One of the ever-raging debates heard in most gyms is whether using weights or machines is more effective for building muscle.

When you walk into any health club or gym, you usually have two choices for the kind of weight training routine you can do: free weights or weight machines. So which is best? When do you grab free ...

Fitness trainers answer: Do weight machines work? Well, some of them. Here, they explain which ones you should actually skip. After I knock out a run at the gym, I make my rounds in the weights ...

Exercise machines can be an efficient way for fitness beginners to build strength and muscle. Machines may be safer and easier to use because they require less technique than other weights. The leg ...

When you think of weight machines, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it’s clunky gym equipment that feels like it belongs in a beginner’s corner or a rehab clinic. But that ...

As you get more experienced, though, calisthenics can be performed at high intensity. Keogh maintains that these exercises ...

A few days ago, I walked into a new gym that opened down the street from my house. The place is quite nice, but it has a very small free weight area, which initially discouraged me–until I toured the ...

Which makes for a better workout: weight machines or free weights? I've heard advocacy for both from reputable health experts. - Sarah, Portland Each has distinct advantages and disadvantages; ...

North Carolina guard Seth Trimble sustained an arm fracture due to malfunctioning weight room equipment, Field of 68's Jeff Goodman reports.  Per the report, a source told Field of 68 that a weight ...