Go to any gym. What do you see?
Body building equipment fills every square inch that's not already
occupied with sweaty bodies. There's always one machine in particular
that draws a crowd. It's the latest, greatest in body building
equipment. The one that will sculpt, tone, and carve you into body
building perfection. Is it worth standing in line for? Maybe...but
probably not.
The best body building equipment you'll ever find is your own body.
Using your own body weight, you can create better results than the
fanciest body building equipment on the market ever could. When you use
your own body for resistance, you get some benefits no mechanical body
building equipment could ever provide.
Here are some of the best features of this most excellent body building equipment:
Balance
When you exercise using your own body for resistance, your muscles work
even harder just to keep you upright. What do you think works you
harder, bench pressing, where you're lying on the bench, totally
supported; or, push-ups, where the last thing you want to do is crash
to the ground in a clumsy, klutzy mass? No body building equipment has
ever been created that will work your balance ability as hard as
standing on your own two feet.
Range of Motion
Compare how your muscles work when you're on a tricep machine versus
doing kickbacks with a dumbbell. On the machine, your body works
like... a machine. On the floor, you're able to add a little twist at
the end, tweaking the exercise to add a little more definition. Most
body building equipment has a relatively limited range of motion
allowed, but you can extend your range by doing it on your own.
Core Strength
What will work you to exhaustion faster - a bunch of reps on a piece of
body building equipment that targets biceps, or some old-fashioned chin
ups? On most body building equipment, you get to plant your butt on a
bench. Most exercises you do using your own weight as resistance
require a lot from your core muscles. They're involved even when
they're not targeted. The good news is that you don't have to wait in
line anymore for the most popular pieces of body building equipment.
The bad news is that you're out of excuses! See a long line? Just hit
the floor. Your body will get a better workout with benefits no machine
could ever give. |
