Not exact matches
Look to a
cable machine instead, which offers less stabilization support, but allows a similar range of
motion depending on the exercise.
Seated row This
cable - based, fixed -
motion machine employs a rowing
motion to target your upper back better than the standard lat pulldown bar.
If you don't have
cables or fixed
motion machines, you can do the exercise with dumbbells while sitting on an inclined bench.
The main advantage of performing it on a
cable pulley
machine instead of using a barbell or dumbbells is that the
machine allows you to work your bi's throughout the entire range of
motion, thus causing more hypertrophy.
If you want to isolate hip
motions, the
cables offer much more benefit than the floor or other seated leg
machines.
If you don't have access to a
cable machine, you can also use resistance bands to simulate the same
motions.
Use the barbell, dumbbells, or even a
cables to perform the shrugging
motion without the
machine.
Use the barbell, dumbbells, a gym
machine or your own body weight to perform the rowing
motion without using the
cable.
As for traditional
cable - and - weight - stack
machines, he calls them «very dysfunctional» because the locked - in
motion can lead to repetitive strain.