Machines make on more prone to injury in your regular life, so not a good safety argument. I get their use for professional athletes or for rehab. The only one I’d want is a lat pull down, maybe on a cable contraption that allows seated rows and tricep pulldowns. Dassit.
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
-
I have mixed feelings about assisted pull-up/dip machines but I think the pros outweigh the cons. (Bands are also great but change the leverage curve or whatever it’s called.) -signed, still working on fucking pull-ups
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @0xdaeda1a @zeynep and
Co-signed, Garbage shoulders that complain at supporting my entire body weight
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TindrasGrove @0xdaeda1a and
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/673308/zero-to-twenty-plus-marine-develops-program-to-improve-pull-ups/ … is great. Lat pulldowns don’t engage your core. Best with partner or assisted machine or bands till you can do one.
3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @zeynep @TindrasGrove and
Yeah I do some lat pull downs in kneeling (not seated) but it’s not my focus. The real issue for me is that my shoulders are strong like ox and mobile like cement, so I have a really hard time with the range of motion. Shoulders are stupid.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @0xdaeda1a @zeynep and
(I realize I’m an outlier. But this is why pull-up assistive machines are useful for me. I’ve had enough rounds of physical therapy to know what *not* to do for me)
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Can I join and whine about how hard it is to get useful advice beyond very basic stuff as women who are neither professional athletes nor looking to tone?!?!
Almost everything is geared towards men or peppered with really annoying (and often wrong) focus on weight.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Yes!!! I have the same issue. I can hardly talk to anyone. (And then I start working purposefully on losing body fat while retaining muscle and can’t talk to even more people, bc the sane folks are justifiably allergic.)
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Weeellll.
You just gotta alternate. 

-
-
That’s just mean. Lol.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.