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10 stations seems... excessive. (If your goal for exercises is physical therapy or bodybuilding, ignore the rest of this) If a given "station" is what I pictu
by T3OU-736 4y ago
10 stations seems... excessive.
(If your goal for exercises is physical therapy or bodybuilding, ignore the rest of this)
If a given "station" is what I picture it to be, it is likely a station for training a muscle in isolation. example: a station called "preacher's bench" for "bicep curls",l.
Consider that isolation exercise is, broadly, really useful for two circumstances: bodybuilding, and physical therapy.
For functional fitness, it is exceedingly rare that the an individual muscle would be the only muscle group engaged.
So, instead, I would strongly argue that free weights (dumbells, barbells) and the compound (multi-muscle) movements are a better use of time and energy at the gym.
https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/starting-strength-basic-barbell-training/ https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/startin... and https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/practical-programming-for-strength-training/ https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/practic...
are a good starting point.
Also Strength Training Anatomy - 3rd Edition by Frederic Delavier - helpful as a reference which stations engage what muscles.
- ksaj 4y agoThat's pretty much exactly what they say in this study. The point is if you are a sedentary couch potato or desk jockey, you can do this to activate a metabolic state. Literally the people who won't use your (good) advice. It's why there is so much benefit to riding a cycle for 20-30 minutes before working out. Soleus Pushups done properly won't cause fatigue like the cycle does, yet triggers a long-lasting metabolic state (hours, versus minutes you can expect from short bursts of exercise) in the same amount of time.