This is a question asked many times: What works best? Weights, machines or bars? Let's try now to highlight the advantages of each way of working.

At the beginning of bodybuilding, there were only bars and weights. The bars consisted of 2 balls of metal more or less heavy and you could not change the weight. To take more weight, it was necessary to change the bar entirely. The "strong men", in circuses and fairs held high above their head this solid bar with these 2 symmetrical balls. This is an image that you surely have already seen. The dumbbells too were made in the same way, but smaller. Only after appeared the pulleys that allowed to add a range of complementary exercises. The goal was always more strength than muscle volume.

With the appearance of the first machines came also other objectives, such as volume. If you look at the old photos of the first bodybuilding competitions, you will see this transformation of the leaders of the discipline over the years. At first it was just strong and handsome men, after they were asked more and more volume, and the muscular definition became a must.