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Callah
Stage 1 Fit
18 Posts
12/26/2009 5:36:08 PM |  Everything that everybody said is great
but I want to add that resistance
exercise is part of strength training.
There are four types of strength
training:
• Weight training
• Resistance training
• Isometric training
• Integrated training
Strength training is applying some kind
of resistance to your natural muscular
contractions in order to build up
strength and endurance. This form of
exercise builds mass, increases your
metabolism, and also tones and firms up
your muscles giving you a much leaner
look. Although strength training is an
anaerobic activity, some of the
disciplines have been adapted into
circuit training which combines the
benefits of both strength training and
aerobic exercise. Weight lifting is the
most common form of strength training
and can include the use of free weights,
wrist or ankle weights, machines,
elastic bands, body weight – or anything
else that can offer some form of
resistance – even cans of corns.
calla
http://www.weightlossafter.com
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Personal Trainer
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8/31/2009 4:14:40 PM | You are correct! That's the only difference. The machine forces you into the correct form.
PT
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Walter
Newbie
1 Posts
8/31/2009 3:47:20 PM | I did a bit of looking around. To my untrained eye, the machine bench press http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Machine+Bench+Press(Vertical+Press)&table=exercises&ID=102 looks basically identical to the chair bench press http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Chair+Bench+Press+(Elastic+Band)&table=exercises&ID=78 The only difference appears to be the source of the resistance, i.e. lever versus band. Is that correct.
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Personal Trainer
Moderator
8/30/2009 7:42:49 PM | Hi Walter,
Resistance Exercises are exercises that use resistance such as dumbbells, machines, barbells, body weight, etc. We have a complete list of resistance exercises
This is a good beginner program which will help reduce your HDL/LDL will be this one with a few modifications:
Dont do bench press (use your machines that you have in your gym: vertical press). Also use your leg press machine not the squats that are in the program.
You need to start educating yourself on all the lingo so please browse throughout this site.
PT
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