weight stack

Iron slab column

A weight stack is the set of rectangular iron or steel plates in a gym machine that provides resistance for strength training.

The plates are stacked vertically and connected by a cable-and-pulley system; users select their desired resistance by inserting a pin at the appropriate weight level.

She moved the pin down to add more weight to the stack.

Weight stack machines offer a safer alternative to free weights since the movement is guided along a fixed path.

equipment

plates

Flat eating dishes

leg press · chest press · lat pulldown · shoulder press · bicep curl · resistance · counterbalance

Categories
Opposites
resistance mechanism type

weight stackfree weights

Untethered resistance training equipment

dumbbells · barbells · kettlebells · plates · gymnastic rings

training methodology

weight stackbodyweight training

Exercise using your mass

calisthenics · gymnastics rings · pull-up bar · plyometrics · isometrics

Family

weight, stack, weights, weighted, weighting, weighty, weightless, weightlessness, weightier

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