You dontvwant a 4:1 for general resistance training, stay with standard 2:1 ratio machines, you want dual weight stack 180-200 pounds each, allowing 90-100 pounds of resistance per side. There good for rehabing because the weight stack builds very little momentum and is very smooth, they allow 4 times the cable travel the stack moves. Ripper mentions 4:1 ratio Functional trainers, but you wont run into many of them, there pretty specialized, usually special order models. its the ultimate "functional trainer"Īs for a cable option, functional trainer is the best option. I agree, power rack is needed first, start using more barbell exercises, squats and pressing etc. In many ways all you need is a good functional trainer. Hoist has an awesome app to give you an idea of all you can do with a functional trainer. Even if you don't invest in them they will provide a good idea of what to look for. I would also look at different manufacturers like Hoist and TuffStuff that put there all into there design and quality. If your looking for the most long term versatility and hundreds of exercises go functional trainer, if you looking to do heavy lat pull downs and a few exercises go with a lat pull down. How often do you push/press something while standing using your core? Every day i bet. How often in real life do you push/press something when laying down? Almost never i bet. I like to use this as an example with a functional trainer. So for you a 2:1 (100lbs) ratio will be fine, even a 4:1 (50lbs) may be fine. Most good functional trainers have 200lb stacks and some have 2 of them. Then you also have the new Functional Trainers (like the PowerLine) that are pretty much replacing cable X's.Ī functional trainer will provide limitless exercises, and more practical functional ones with the possible negative of running a 2:1 or 4:1 ratio as apposed to a lat unit that can be 1:1. The main difference between a lat pull and a cable x is the functionality and the amount of things you can do with them. My heart says crossover, but that pull-down is also tempting? For the crossover.I was looking at the Valor Fitness BD-61 or the PowerLine PCCO90X Cable CrossoverĪny thoughts.or things I may have missed? I believe I have the space for either one. it appears that the crossover would allow you to work your back in different ways and provide a means to workout your chest also (standing cable crossovers?). So along with both allowing you to workout back, arms, shoulders, etc. I don't think the weight is too big of an issue because I am not capable of moving hundreds of pounds. However, as I understand you may not be able to add as much weight as you could with the lat pull-down. As for the cable crossover - it seems even more versatile and can do pretty much anything you can with the lat pull-down. The advantages I see with the lat-pulldown is that it is versatile and you can typically add a lot of weight to them. Now, I have my eye on either one of the two listed above and it will probably be my last equipment purchase as I am 50 yo. My current setup is a bench, powerblocks and a pull-up station. I have a question regarding lat pulldown and cable crossover machines.
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