Sure, many exercise machines don’t suck. The right ones will overload muscles (not joints) while requiring less stability. But think of the big picture. Long-term gains require consistent training, and consistent training requires you to remove inherently high-risk, low-benefit exercises. Here are the crappiest machines and better alternatives.
Eric Bach
Narrated by Dani Shugart
00:00 The 5 Worst Exercise Machines
00:06 1 - Triceps Press
00:17 Option A - Try Dumbbell Drop-Set Dip
00:32 Option B - Cable Triceps Pushdown with Isohold
00:46 2 - Seated Trunk Twist
00:55 Option A - Single-Arm Carry
01:01 Option B - Copenhagen Plank
01:06 Option C - Half-Kneeling Banded Pallof Press
01:16 3 - Seated Press
01:24 Option A - Floor Slide followed by
01:30 Option B - Iso-Dynamic Lateral Raise
01:47 4 - Seated Ab Crunch
01:55 Option A - Cable Crunch
02:11 Option B - Knee Tuck
02:34 5 - Abduction/Adduction Machine
02:45 Option A - Side-Lying Adduction
03:01 Option B - Seated Band Abduction
03:06 Option C - Lateral Band