Buying a power station for home use is a good option to do various exercises at home and to be independent of the opening hours of a gym. Both, men and women, can train on a strength training station to build and strengthen different groups of muscles. You don’t need additional weights as the power station already provides adjustable weights.
What to consider when training on a power station
A power station provides training possibilities for different parts of the body and many groups of muscles. The machine supports your training movements which is especially reasonable for beginners. Before buying a power station, you should get detailed information about the different available power stations and their features and equipment. You can get advised in a gym, the trainer will be able to show you the right body posture and several exercises. If you are a beginner in strength training, you should start using only light weights and do only a small number of repetitions. The weights and number of reps should only be increased after several training sessions. The trainer can create a workout plan and define weights, kinds of exercises and number of reps. To achieve a training in the most efficient way, all groups of muscles should be kept in mind and the exercises varied.
To avoid injuries it is very important to do warming up before using a power station. However, in comparison to common barbell training, the risk of injuries is very low, because the movements are performed controlled. There is nearly no risk of making performance mistakes.
Training on a power station – these groups of muscles can be strained
The more features and equipment the power station provides, the more exercises are possible. Extensively equipped machines are more expensive, but provide the advantage that there are no additional machines necessary and you don’t have to go to gym. Some groups of muscles that can be selectively strained are:
• Chest muscles
• Back muscles
• Shoulder muscles
• Abdominal muscles
• Leg muscles
For the training of the chest muscles, you can do the butterfly and chest press training in seated position. For greater variety you can also use a barbell or dumbbells. Some power stations provide a flat bench which can be adjusted for this kind of exercises. Nevertheless you should only use barbells or dumbbells for the training when you are advanced in strength training and have already strengthened your muscles.
If you want to build your back muscles, you can use the lat pull down and rowing machine part. This equipment already strengthens the main part of the back muscles. The lat pull down can be used in front and behind the head. The cable pull down and the different kinds of grips of the power station can be used to directly stimulate the different groups of muscles. The training can also be varied by using an adjustable flat bench or a barbell bar.
The shoulder muscles can be trained on the shoulder and lateral raise equipment of the power station; therefore you can use the cable pull down and mount different bars and grips on it. Shoulder press is also possible by using an additional barbell bar or dumbbells.
The power station is also available for abdominal muscle training, you only need a lateral cable pull down and an adjustable flat bench. In this way you can do crunches and sit-ups on the power station.
For the training of the leg muscles, you can do leg extension and leg curls on the power station. This exercise can also be done with a barbell.
A manifold fitness machine
Training with varying exercises is possible on such a strength training station. If you want to do many exercises or a larger number of different exercises, you will also need some barbells or dumbbells as well as a height adjustable flat bench.
Here you can find the available power stations on fitnessmarkt.com.
Published on: 31 December 2014