Weight Machines and Anatomy- To do this Lab you must get on the machines.

Machine Joint Muscles Joint Action = Conc

Leg Press	Hip	Hamstrings, Gluteus Maximus	Ext
	Knee	Quadriceps	Ext
Knee machine	Knee	quadriceps	Ext
Seated leg curl	Knee	hamstrings	flexion
4 way leg	Hip	Tensor fascia latae,rectus femoris, illipsoas	Flex
	Hip	Hamstrings, gluteus maximum	Hyper extend
	Hip	Gluteus medius, minimus , Sartorius	Abduction
	Hip	Adductor magnus, longus, brevis	adduction
Seated lateral leg	Hip	Gluteus medius, minimus , Sartorius	Abduct
	Hip	Adductor magnus, longus, brevis	Adduct
Butt blaster/total glut	Hip	hamstrings, gluteus maximus
	Knee	quadriceps	Extend
Fly’s	Shoulder	Deltoid, trapezius	Abduct
Pull down	Shoulder	lattisumus dorsi, post deltoid	Adduct
	Elbow	bicep	Flex
Rows	Shoulder	lattisumus dorsi, post deltoid, rhomboids	Hyperextension
	Elbow	bicep	Flex
Bench/Chest Press	Shoulder	Pectoralis, ant deltoid, mid deltoid	Horiz adduction
	Elbow	tricep	flex
Elbow Extension	Elbow	Tricep	Extend
Elbow Flexion	Elbow	bicep	Flex
Pull up	Shoulder	Lattisimus dorsi, post deltoid, rhomboids	Hyperextension
	Elbow	bicep	Flex
Dip	Shoulder	Ant deltoid, pectoralis	Extend
	Elbow	triceps	Extend
Twisty Machine	Trunk	obliques	Lateral rotation
Ab Machines	Trunk	Abdominals	Trunk flexion
	Hip	Illiopsoas, rectus femoris	Hip flexion
Back Machines	Trunk	Iliocostalis, erector spinae
	Hip	Gluteus maximus
4 Way Neck	Neck front	strernocledomastoid
	Neck back	Trapezios, splenius capitus
	Neck side	scalenes
Heel Raises	Ankle	gastrocnemius
Universal	?
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There are some machines that are redundant and work the same muscles. How do these machines compare to one another?

You would need to know this to prescribe these machines for one of your athletes/patients/students.

Leg Press

Knee Extension

Chest/bench press

Row machine vs Universal Version

Butt blaster/hip extension

Ab machines

Back machines