WEIGHT MACHINESThere is a specific weight machine designed to strengthen every muscle group in the body. Weight machines combine weight with resistance training to isolate specific areas of the body and pump them up.
Weight machines are available in a few different categories:
• Ab and Waist Machines
• Arm and Shoulder Machines
• Chest and Back Machines
• Leg and Hip MachinesIf you have a gym membership, you will have seen the full array of weight machines available. Everything from a bench with attachments on it, to giant one-station machines where you can work arms, legs, thighs, delts, pecs, everything.
Smaller weight machines are also made for one specific exercise such as power lift machines, angled back machines, lat machines, angled leg presses, pec/rear delt combo machine, inner/outer thigh machines, leg curl machines, chest press, and more.
Using these machines correctly can be challenging. That’s why so many people pay for gym memberships; they can also pay for personal trainers to tell them exactly which machines, how often, and for how long will optimize their fitness goals.
Weight machines used in concert with cardiovascular exercise is known as circuit training. Circuit training is really the best way to develop a hard, muscular athletic-looking body. If you’re not going for that look, weight machines can still help you build and tone muscle to a level that is right for you.
Buying your own strength equipment is a different challenge. You want to make sure you’re getting the kind of machine that will work for you. Most people who build home gyms, begin with a weight bench and a big machine that offers a little bit of everything.
And don’t forget to add cardio to your strength training. Without it, your muscles will not be healthy and you could get hurt.
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