Student died after slipping while using gym’s weight machine, inquest told - Medical student Mohammed Farraj had been ...

A STUDENT died after he slipped and dropped a 65kg bar on his head while using a weight machine at the gym, an inquest heard.

When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With ...

The inquest heard Mohammed Farraj, 21, had been doing calf raises using an aerobics step and that the safety stops had been ...

A domestic mandate for Indian families, whether we consider calorie-conscious individuals, gym enthusiasts or kids growing up, a weighing machine has to be the answer for all. Apart from measuring ...

When it come to training with free weights or machines, rarely has the fitness world been so divided. On one side, you’ve got the purists who swear by barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells.

We asked a strength and mobility trainer to share her perspective on the free weights v resistance machines debate. Everyone has their ‘starting place’ in the gym – that mat, bench or ...

Mr Waring said a safety feature on the machine was a set of adjustable stops which “should be set to the highest position possible” to stop the weight bar. He said they had been “left in the ...