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    Machines and free weights

    Yesterday all the unloaded barbells where being used and I wanted to do some bent rows so I tried out the row machine and it was my first time and I got a wicked pump... wicked workout out of it and for the first time my lats where sore the next day (they are hard to work for me for some reason). I also have become acustom to using the overhead press machine more which for me isolates the delts way more and alows me to really push out those last few reps and hold the weight above my head for a couple of secs to fatigue my delts.

    Anyways i'm wondering how much should I be using free weights vs machines when for these 2 excersises they feel way better.
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    I say 50/50. Spend time on them machines and time on them free weight exercises. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Machines tend to isolate particular muscles more than free weights, however free weights give you a far greater degree of angle for different exercises which allows for some insane pumps with proper form.

    Just mix and match. Thats what I do. I tend to go the machines more anyway because of the bigger pumps I get.
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    I feel that machines are underrated. I like to bounce between machine and freewieghts whenever i get bored.


    Personally i find it hard to progress stregth wise on machines but up my lift weight faster on free wieghts. I get a better pump however on machines.
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    It could mean that you aren't using good form when you do the free weight version of these exercises. Get a trainer in your gym to spot you for a few sets to make sure you are doing everything correctly.
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    i like freeweights, because when your poor and cant afford to go to a gym like me dbs and barbells are fine for military presses lol.
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    free weights are much better to build mass...but machines are excellent for precision and getting perfect form down.
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    Mixing the two up is fine. You should primarily stick to free weights and mainly use machine weights to compliment your workout.
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    Do what you like best. Weight is weight, the body doesn't know the difference between machines and free weights. However, some machines provide better resistence than free weights.
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    Originally Posted by chris2489 View Post
    Do what you like best. Weight is weight, the body doesn't know the difference between machines and free weights. However, some machines provide better resistence than free weights.

    Machines don't give the full motions that you can do with free weights though.
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