1782: When Machines Are Better Than Free Weights
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin compare free weights with machines and highlight the instances when machines are better than free weights.
- Why Mind Pump is NOT anti-machines. (2:10)
- The history of workout equipment. (3:38)
- Why the guys mostly advocate for free weights over machines. (10:25)
- #1 – Strength carryover. (10:37)
- #2 – The free weights follow the person. (15:51)
- #3 – Stability component. (21:12)
- #4 – Build more muscle and burn more body fat. (24:48)
- When Machines Are Better Than Free Weights.
- #1 – Doesn't challenge stability. (26:52)
- #2 – Target/isolate specific areas. (30:30)
- #3 – Novelty. (34:55)
- #4 – Some exercises are ineffective with free weights. (35:23)
- #5 – Priming benefits. (37:28)
- #6 – Some exercises are superior to free weights. (39:22)
- #7 – Easy volume and less stress on the body. (40:53)
- #8 – Allows you to have an adjustable resistance curve. (43:32)
- Mind Pump's favorite machines. (48:30)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
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- Visit Seed for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code "MINDPUMP" at checkout for 15% off your first month's supply of Seed's DS-01 Daily Synbiotic**
- Dr. Gustav Zander's Victorian-Era Exercise Machines Made the Bowflex Look Like Child's Play
- The Colorado Experiment: Fact or Fiction
- The History of the Smith Machine - Physical Culture Study
- History of Universal Gym Equipment
- MAPS Aesthetic
- Why Can't I Feel the Right Muscles Working? - Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? |
| 0:19.0 | In today's episode, we talk about when machines are actually better for you than free weights. |
| 0:24.0 | So we're huge proponents of free weights. |
| 0:26.0 | But there are times when machines are better and when you should choose them to train your body. |
| 0:31.0 | So that's what we talk about in today's episode. |
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