I am so grateful for your channel. I am learning a lot and feeling a lot more confident about going to the gym and using the equipment safely. Thank you so much!
Hey, there! Your comment made my day! I’m so happy these videos are helping. I’ll continue to make more to cover everything as you get stronger 💪🏼. You got this!
Awesome video! It's been years since I worked with a trainer and going back to the gym felt a little...intimidating? Anyway thanks, this was just the refresher course I needed!
glad I came across your videos. Over the past 20 years i've gravitated to free weight compound exercises..mainly the "big 3". However my last gym has gotten so expensive and unreasonable that i've recently joined Planet Fitness and found myself having to learn all these machines. Now i just need to get a better idea of how they logically lay these machines out at my local club location.
Hi, Robert! Lame to hear that your other gym increased prices so unreasonably! That’s alright, you can still get a great workout done at Planet Fitness. I’m happy these videos could help! I’m making my way through every piece of equipment so hope to continue helping out. Definitely take a look and orient yourself to your new workout spot. Enjoy and work hard!
I wish they had the same chest machine as you are using. They use to, but then they changed up to a screwed up machine that causes great pain in my wrists when I use heavy weight. This occurs because of how the grips are fat and tilted. You can’t keep your wrists relatively straight like the previous machine. I stopped going there.
That first chest press machine...is that any harder or any easier than bench press? Like, would i be benching the same amount i'm doing on the push machine or more or less?
Hey there! That’s a great question. Even though you use the same weights on the chest press machine and bench press, you’re still activating different muscles with the bench press in your shoulders and core since you have the stabilize the weight yourself. The machine has a fixed path and supports the weight itself so it reduces the involvement of those stabilizing muscles. Also you have greater range of motion with the bench press vs. the chest press machine. Hope that helps!
I had a hard time with the chest press machine. It was so heavy even when I put it on the lowest setting. I'll try it again in the yellow area but if I have the same issue again this may be one of the list of equipments I have to skip on.
I am so grateful for your channel. I am learning a lot and feeling a lot more confident about going to the gym and using the equipment safely. Thank you so much!
Hey, there! Your comment made my day! I’m so happy these videos are helping. I’ll continue to make more to cover everything as you get stronger 💪🏼. You got this!
Agreed. Your videos are really valuable for a lot of people. Thank you!
Thank you so much for including how to adjust the seats, arms, and weights. The PF app didn't think that was relevant info for some reason.
Awesome video! It's been years since I worked with a trainer and going back to the gym felt a little...intimidating? Anyway thanks, this was just the refresher course I needed!
The gym can definitely be an intimidating place, so I’m glad these videos can help you feel more comfortable! You got this, Ali!
I love this series of videos
Thank you, Cecilia! More to come! Cardio machines, abs, and everything else!
Thank you so much for this information!! I’ve never been went to the gym all by myself. After watching this video gave me confidence
As a beginner very helpful thank you
Happy to help, Rubi! You’re welcome!
Thank you so much for these, you’ve given me such a boost of confidence going to the gym.
Same this guy is a legend.
Great video!!!!! Keep it up. These help newbies.
Thanks, Abdirahman! Making my way through all the machines to help out! Appreciate your support!
Great video man, you deserve more views and subs. This was very educational.
Thanks, goobawhoba! Appreciate that so much!
AMAZING TUTORIALS,one of my FAVORITE TH-camRS to LEARN from,DEFINITELY SUBSCRIBING 👍
Wow, thank you Troy! That’s such an honor and it made my day! Will keep putting these tutorials out!
glad I came across your videos. Over the past 20 years i've gravitated to free weight compound exercises..mainly the "big 3". However my last gym has gotten so expensive and unreasonable that i've recently joined Planet Fitness and found myself having to learn all these machines. Now i just need to get a better idea of how they logically lay these machines out at my local club location.
Hi, Robert! Lame to hear that your other gym increased prices so unreasonably! That’s alright, you can still get a great workout done at Planet Fitness. I’m happy these videos could help! I’m making my way through every piece of equipment so hope to continue helping out. Definitely take a look and orient yourself to your new workout spot. Enjoy and work hard!
As much as they are frowned upon, machines tend to be better than most free weight exercises.
It seems silly but I wasn't checking the height of the handles, no wonder I felt sometimes like I work out more my shoulders than my chest, thanks
Glad this could help, Skull! Keep working hard 💪🏼
Thanks for this video
You’re welcome! Happy to help.
Thanks so much!
You’re welcome, Mocha!
THANKS !
Happy to help!
Hey so on the flat bench you multiply the weight by 2 right? Because that's the heaviest 160 I've ever done.
I wish they had the same chest machine as you are using. They use to, but then they changed up to a screwed up machine that causes great pain in my wrists when I use heavy weight. This occurs because of how the grips are fat and tilted. You can’t keep your wrists relatively straight like the previous machine. I stopped going there.
That first chest press machine...is that any harder or any easier than bench press? Like, would i be benching the same amount i'm doing on the push machine or more or less?
Hey there! That’s a great question. Even though you use the same weights on the chest press machine and bench press, you’re still activating different muscles with the bench press in your shoulders and core since you have the stabilize the weight yourself. The machine has a fixed path and supports the weight itself so it reduces the involvement of those stabilizing muscles. Also you have greater range of motion with the bench press vs. the chest press machine. Hope that helps!
@@KevTheTrainer Nice. Thanks for the response.
🙏🙏 big help
I had a hard time with the chest press machine. It was so heavy even when I put it on the lowest setting. I'll try it again in the yellow area but if I have the same issue again this may be one of the list of equipments I have to skip on.
Hi kevin nice to meet you i'm your subscriber from malaysia
Do any planet fitness have a basic butterfly chest machine?
Im a heavy dude with a broad chest...i feel like i dont fit in the machine lol.
Fluffy man, just trying to get the chest press up! 😂
No Decline options???
You should let the machine pull your chest after the press. Most people won’t improve if the stop where you’re stopping. Flys we’re good tho
I was expecting waaaaay more hate for planet fitness 😂 im disappointed
START exhaled?...then INHALE and perform the second-half return action??...WHAAAAAAT??????
people love to hog the chest fly machine
It’s rarely touched at my PF everybody goes for the smith machine