The argument against using machines is pretty well defined. There’s no mystery here: machines limit the use of stabilizer muscles in compound lifts so they beco

The argument against using machines is pretty well defined. There’s no mystery here: machines limit the use of stabilizer muscles in compound lifts so they become under developed. Depending on your body type and the exercise they also limit your full range of motion. Very specific machines are great for isolation work. The leg press, for example, is used by a lot of trainers to target quads in isolation vs. attempting to address that imbalance with squats which introduces the back and hamstring.