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Training Modalities
Free Weights
Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Inexpensive | Training alone can be dangerous |
Mobile and versatile | Plates and collars must be manually adjusted to increase or decrease resistance. |
Effective in developing smaller synergistic muscles from balancing the weights | Requires body management skill and can be difficult to isolate certain muscles. |
Movement closely matches biomechanical action associated with sports skills | Ballistic movements, IF PROPER FORM IS NOT FOLLOWED. |