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Weight Machines | A Visual Guide to Gym Weight Machines

What do all those different weight machines at the gym do? Learn to identify and use the most common weight machines.

Making sense of all of the fitness equipment available to you in the gym can be daunting, especially for beginners.  Use this illustrated, visual guide to identify the most common weight machines and equipment in the gym.

Weight Machines for Your Chest

Chest Press Machine

 

Chest Pec Deck/Chest Fly Machine

Lat Cable Pulldown Station

Lat Cable Pulldown Station

Lat Pulldown Machine

Lat Pulldown Machine

Lat Pulldown Machine

Seated Cable Row MachineSeated Cable Row Machine

Seated Row Machine

Pull Up/Chin Up/Dip Station

Chest Press Machine

Weight Machines for Your Shoulders

Overhead Shoulder Press Machine

Cable Station (for performing Front and Lateral/Side Cable Shoulder Raises)

Weight Machines for Your Arms (Biceps)

Bicep Curl Machine

Weight Machines for Your Arms (Triceps)

Tricep/Arm Extension Machine

Tricep Pressdown Machine

Weight Machines for Your Legs

Leg Press Machine

Smith Machine (For Smith Squats, Smith Lunges or Standing Calf Raises)

Seated Calf Press Machine

Donkey Calf Raise Machine

Standing Calf Raise Machine

Plate Loaded Calf Raise Machine

Weight Machines for Your Abs

Hanging Leg Raises (performed in leg raise station)