Free Weights & Weight Training
Large free weights rooms are ideal for strenuouse upper body workout routines where you are lifting free weights. If a fitness gym has a large range of body building and weight training equipment such as York weights, bars, and dumbells then these will help you to you improve muscle strength, power and size. Workout routines and programs usually take you through exercise designed to exercise and exhaust each muscle group in turn.
Training equipment often includes plate loaders, Olympic bars and dumbells. Click on the photo to see an enlarged view of the area. See our workout advice page for some sample free workout programs.
Free Weights Workout
You know that the only way to seriously increase your muscle size is with a free weights workout. You'll need a range of free weights, bench, dumbells and a training program. Extras may include an illustrated guide, mercey grip, dietary supplements such as Creatine.
Dumbells are the quickest and best way for men and women to build up arm muscles. An upper and lower ab and shoulder workout will increase tone, strength and power in the arms.
Exercise Machines
There are many makes of exercise machine: Precor, and Gazelle are well known. They are designed to exercise specific muscle areas such as abs, legs, back and abdominal area so you get the feel of a free weight with the safety of a machine.
Training exercises include: chest press, shoulder press, seated row, lateral pull down and super leg press.
Squat Press Leg and Shoulder Exercises
When lifting heavy weights to build leg and sholulder muscle then a power frame can complete a range of Olympic exercises in safety. Squat press, dead lift, clean and jerk, bar bell rows. These can all be completed with confidence due to the built in safety bars.