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Is using machines regarded as lifting?

Is the use of machines regarded as "Lifting"?

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kaz said:
Is using machines regarded as lifting? Yes/No

Why?
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Hi Karen,

If you mean does it overload your muscles, then the answer is yes most definitely it's lifting. In fact, there are certain times when I find it even better due to the constant overload it places on the muscle. Take for example one of my favourite triceps exercises. It's done using a cable machine and it's called overhead cable triceps (forward) extensions. The whole movement's tension is fully controlled and smooth, alleviating stress over the joints. You can even apply static holds here, further increasing the intensity on the triceps.


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Darkoz said:
Why does barbell training need to be called lifting?
It's all resistance training, you're moving weights against a resistance (gravity)
They're just different tools
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correct.

i'm not really sure I understand the OP though.

Does it matter if you call it lifting or not?

All the good moves are good moves, regardless of what you call them.
 
chocchillimango said:
correct.

i'm not really sure I understand the OP though.

Does it matter if you call it lifting or not?

All the good moves are good moves, regardless of what you call them.
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I think it matters little what you call it.

I guess you could call it 'weight training' or 'resistance training', a lot tend to call it 'body building', but I believe you are not a body builder unless you intend to, or you have, stepped on stage in your speedos, while painted orange.

Your not a Power lifter unless you compete.

So where does that leave me??

Just a bloke 'lifting' some weights in his back yard after work:)
 
Does of matter what it is called, regardless if you use machines or free weights don't you use them to achieve a goal, you don't do it coz it is cool to "lift" weights or do "resistance" training or whatever
 
Weight lifters "lift" weights.
BBers train muscles, which includes lifting weights and resistance machines.
 
spartacus said:
lifting weights, as a phrase, includes using machines for resistance training.
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unless there is some elastic involved, there's usually a weight somewhere being lifted (ie, weight stack), even if it is by levers and cables


what if a weightlifter uses a machine? are they then a weightmover?
 
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