Using machines
鈥淚n the real world you don鈥檛 do anything sitting down,鈥 says Rob Shaul, the owner of Mountain Athlete in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 鈥淵ou need to get out of the chair and do things that emulate real-life activities.鈥
The Fix
Use barbells and dumbbells. 鈥淔ree weight training is more athletic, engages the core, is more functional, yields better gains, and is simply more interesting and fun,鈥 says Shaul.聽