i like weights a lot more than machines subjectively. feels like the movements are more "natural" / "compound"?
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i feel this way most strongly about squats. doing a heavy squat makes me feel strong in a way that machines don't
This all matches the advice that the first few chapters of Starting Strength give.
I think the idea is that there are important muscles involved in *maintaining stability along a trajectory*, not just in putting raw power into it, but machines do that stabilization work for you.
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Note that "stabilizer muscles" as a concept are mostly bro-science AFAICT
What's happening instead is probably:
1. Learning better neuromuscular coordination (80%).
2. Potentially recruiting a broader set of muscle fibers (20%)
thepursuitofstrength.blogspot.com/2011/09/myth-b
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