Not exact matches
For a woman who has hunched posture, has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, and is beginning an exercise program,
machine weights that offer a
stable environment where she can safely exercise, learn the proper form, and begin to recruit more muscle fibers is functional.
Heavier individuals mostly face problems with this
machine since it may not be
stable when the
weight threshold of 250 pounds is crossed.
Since strength is specific, then: strength training under neutrally
stable conditions (such as during free
weight training, especially using single - leg exercises) should lead to superior gains in COD ability than strength training using very
stable (
machines) or very unstable (stability ball) conditions.
Training in more
stable environments (i.e.
machines rather than free
weights, or barbells rather than dumbbells) involves greater externally - applied forces.