Fitness Equipment
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Bowflex Fitness Equipment!
Whether its home gyms, exercise equipment, treadmills, elliptical trainers, or my favorite is the bowflex; create your own workout atmosphere at home. Never has it been so easy and inexpensive. I wonder why some people spend hundreds of dollars to drive 15 to 30 minutes to a gym that is crowed and desn’t meet your needs for results.
Bowflex:
I don’t mean to sound pumped about the bowflex home gym but I have always thought it as the absolute best piece of exercise equipment ever created. Bowflex has gained an incredible reputation as it has proven over and over again the amazing results that can be achieved by anyone. Here are some of the bowflex models.
| -Bowflex Ultimate™ 2 Home Gym -Bowflex Ultimate™ Home Gym -Bowflex Xtreme™ 2 Home Gym -Bowflex Xtreme™ XTLU Home Gym |
Results in as little as 6 weeks!
Building muscle and burning fat has never been this simple till now! Bowflex is the world’s best home gym avaliable and cost less than an fitness club membership. Not only is it the #1 hottest-selling home gym but it’s the absolute best for achieving incredible results you only see on tv.
Treadclimber:
After you use a Bowflex Treadclimber 3-in-1 home fitness machine, you’ll never think about buying a treadmill never again. The treadclimber is easy on the joints while working up too 200% better on burning fat than a regular treadmills. Here are some treadclimber models.
| -Bowflex® TreadClimber® TC5300 -Bowflex® TreadClimber® TC5000 -Bowflex® TreadClimber® TC3000 -Bowflex® TreadClimber® TC1000 |
This is what I love so much about the Bowflex Treadclimber. You get up after a great night sleep and hop on the treadclimber in front of the TV watching the mornings news and before you know it your done and watch 30 minutes of the news. Your morning cardio went by so fast and easy eventhough it was a great workout.
SelectTech:
SelectTech dumbbells have revolutionized free weight workouts, that replaces 30 individual free weights with being a easy-to-use technology that saves you tons of space - and money! They’re an amazing strength training solution that gives you dramatic results, and were rated among the Top 5 best rated new products for 2005 in Men’s Health Magazine.
| Imagine having the versatility of a Bowflex® SelectTech™ free weight workout station in your home. Not only does the SelectTech™ 552 Dumbbell set replace 15 pairs of free weights, our ergonomically designed stand makes heavy lifting safer and easier (your lower back will thank you). |
SelectTech are so cheap, easy to use but so beneficial to weight loss, toning your body, and accelerating your metabolism.
Bowflex, Treadclimber, and SelectTech are the best and most recommended home gyms, fitness equipment that makes it easier and faster to lose that belly fat, firm and tone butt and thighs, and develop the body you always wanted. Check out Big Fitness as it has the best prices, a wide selection, and are very trustworthy.
Machines vs Free Weights
Exercises can typically be done 2 different ways… by using machines or by using free weights. Machines are… well… machines. Free weights usually refer to dumbbells and barbells. While both can be effective, free weights are better for the purpose of increasing muscle and strength. Here’s why…
Machines are designed in such a way that they do part of the work for you. They keep the weight stable. The machine puts everything in a constant stable position that allows you to only have to move the weight from point A to point B. Free weights on the other hand are just that… free weights. They are weights that aren’t being held in place by anything except, well, you. Free weight exercises require you to not only move the weight from point A to point B, but to also keep the weight stable throughout the entire movement. Doing so requires the use of additional stabilizer muscles which would not be used had you done the exercise on a machine.
Again, both are effective and can be used in your workout routine. Is one better than the other for gaining muscle? Yes… free weights.
Isolation And Compound Exercises
There are generally 2 types of exercises, isolation and compound. An isolation exercise is an exercise that isolates one muscle to perform the movement. Some examples are bicep curls, leg extensions, lateral raises, and tricep pressdowns.
A compound exercise on the other hand recruits the use of additional muscles to perform the movement. Some examples include squats, the bench press, deadlifts, pull ups, dips, and rows.
While both types of exercises are effective and should be used in your workout routine, compound exercises are more effective when it comes to building muscle and increasing strength.
Proper Form
Always use proper form. I know, it seems stupid that I’d have to say that, but I do. I think everyone on the planet is fully aware that proper form is not only important for the purpose of increasing muscle and getting the most out of each exercise, but it’s also obviously important for safety. We all know this, right? However, despite knowing this I still see tons of people in my gym using terrible form for the sole purpose of lifting more weight.
By “more weight” I mean more weight than they can handle with proper form. They think the key to increasing muscle and strength is lifting heavy weight. They are 100% right as long as they are lifting that weight and doing that exercise with the proper form. They aren’t. Instead they are NOT going through the full range of motion and are therefore NOT getting the most (or sometimes anything) out of the exercise.
Not to mention, they are also putting themselves in a position to get injured. This is bad. Ignore your ego. Ignore what weight everyone else is lifting. Ignore everyone and everything. Worry only about yourself and only use weight that will allow you to perform an exercise with proper form.
