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We continue struggling with a Nautilus pullover. People around 5'4"
must have an additional piece of seating added, while under 5'1"
requires two layers of seating. One size does not fit all. Even
average height persons (5'9") have to dink around with the pullover
since it does not properly fit their arm length. Guys above 6'3" have
no problem with it. High chair build ups also required for the Lateral
machine. Good news is the Nautilus ab machine has broken down so we
can get rid of it.
The Icarion line of machines is a living nightmare. Looks as if they
knocked off someone else's appearance of a design without
understanding the biomechanics in the slightest. We also have a life
of old LifeLine machines evidencing poor sense of biomechanics.
The solution? Barbells, dumbbells, JC Predator bands, stability balls,
medicine balls - implementing Scott Abel's hybrid and MET training and
JC Santana's hybrid ideas.
Ken O'Neill
Austin, Texas
--- In Supertraining@
>
>
> > ============
> >
> > deadliftdiva@ wrote: Well I'd like to post an opinion AND
observation on the fixed path machines
> at least.
> >
> > They aren't built to accommodate small to average sized WOMEN for
one thing!
> >
> > The leverages on most machines in use do not suit women - they
find they are not in the proper
> position - e.g. feet flat to floor or leverage length adjustments.
SMALL women and yes, very small
> MEN do not fit the machines and must find ways to alter the form to
fit THEM.
> >
> > Whereas a FREE weight knows no such restriction.
limiter being hand size perhaps, but
> that is not limited to small people lol. I know of at least one man
of SHW size who had undersized
> palms...and thus never deadlifted what people thought he should for
his other strengths lol.
> >
> > Straps can be used to help overcome this particular size issue if
required.
> >
> > But the fact is, a lot of the machines - cybex, hammer strength
(trademarks/
> cannot be adjusted to proper use by small individuals, the majority
of whom are women.
> >
> > The Phantom
> > aka Linda Schaefer, CMT, CSCS, competing powerlifter
> > Denver, Colorado, USA
>
> ****
> To answer Linda,
>
> we have "small" women that we fit perfectly into our selectorized
machines that are
> getting measurable results. You might be right in some cases, but
with our particualr situation, we
> have no such problem.
>
> Regards
> David Landau,
> Aventura, Florida
>
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