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Cable Weight Question

tomgbernard Posts: 29 Joined: 2005/05/18	2005/06/18, 02:02 PM OK... when the weight says 100 and the cable only goes over 1 pully wheel, you're lifting/pulling 100. What about 2 pully wheels... is that half the weight? I ask the question because the same weight on two different machines sure feels different. So how do I calculate the weight depending on the amount of pully wheels?
PoolMaster1990 Posts: 164 Joined: 2005/06/09	2005/06/18, 03:08 PM They are the same if you set them to the same. You might be working out different muscles on both machines, and the one that you work out that is "easier", the muscles are probably stronger then the one that seems tougher. Kinda confusing the way i explained it.. sorry -------------- That\'s the fastest time ever run - but it\'s not as fast as the world record. -- David Coleman
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/06/18, 04:41 PM watch your form too.. make sure you arent recruiting additional muscles to do an exercise (ie shrugging your shoulders when you are doing preacher curls, etc.)
tomgbernard Posts: 29 Joined: 2005/05/18	2005/06/18, 08:09 PM The machine I do Seated Cable Rows on was broken at my gym. On it, I was able to do 150 lbs... no problem. As a replacement, I thought I could lean back a little extra on a pulldown machine and get the same effect... I couldn't get the same lower back action happening, but the arms and upper back motions were pretty much the same. I had to use 80 lbs and it was rough. So somethings up.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/06/18, 10:12 PM more pullies more of a "mechanical advantage" their is......hince why some machine i can do tricep press downs with 150......others with 70....... THink of a crane......they can lift alot of weight cause of all the pullies. -------------- gravity is not a law, only a obstacle
tomgbernard Posts: 29 Joined: 2005/05/18	2005/06/18, 10:18 PM Thus, depending on the machine you use, and the weight you put into the lifting tracker, your progress charts could be all screwy...