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Pu-key
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Weight machines

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I forgot that my brother had a total gym 1000 sitting in his bedroom closet, I hope you all know what it is. Now I know how the pulleys are just for gripping with your hands, but could you do leg strength training with the 1000 or not.
He also has a more gym like strength machine down stairs as well, which has a part for strengthening your legs, but Im not sure whether it works the adductors, because it works up and down on both your legs. I'll try and find a picture

Pu-key
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-MULTISTATION ... dZViewItem

It not the exact machine but notice the leg part.

dragon
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Re: Weight machines

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Pu-key wrote:I forgot that my brother had a total gym 1000 sitting in his bedroom closet, I hope you all know what it is. Now I know how the pulleys are just for gripping with your hands, but could you do leg strength training with the 1000 or not.
Depends where the pulleys are.If they are high you could perform adductor pulldowns.
Pu-key wrote:He also has a more gym like strength machine down stairs as well, which has a part for strengthening your legs, but Im not sure whether it works the adductors, because it works up and down on both your legs. I'll try and find a picture
No,it doesn't work the adductors.It's for leg extensions which work the quads.It also says in the Ebay ad you can perform leg curls(for the hamstrings) but i don't see how unless they mean standing leg curls.

Dragon.

Pu-key
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Post by Pu-key »

http://www.mercadolibre.cl/org-img/prev ... 5_7193.jpg

Heres a link to the total gym 1000. The pulleys will be whatever height the support is: lowest you lift 4% of your body weight, highest you lift 60% of your body weight.

dragon
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Post by dragon »

I can't see how the legs could be exercised on that set up.
If you use a piece of equipment for something it wasn't designed to do you also run the risk of injury.

Dragon.

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