Cable Machine Weight Increments

The resistance is provided by a stack of metal weight plates.

Cable machine weight increments.

The cable machine is one of the most popular pieces of equipment in the gym. Cable exercise machines are resistance training tools to strengthen most of your major muscle groups. These adapter plates are for use on selectorized weight stacks and allow users to increase resistance and push in smaller increments. Whether we are novices or olympic medalists we all like to lift more weight.

The pulley machine helps promote muscle growth in those hard to reach areas and if you re using smith machines you can push yourself further and harder. Now the cable machines in my gym are just like any other but the lables on each plate are somewhat desceptive. A must have for products incorporating a weight stack. They feature thick protective virgin rubber molded over solid steel.

This in turn makes the whole operation and use of the machine much smoother because the stack isn t moving as much. Machined from solid steel with a durable baked on powder coat finish. In the 4 1 ratio example above the weight stack only moves 1 foot for every 4 feet of cable travel. Link to post share on other sites.

Inter locks with top plate so that it cannot slip or fall off. Rip weight machines 1963 2013 the problem of mechanical advantage. 1988 1 for service and selection in business for over 30 years. Gasp 12 gasp 12.

It satisfies the ego and is an innate part of the human condition. However there is one machine where keeping form and injury free is easy. The other advantage to a higher ratio is a finer control over weight increments. Shop fitness factory s full selection of cable weight machines featuring cable crossover machines pulldowns multiple station machines home gyms more.

Login 0 800 383 9300 toggle navigation. You select the amount of weight by choosing the appropriate number of plates. If it has a 20 on i very much doubt that 300mm x 100mm plate weights 20kg. Some machines use weight stacks to let you choose the weight needed to push yourself to your limits while others use a cable and pulley system to let you target specific areas of the body.

There always seems to be a wait for it and you re just as likely to see a meathead pumping out reps as you are a. An argument against machines. Fitness factory also stocks 2 5 5 lb weight stack adapter plates. You guessed it the cable machine cables are a lot more fluid and smooth than free weights says sims.