Incel Trait: you use free weights instead of machines

[imsorry]

free weights are used to activate more muscles fibers, provide more natural movement, yet you still have no gains, whilst chad uses machines, (which are a pile of doo doo) for his bro split days and gets jacked

pov: meeting fulltimeloser

 

[Selinity]

they use machines because it looks more alpha than using some dinky dumbbell

 

[zangano1]

I used both

 

[Deleted member 28148]

truecel trait: you dont even work out

 

[ThoughtfulCel]

I use logs and wood from trees that I punched down

 

[Deleted member 8206]

what can you bench press

 

[Damo the incel]

what can you bench press

He can do 3 plates for 5 reps

 

[Lebensmüder]

Gaining muscles is as much dependent on immutable/predetermined traits as being attractive/being intelligent.

 

[imsorry]

what can you bench press

1 rep max 70kg

 

[Deleted member 8206]

He can do 3 plates for 5 reps

1 rep max 70kg

blacktarpill can do 1rep 20kg max

 

[imsorry]

He can do 3 plates for 5 reps

 

[Damo the incel]

I confused you with blacktarpill

 

[imsorry]

blacktarpill can do 1rep 20kg max

incel trait: using an empty bar to workout

I use logs and wood from trees that I punched down

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[OverBeforeItBegan2]

I was always too high inhib to use dumbbells

 

[Ecstasy]

I used both

Yeah. Machines to make lifts with heavy weights and barbells for lower weights with concentration and stability.

I use logs and wood from trees that I punched down

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[Angry_runt]

I use free weights and I made great gains. I still have stretch marks 15 years later.

 

[bait____]

I don't even use weights

 

[Deleted member 30248]

i dont workout because i was made out of factory as a super soldier giga chad aryan slayer

 

[Detro]

If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

 

[Rambocel]

If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

Machines give you the appearance of being able to lift more. They also make it much less thought-intensive. Free weights mean you have to consciously push your way and micro direct all your movements. You lose a lot of the need for support with machines which makes improper forms more tempting. I would say it's more machinecels than the other way.

 

[imsorry]

If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

Cuz gym culture, it was sold so that people would believe they could get jacked using shitty machines lol. Average non athlete-sportsman fella should do only freeweights and train compound exercises (where multiple joints are ised simultaneuosly) and train movements, not muscles.

 

[SlayerSlayer]

I use logs and wood from trees that I punched down

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If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

machines are generally safer in terms of damage risk for gyms. Free weights get flung around, or stolen.

 

[TINMAN]

Not much choice nowadays

 

[Five Dozen Eggs]

If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

Honestly, from somebody who has played college sports and lifted for 10 years now, free weights are about 500x better for you than machines are. Machines are simply used to target very specific muscle groups that you might not be able to/can't isolate with free weights. A good example are lat pulls which isolate lats while not working (or barely working) other muscle groups. This is opposed to a traditional lat-intensive lift like wide grip weighted pull-ups which are wonderful for lats but might be more difficult due to the fact you have underdeveloped auxiliary or back muscles. This will mean you can't work your lats as much as you would like with the free weight method, so you cheat and use a machine which lets you work your strongest muscles in isolation.

A good bodybuilder/lifter knows that free weights should make up 90-95% of all exercizes and that machines should really only be used for lagging muscle groups or in tandem with a free wight exercise eg: Squats and Leg extensions

 

[FamilyGuy1999]

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[Jungle]

imagine using machines

 

[EyesAreSoCold]

I'm too high inhib, short and framelet to use free weights. Machines are more in the background so nobody notice you.

 

[Ika-Sama]

i have nothing to live for

 

[PaperSkin]

I'm too high inhib to go to a gym tbh. If I ever do gymmaxx I'll probably just buy some weights to use at home or something

 

[ThisWorldIsAMess]

If free weights are so superior why were machines invented in the first place?
Not sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.

Just because one is superior doesn’t mean there aren’t advantages to using the inferior.

Free weights are superior OVERALL. They recruit the most muscle fibres, including stabiliser muscles. Machines still produce hypertrophy, but are more advantageous in focusing on one muscle to create a more balanced physique.

 

[DunSorbus]

Yeah. Machines to make lifts with heavy weights and barbells for lower weights with concentration and stability.

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also whenever I do go to the gym I use mostly machines tbh