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lifting_heavy_things2013-02-10 02:31 pm
alexseanchai) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2013-02-10 02:31 pm
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So I went to the development community center gym and took pictures of the machines there. Can someone identify them for me and tell me what might be done with them and whether any of them might be useful to a rank beginner?
First machine. Or first part of a three-part machine, since they're all attached together in the middle
Second machine.
Third machine.
Free weight rack. I spy with my little eye a MINOR PROBLEM HERE. (ETA: apparently the absence of 20lb and 40lb weights is deliberate? wtf.) And yes, tiny gym, two treadmills, two stationary bikes, a thing I don't know the name of looks like it's for running in place, the three-part monster, the weights, and not a hell of a lot of room to try stretching or yoga before, during, or after.
And as long as I'm posting: only one set each :( and 5 lb weights for everything except the lateral raises (I swiped Mom's 2 lb weights to bring with me, and they were absurdly easy, next time I'm taking the 4 lbs), and ten reps bicep curls, nine each side triceps kickbacks, seven forward raises, twelve lateral raises, twelve each side bent rows, nine squats, five each side lunges. Which is to say, this workout off hearthealthyonline.com. (Then ten minutes treadmill, 3.0 mph at a 2.5 incline, whatever 2.5 means, and cool down same way I warmed up, with the three-block walk between gym and home.) I'm not sure what in there works my back, though. I'll worry about that in a couple days.
First machine. Or first part of a three-part machine, since they're all attached together in the middle
Second machine.
Third machine.
Free weight rack. I spy with my little eye a MINOR PROBLEM HERE. (ETA: apparently the absence of 20lb and 40lb weights is deliberate? wtf.) And yes, tiny gym, two treadmills, two stationary bikes, a thing I don't know the name of looks like it's for running in place, the three-part monster, the weights, and not a hell of a lot of room to try stretching or yoga before, during, or after.
And as long as I'm posting: only one set each :( and 5 lb weights for everything except the lateral raises (I swiped Mom's 2 lb weights to bring with me, and they were absurdly easy, next time I'm taking the 4 lbs), and ten reps bicep curls, nine each side triceps kickbacks, seven forward raises, twelve lateral raises, twelve each side bent rows, nine squats, five each side lunges. Which is to say, this workout off hearthealthyonline.com. (Then ten minutes treadmill, 3.0 mph at a 2.5 incline, whatever 2.5 means, and cool down same way I warmed up, with the three-block walk between gym and home.) I'm not sure what in there works my back, though. I'll worry about that in a couple days.
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FWIW, I've sometimes found it useful to use machines (a Smith machine) to do heavy bench presses, as I don't have a spotter and one of my shoulders can get cranky and unstable.
In general, I tend to agree that free weight stuff is better because it makes your body work harder and do the work of stabilizing things itself. But sometimes it's helpful to have the reassurance that you're not going to wrench your arm or drop something on yourself if it goes wrong. *g*