Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

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Variations on my plan

Tinwinipeg
Tinwinipeg
Posts: 3
Joined: 2008/01/30
Canada
2008/01/31, 02:05 AM
hey, i just found this site tonight and am quite pleased, it seems you guys offer a lot of information and tips, what im wondering is. The difference between the free weights and machines, in my plan it shows an exercise (reverse grip curl) i think is what they called it, what im wondering is if i can use a pully type machine to do the same exercise , instead of the bar? the machine is similar to the tricept pull down but reversed.
merrillj
merrillj
Posts: 197
Joined: 2007/06/28
United States
2008/01/31, 06:26 AM
You could do it that way. I don't commonly refer to pulley exercises as "machine" because all the pulley and cable do is redirect the weight resistance. You are still able to move in whatever direction you choose.
Tinwinipeg
Tinwinipeg
Posts: 3
Joined: 2008/01/30
Canada
2008/01/31, 11:19 PM
k thanks, im new to this site and to working out, always had a personal coach for my teams, she basicaly said do this on this and for how long lol
Been a great help!
sbrh
sbrh
Posts: 8
Joined: 2007/11/01
Canada
2008/02/01, 04:44 PM
I found with that one that I had a hard time keeping my elbows in with a straight bar, but with a "curl" bar it was easy and allowed for really good form. I also found, and this is just me, that anything on the pulley I have to be much more cognizant of form and they seem to let me cheat a little more on form if you know what I mean...barbells and dumbbells bad form is a lot more obvious to me anyway.