Go to any gym. What do you see? Body building equipment fills every square inch
that's not already occupied with sweaty bodies. There's always one machine in particular
that draws a crowd. It's the latest, greatest in body building equipment. The one
that will sculpt, tone, and carve you into body building perfection. Is it worth
standing in line for? Maybe, but probably not.
The best body building equipment you'll ever find is your own body. Using your own
body weight, you can create better results than the fanciest body building equipment
on the market ever could. When you use your own body for resistance, you get some
benefits no mechanical body building equipment could ever provide.
Here are some of the best features of this most excellent body building equipment:
Balance
When you exercise using your own body for resistance, your muscles work even harder
just to keep you upright. What do you think works you harder, bench pressing, where
you're lying on the bench, totally supported; or, push-ups, where the last thing
you want to do is crash to the ground in a clumsy, klutsy mass? No body building
equipment has ever been created that will work your balance ability as hard as standing
on your own two feet.
Range of Motion
Compare how your muscles work when you're on a tricep machine versus doing kickbacks
with a dumbbell. On the machine, your body works like... a machine. On the
floor, you're able to add a little twist at the end, tweaking the exercise to add
a little more definition. Most body building equipment has a relatively limited
range of motion allowed, but you can extend your range by doing it on your own.
Core Strength
What will work you to exhaustion faster – a bunch of reps on a piece of body
building equipment that targets biceps, or some old-fashioned chin ups? On most
body building equipment, you get to plant your butt on a bench. Most exercises you
do using your own weight as resistance require a lot from your core muscles. They're
involved even when they're not targeted.
The good news is that you don't have to wait in line anymore for the most popular
pieces of body building equipment. The bad news is that you're out of excuses! See
a long line? Just hit the floor. Your body will get a better workout, with benefits
no machine could ever give.