Just start with a light weight, then you can't do any harm.
You have to use every single machine to get a proper balance of muscle strength, but if you use free weights then the fact that it doesn't run in a smooth channel makes lots of other muscles work at the same time to stabilise yourself.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:36, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Grammar question:
Is it Thursdays meeting, or Thursday's meeting?
(Bazongaloid, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:38, Reply)

The latter
I think
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)

apostrophe
Thursday's meeting

or, when in doubt, cheat: "the meeting on Thursday"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)

hmmm, ok...... i definitely do agree that overall free weights are better, so would be keen to test this
i have 1kg, 3kg, 5kgs at home and then an 8kg medicine ball (which kills me for sit-ups). guess i could start with the middle ones. the ex put together a really detailed programme for me, maybe i will blow the dust off that.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)

Just do them slowly.
The slower the better.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)

thank you
i will try this over the weekend
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:43, Reply)

Are you two feeling OK?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:44, Reply)

My back is a bit sore.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:49, Reply)

Only problem I have with my free weights is there's only 41kg total including bar weights
And I've been benching that for about a year. I know higher reps are good for developing leaner muscles and all that but eventually I'll have to shell out for more
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:41, Reply)

the ex benches 110kg
how mental is that, he's only 5'7.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 16 Mar 2012, 16:44, Reply)