Comments on: Taming the Weight Room 2: The Equipment

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Reference Page: Go Kaleo | Taper Strength Training — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:54:29 +0000

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By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 01:59:54 +0000

I hardly comment, but i did some searching and wound up here Taming the Weight Room 2:
The Equipment | Go Kaleo. And I actually do have a
few questions for you if you usually do not mind. Is it simply me or does it look like some of
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By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:04:21 +0000

Since I’m trying to avoid the scale these days, my husband did that for me!! We think it’s a 20lb bar!
Thanks!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:52:23 +0000

Weigh on a scale with and without it.

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By: weight machines

weight machines — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:26:46 +0000

[...] Taming the Weight Room 2: The Equipment | Go Kaleo https://gokaleo.com/This is the second in a series of blog posts, you can find the first here. Today I'm going to give you a 'tour' of a typical weight room, familiarize you with the equipment you will find there, and give you some tips for finding your … [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:10:58 +0000

Amber, I can’t find anywhere what the weight of MY barbell is. It’s a York and I don’t think it weighs nearly as much as an Olympic barbell. Any knowledge of it?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:42:41 +0000

@Maya: “I confess I am a little uneasy and intimidated when going to the gym’s weight machines section. I’m currently using dumbbells at my house”

No reason you should feel compelled to use the machines over free weights.

With free weights there are far fewer exercises to learn, in a typical gym session I will do at most four different exercises, often only two. You are already used to using dumbbells, the only catch to using the barbell at the gym is that the barbell weighs 45 pounds. It’s best to use just the barbell without any weights on it until you get used to the exercise. Imo it is wise to spend a few weeks just getting used to the motion and developing a full range of motion before adding significant weight to the barbell.

Weight machines can be risky compared to free weights, some brands of machines are safer than others. Personally, I like the plate-loaded Hammer Strength machines but fewer gyms are carrying that line of machines these days.

By: Jessy

Jessy — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:18:01 +0000

Thank you so much for thinking of us newbies! I’ve been lifting for a few months and I have only recently found out that people include the weight of the bar in their lifts numbers, haha.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:05:50 +0000

what a great blog post! thanks for putting this together!