gym question

[scarymary]

what the difference between using the free weights or using the weight machines in a gym ?

[tickledtrout]

When you use machines you know that you have the correct posture and are protected to some degree from injury, and the machine will take some of the weight that is being lifted. If you use free weights you have to make sure that your posture is correct at all time and that your body is not lifting weights that could cause injury by incorrect usage or lifting to heavy. I prefer free weights, I feel that my workout is more beneficial,its easier to do supersets and I am not wasting time waiting for a machine to become free

[Mr k]

Well written tickledtrout
Im with you on the free weight as well

[dumbboy]

You also use extra muscles when using free weights as you have to stabalise the weight where as a machine would do this for you.