all depends
But it really depends, there is no 100%
Of course! Each person is different in size and ability and it depends what you want from a workout
FUCK I love this channel!
Niceeeee
Its always it depends.
If you want to build muscle as fast as possible, I recommend the personalized Agoge diet... I'm seeing great results!
I used to do primarily free weights, but as I get older and have less time and become more focused on weight loss, I find that I really like the machines, which allow me to rotate through exercises with much less down time of moving plates, etc. I also have much less tweaks in my joints. However, I have noticed that my strength/mass does not build as fast as when I do free weights.
2:31 "do you...booboo" I love this guy...great vibe and videos
Thanks!
you welcome..just remember you are NECESSARY.☺..learn a lot from your videos
The problem with free weights is that my wrists make it harder to carry the weights like in the dumbbell bench press I can do 24 kg dumbbell 10 times if using my muscles but I can't because of my wrists
I can only do 20
It’s him saying “do you booboo” that puts me at ease, I feel like I can trust him with my secretes.
I really love your channel, keep up the good work!
+RaduSerial Will do, thanks!
The most important factor in every gym exercise is your form - in fact, I would highly recommend to start out with the lowest weights possible whenever you try a new exercise, since this allows you to safely get used to the required technique. And machines are typically fine as long as they allow you to make natural movements.
Rocky: Free weights
Ivan drago: Machines
Rocky:Calisthenics
I like machines because with, for example, lateral raises, free weights make me wonder “am I bending my elbows equal on both sides?” “Am I lifting both dumbbells the same height?” So machines and their fixed form are perfect for me. I do find it advantageous the part regarding balancing muscles and natural movements but it fells as if natural movements are not the best for symmetry.
You're a good drawer man.
Chris thx man
machines help keep constant muscle tension at points in a repetition were you wouldn't get much. for example when your hands are lowered during curls with free weights. you wouldn't get as much tension unless you are using one of those slanted arm rest and if you are then there will be less tension at the top
Simple answer, just do BOTH!
Happy to see such a good explanation in youtube. whatever was missing you will see in in comment section.
Picturefit's conclusion to any "vs" video: 'It depends'
Haha only love and support from here❤
This was a quick answer to this question. Great video
I like do a combination of free weights and machines. I would personally avoid all seated ab machines, pec deck machines, and the selectorized seated hip twister thingy. My preferred machines are the cable cross towers, lat pull down, tricep push down, rowing machine, seated squat machine, and hammer strength machines. I would use hip abduction and adduction machines and back extension machines sparingly as a supplementary exercise instead of a primary exercise. Free weight exercises I would personally avoid is behind the back overhead presses and the standing barbell row. All other free weights exercises are very beneficial especially when good for is used. Deadlifts are very good but, you may want to use a deadlift platform or borrow some Pilate mats to minimize the risk of getting the cold shoulder at globo gyms and never ever do deadlifts at planet fitness. I have gotten 2 cold shoulders by la fitness staff for deadlifting at LA fitness and I borrowed a few Pilates mats from the Pilates studio and it dampened the noise more than enough to please the gym staff. I am not ego lifter, I do 80 percent 1 rep max and I try my best to minimize metallic clanging noise created by the deadlifts.
free weights are also more likely to cause an injury if you don't use the correct form. But if you ask me which one I would use most I'd say free weights as I gym for sport but I also use machines a fair bit and alternate between different exercises of machine and free weight to prevent plateauing
Good choice!
Wao!! This channel literally is the trainer who explains it all calmly to a beginner. Thanks!!
I am a beginner at the gym but I have always been a regular swimmer, if I do both say for 5 days at least will I loose muscle as well because of swimming?!? p.s. I can swim 1 K within 20 mins, so will that effect my muscle growth
Depends how intense you swim. You can build muscle even with swimming granted you're swimming intensely enough.
If you're going to use machines, use the iso-lateral plate loaded machines such as hammer strength, nautilus, or any where the machine allows you to move one side at a time separately
Machines and cables allow me to exercise all muscle groups despite permanent back injuries from a car accident, and I'm still in great shape as a result. I do miss the free weights though.
With barbell squats the resistance is parallel to the spine. A sudden off balance action can pull a muscle. The lower back machine keeps weight perpendicular to spine. Safer.
Aye just saying I never went to a gym once growing up my dad bought me a total gym when I was 12 and I used tf outta that shit until I was 18 and I got some pretty nice ass results
I use this channel as a parameter to judge other fitness channels. Great content. Been a fan for a long time. I used to be 12 kgs overweight, got that down in 3 months. Now time for some gaainzz.
A well-balanced, factual video; nicely done!
I simply can not believe this channel has only 16k subscribers... And that I stumpled upon it just yesterday... Nevertheless great videos! Great channel! Keep it up!
Injured my SI joint performing deadlifts, so have to resort to machines for back work which don't hurt my lower back. So for injuries, folks with ROM problems, or for safety machines/cables win. For getting the biggest and strongest you can be use free weights.
Keep more videos coming! This channel is dope.
Great stuff ! When's the next Q&A? I've posted a bunch of questions on other videos!
+Rishad Manecksha I'm going to try to work on one soon!
The “do u booboo” killed me😂😂😂
Just found this channel, it's amazing. Keep up the good work!
What about Resistance Bands vs Free Weights?
Lol!
ellax no gains
Your content is pure amazing.
Machines have some benefits, more easier to get closer to faillure without compensating form or fear to have an injury or accident.
I like the hack squat for instance a lot and incline chest press machine, to hit just a little closer to faillure without accidents.
I love the "it depends twist" in some of your videos ^-^
and well, your channel is inspiring me on subscribing to a gym in the near future (currently being sick deterrs me of doing so)
Free weights or body weight all the way....I tried squats once on a Smith machine, never again. It was the most awkward feeling I had a gym in my entire life, I'm glad I didn't come out of there with an injury.
Justin Morgan I hurt my back doing that
I tried squats once on a Smith machine.I got hurt several times. 2013-2017. Then i tried zercher squat free weight until 325 pounds. No hurts. The gym got this year a cage then i can squat properly (385) no hurts.
Why not do both? Using free weights for compound movements helps more than 2 or 3 muscles while most of the machines help you isolate a certain muscle plus with machines you can lift more weight than you can handle with free weights, and free weights as you said buid your athleticism and also help you develop some lung capacity( by doing squats and deadlifts with heavy weight mostly).
Machines are a good start for lifting weights minimizing injury, build muscle and progressive overload without a worry and you dont need a training partner in that regards, in Free weights you can only lift as heavy as you can but not heavier without a training partner or a spotter who will assist you to avoid injury...
Did he just say boo boo at the end? Lol, CMBO!
I'm 15 and i started lifting a month ago and most of my muscles have been activated. They started to get slightly larger, thank you so much for good advice! I'll give you an update a month from now.
NOT Omar update
It's been 3 years lmao
Update
Update its been 4, youre 19 now
@@Bolero6879 yeah lol, i gave up after 2 years, got fat as shit but i’m starting again, 6 months of training. don’t have many gains, just weight loss and feeling stronger. gonna go for longer than 2 years.
Was gunna like this but then what you said at the end killed it
It's weird watching a PictureFit video without hearing him quote a study or use some kind of data to support his thesis/video topic. My only guess is that it's because this is one of his early videos?
"Do you boo boo" YASSSSS!!! The motto for life.
Dear picture fit admin, i would like to thanks you for all the efforts that u r doing to get us better understanding about gym staffs. I have one suggestion if u don't mind it, i want u to give us a corse for beginners that we can run on to lose weight and build muscles hence other channels don't have something like this. With my best regards.
Now what about this. Because you are who is watching this properbly has a gym membership, use the machines at the Gym, and when you are strong enough, buy some weights and dith the membership 😎
i use machines after my workout. I can drop the weight faster and just go overkill on the muscle im training.
Great video. However, I wasn't ready for the "do you booboo". LOL!!!
the main principle in weight training is to #warm up rotator calf #warm up hip flexors and your good to go.
Ok. Before listening; in my experience
Free weights are definitely superior. But free weights are better for beginners or returning after a long layoff. It can help with the form. Doing both can help with plateaus.
The major thing people need to know about machines is the concept of mechanical advantage. For example, the leg press is at an angle. You might need twice the weight to equal the true resistance of a squat. Also, look at pulleys. If the lat pulldown moves the weight stack the same distance you moved the bar, then you are truly living that weight. If the stack moves much less than you moved the bar, pulleys have given you a mechanical advantage (it just depends on the arrangement).
If you choose a weight where you can get 8-10 reps max in all cases, does the mechanical advantage matter much? One advantage of machines is they can apply a consistent resistance throughout the full range of motion. With a bicep barbell curl, the hardest part of the movement is when your arms are parallel to the ground, and it is easy at the top and bottom. A cable machine curl has constant resistance throughout the motion. With free weights, it might be possible to explode from an easy starting point through the hardest bit of the movement (i.e. use momentum). Less easy to do that with a machine.
@@adamlea6339 The downside of machines is their lack of transferability to the real word use of strength. They don't have a balance component and the mechanical advantage can make you think you are stronger than you really are. In some ways, machines are like training wheels on a bike. You can start with them, but at some point, you need to transition to the real use of strength.
do you boo boo 😂
I use free weights for workouts and machines for recovery or work an specific area that needs improvement.
I'm guilty of the machine squat. I've used it for a bit because of footing. Have had issues with using my heels to drive the weight up. Does good in foot training. Cable deadlifts work in helping with lower back. It's like going to tutoring to help overcome a struggle.
You should do a video on why good posture is important
picture fit i love you. please come back to youtube. I get educated by your videos. :( God bless you and I hope all is well with you.
I use the hack squat machine for front squats. You can get a lot more weight on your quads
PictureFit:"Just ignore them and do you booboo!"
wulfrich: XD
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im 6'5 and almost always avoid machines given my size. However, when I bring a beginner to the gym, I almost always start them on an entire body machine program depending if they're untrained or not.
comments on all picture fit vids:
"Video summary: it depends" =P
Sadly the free weight section of our gym is loaded with these super-buff "work till you BLEED" guys. Hella awkward when you're a girl that can't lift and put back a 20KG bench press bar after 9 reps and they think I'm there for attention... the fact that I can't put weight on the bar yet makes it 10 times worse XD
One quick question, don't you train the same muscles in the bench-press as when you do push-ups?
Pretty much the same muscle groups, yep.
Yes however pushups will tone the chest more than bulk after a certain threshold. For example I have got to the point of where 50 pushups is no problem, but a bodyweight bench press 50 times, not exactly.
Omg that is so me. I just started the gym and I'm way too intimidated to use free weights
Same here I cant never get my workout in because it's too many people and not enough room maybe I should go in the morning instead of night..
@@lucasmcbride6271when you do pushups you don't lift your entire bodyweight.
lol was that a kevin hart reference at the end? That pretty much sums it all up
Free weights. Nothing beats the classics.
Definitely. I still like the machines but not as much. My ratio would be:
75% Free weights and 25% machines.
Cable is almighty. Everyone seems to love it.
Rename your channel to 'it depends'😂😂 great content💪
my opinon is machines..muscle growth is more when we choose machines....free weight is slower gain but never drop out the body maintance..however do machines first get big get form then move on to free weights to maintain the body...thank u
DO YOU BOO BOO!!!! lol I died laughing
They nether really answer the question
I always trouble with regular sized barbells so I went to the shorter ones against the racks. I found my movement patterns were way better cause it was less tippy therefore making the exercise easier to stabilize. At least for me anyway cause I'm tall, another trick is to make your self shorter by going wide stance
I have been a regular gym rat for a year now and a way to go is use machines to top load capabilities (starter) and free weights as I go along.
the hammer strength machine is amazing!
Love your drawings ❤️
Fun when you’re looking to see what you’re doing wrong and the video ends with telling you that you’re doing just fine
Awesome stuff
You should make a video on why hamstring curls do not mimic the natural movement the hamstring is intended for and why it make athletes vulnerable to hamstring injuries.
Although I understand what you mean about ham curls not being a natural movement, I would not jump the shark about injury just yet. If you can direct my to the proper sources that indicate it increasing injury, that would be great.
I am technically old school kind of guy in mindset, so I rather use free weights over machines anytime. Free weight give you more strength along with core and strengthening stabilizer unlike Machine. Machine ruining stabilizer unless have injuries
Combination of both required.
can you please do a video on calisthenics?
I recently switched to machines on my chest days because I am much stronger in the right pec and tricep and I hate more than anything the flat bench dumbbell curl. I also want to prevent shoulder injury. I don’t really care about building pbs and every time I get too obsessed with benching more weight I just end up ego lifting
Both. Try doing leg curls or pull downs without a machine
thank you...very helpful
My roommate and I are some of your biggest fans! This doesn't relate to fitness, but what's your ethnicity? As always thanks for your helpful and easy to understand videos.
+J.H.Thomas Won A type of Asian ;)
I just use both... Best of both worlds!