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2003/11/11, 11:10 PM
Hi,
I know the importance of free weights but, sometimes, i do not feel comfortable with some exercise.
Example, in my schedule today i was supposed to perform repetions of Strainght Leg Deadlift. As soon as I started I could feel that the position of my back was inadequate. It was an arc, I could not keep it straight, but I did not know which substitution to use, so I just replaced the exercise for another that, in my opinion, would use the same group of muscles. But it was just my guess...
Is there a way to know which would be the best equivalent exercise using a machine when free weights are difficult to handle?
Thank you in advance for your concern.
L. Humberto
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2003/11/12, 02:13 PM
I have that same problem with deadlifts. The bar is too heavy for me to get the form down. It is fine to substitute a similar exercise when you cannot do the one outlined. FT has some exercise explanations in its exercise resources. For back, you can do chins, lat pulls, seated rows, bent over rows and one arm db rows to name a few.
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/11/13, 09:03 PM
Hi,
Thx for your input. But my problem is exactly wich substitute exercise to pick when the recomended one (with free weights) becomes too dificult or desconfortable to perform. How can i know which exercise will not break the sequence of muscles worked out?
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Quoting from azredhead57:
I have that same problem with deadlifts. The bar is too heavy for me to get the form down. It is fine to substitute a similar exercise when you cannot do the one outlined. FT has some exercise explanations in its exercise resources. For back, you can do chins, lat pulls, seated rows, bent over rows and one arm db rows to name a few.
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2003/11/13, 10:41 PM
If you click on the top left where it says exercise program, then click on bottom left where it says manage and customize, you will then see a place where you clik on the actual exercise and it will tell you what to substitute it with. Hope this helps.
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"A will finds a way"
Ivan Montreal Canada
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