I've been reading and researching the difference between free weights and weight machines and sort of did my own experiment. For 1 week I did free weights and for 1 week I did weight machines and now I'm back to free wights.
The articles I read state that free weights are better but only if you know the proper form because you are making yourself more vulnerable to injury. Weight machines are good for beginners and people who don't want to bulk necessarily. Weight machines help you lift and control the movement, which makes then slightly easier. They also help with form.
Neither free weights nor weight machines have anything wrong with them. It's simply preference.
I did free weights yesterday, brought myself up to 15 lbs and I already see a difference in my arms. Whereas with the weight machines I barely saw a difference.
Like I said, neither is wrong nor right, figure out what works for you!
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