Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Free weights and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gym machines can help you attain your strength-building goals. Arguably the most versatile piece of machinery in any gym, a cable ...

While many powerlifters, bodybuilders, and Olympians use both, there’s still the ever-raging debate of whether free weights or machines are best. I recently covered a study that showed that both free ...

There’s a lot of debate about weight machines in the fitness world. Some people gravitate towards them because they seem a heck of a lot easier than cranking out some reps with a pair of dumbbells or ...

They're only valid on that exact machine, and have nothing to do with the numbers on a similar machine at another gym. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as ...

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The fitness world is divided: On one side, you’ve got the purists who swear by barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells. This crew is all about functional strength—workouts that mimic real-life movements ...