MACHINE VS FREE WEIGHT

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[Foreverbrad]

I view this all more from the POV of injury risk than anything else. Machines can force strange movement patterns (the shoulder press machine tries to dislocate my shoulders at the bottom for example) and heavy barbells can put extreme compressive loading on the spine.

 

[Deleted member 8365]

I view this all more from the POV of injury risk than anything else. Machines can force strange movement patterns (the shoulder press machine tries to dislocate my shoulders at the bottom for example) and heavy barbells can put extreme compressive loading on the spine.

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