What are these.

from_atozinc

Hi.

Was in a different gym today and noticed machines that I have never seen before, not sure what they are.
Normally a machine has a little diagram on them to explain how to use but these ones didn’t. I’ll do one at a time to avoid confusion.

What is this? How do you perform the exercise? What muscle does it target?


https://imgur.com/a/Ok8k2AH

Alf Veedersane

from_atozinc wrote: »

Hi.

Was in a different gym today and noticed machines that I have never seen before, not sure what they are.
Normally a machine has a little diagram on them to explain how to use but these ones didn’t. I’ll do one at a time to avoid confusion.

What is this? How do you perform the exercise? What muscle does it target?


https://imgur.com/a/Ok8k2AH

That the Warehouse in Galway?

from_atozinc

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

That the Warehouse in Galway?

Tis indeed

You know what the machine is?

Alf Veedersane

from_atozinc wrote: »

Tis indeed

You know what the machine is?

Still trying to work it out, to be honest.

Checked if it was listed on their equipment page as well.

Like the place..hope they got more bars with centre knurling since I was last there.

from_atozinc

I have added the other ones I couldn’t figure out.


https://imgur.com/a/Ok8k2AH

from_atozinc

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Still trying to work it out, to be honest.

Checked if it was listed on their equipment page as well.

Like the place..hope they got more bars with centre knurling since I was last there.

Yeah. I was looking at it for a bit but could not for the life of me figure out how to use it.

Didn’t notice the bars today.

duvetdayss

Second one is a machine that works like back extension... Lie with belt on mat and hook heels in behind the bar, using glutes to raise it to hop level. Third looks like an uphill treadmill? Maybe with resistance so it's like pushing a sled. Don't know about the others!

from_atozinc

duvetdayss wrote: »

Second one is a machine that works like back extension... Lie with belt on mat and hook heels in behind the bar, using glutes to raise it to hop level. Third looks like an uphill treadmill? Maybe with resistance so it's like pushing a sled. Don't know about the others!

Still don’t get 2nd one. So you lie face down on the padded seat? Don’t get purpose of belt.

3rd. Could be. Are the weights only on the side for tidiness purposes?

The 4th: you reach behind you and grab the bar and the bar moves over your head and comes down around your chest. So Arcs over your head. Maybe like a chest pull over?

corcaigh1

Ivan Drago trains here!

Alf Veedersane

Second one is a reverse hyper

from_atozinc

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Second one is a reverse hyper

Nice one.

Wonder what the belt is for in the pic I attached.

Alf Veedersane

Third is a stair master thingy.

Can't quite make out the moving parts properly on last one but I'd hazard it's a bench-related machine. But can't make out the pieces

from_atozinc

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Third is a stair master thingy.

Can't quite make out the moving parts properly on last one but I'd hazard it's a bench-related machine. But can't make out the pieces

3rd: the weights on the side, are they just for tidiness purposes or are they offering done form of resistance?

The 4th: you reach behind you and grab the bar and the bar moves over your head and comes down around your chest. So Arcs over your head. Maybe like a chest pull over?

Mr. CooL ICE

1st one, I'd imagine it's some sort of leg press or calf raise machine? Forearms on the padding while holding the handles and lower back up against the downwards facing padding. But it seems like an elaborate version of both.

from_atozinc

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

1st one, I'd imagine it's some sort of leg press or calf raise machine? Forearms on the padding while holding the handles and lower back up against the downwards facing padding. But it seems like an elaborate version of both.

Good call. Looked at pic again. I see what your saying, but then to actually do the exercise - not sure where you put your feet. Maybe depending on the exercise you put it on the lower horizontal bar or the higher up horizontal bar........although looks like your feet only go on the horizontal bar nearer the ground.

DylanJM

1.) Donkey calf raise
2.) Reverse hyper
3.) https://www.amazon.com/StairMaster-HIITMill-Self-Powered-Incline-Treadmill/dp/B075KJVQZR
4.) Pullover machine

EmptyTree

They look like pieces of art to highlight how futile exercise feels sometimes:p

Alf Veedersane

from_atozinc wrote: »

3rd: the weights on the side, are they just for tidiness purposes or are they offering done form of resistance?

The 4th: you reach behind you and grab the bar and the bar moves over your head and comes down around your chest. So Arcs over your head. Maybe like a chest pull over?

Yeah 3rd one has handles that can be loaded for inclined farmers carries.

4th is a lat pullover machine now I look at it.

Edit: just saw Dylan had 1st one

DylanJM

nvm

from_atozinc

Brilliant. Thanks all.
Was wrecking my head that I could not figure them out.

duvetdayss

Alf Veedersane wrote:

Second one is a reverse hyper

Thanks, didn't know the name

from_atozinc

another one I noticed is this.
what are the things for that I have the arrows pointing at?

https://imgur.com/a/71cuxWk

Kinda like stability bars I think

Mr. CooL ICE

They're for adjusting the rack height without needing to unrack the barbell



edit -> see this vid

from_atozinc

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

They're for adjusting the rack height without needing to unrack the barbell



edit -> see this vid

nice one, thanks, I woild have been a long time tryign to figure that out

The Davestator

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

1st one, I'd imagine it's some sort of leg press or calf raise machine? Forearms on the padding while holding the handles and lower back up against the downwards facing padding. But it seems like an elaborate version of both.

Bingo - donkey calf raise machine.