quote:Originally posted by Bulldog 19:quote:They offer so much more than free weights. Free weights are restricted to one plane of motion due to gravity. The machine can offer resistance(stimulus) in accord to muscle and joint function throughout the proper range of motion
Interesting. I didn't know that swinging a bat was a single-joint movement. I didn't realize that throwing a ball was a single-joint movement.
That's exactly what using a machine is-- single-joint movements...
Machines are junk and have next to no place in an athletic workout.
If you were to put one guy onto a leg press machine and another guy doing back squats with free weight and had them work out for 6 months; the one doing back squats would be MUCH stronger than the one that is doing a leg press machine. There is so much more work being done with free weights...
Your right they are not the same. The thing is, physical conditioning is different than skill training. They are separate, yet you are trying to combine them and act like they are the same.
Oh well.
Take care...