Project Swole

Your Questions

I get plenty of questions in various comments throughout the website, but I also get comments and questions via the Project Swole Contact Form.

Generally I address those questions through e-mail, but often I do not have the time to reply to each and every question personally.

The category, Your Health Questions is a more proactive approach to answering your questions so that everyone can benefit from the Q & A.

Raina wrote:

“Thanks for your guidance and insight. I recently joined Gold’s Gym and they have a lot of cable and other kind of machines.

Why do u recommend free weights vs using cable machines?

For example, a machine to do tricep extension or seated dips or even seated barbell curls does focus on the particular muscle group and i feel the burn.

So why are they not effective?

Also, can you please comment on my routine: (Mon, Wed and Fri)

1. Bench, Dumbbell Press and Incline/decline press for chest
2. Military press, Barbell upright rows and dumbbell side raise for shoulders
3. Bent over barbell, pull ups and seated rows for back
4. Barbell curls, Dumbbell curls and close grip chin up for biceps
5. Skull crusher, Dips and Push down cable machine for triceps
6. dumbbell wrist curl, reverse curl and wrist curl again for forearms
7. Hanging leg raises, floor crunches and crunches on exercise ball for abs
8. Machine leg press, squats and leg press for quad
9. standing calf raise, donkey calf and seated calf extension for calf
10. Stiff leg deadlifts and back extension (based on energy level left)

I do about 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps and i try to take less then a minute break. Is there something you would like to correct/add?”

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