 Now I know a lot of times that the question is posed as machines versus free weights, but the truth is a good, well balanced routine. It should use both machines and free weights because using them both gives you the best of both worlds. But there are times when you might want to just do machines. They tend to be faster, easier. I've been now using primarily machines for the last maybe six weeks on purpose. I'm noticing a few different things. Of course they require less stability and support than free weights do, which means that you're not going to gain the same stability and support type of gains or strength that you would get from full weights. However, the other side of that is it's less damaging. I mean, when I do a press or a row with a machine versus its free weight counterpart for the same reps, same intensity, it just damages the body less. That allows me the ability to train more often and there's some value. Sometimes you're tired, sometimes you're overstressed or sometimes you want to work out longer, which is what I'm doing right now. I'm going in and I'm trying to get more volume in and I can't get away with that with free weights.