The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Weight Machines

You will find weight machines at every health club but some people find them really complicated. This article explains what these machines are, how they work and what their advantages are.

Weight machines are easy to operate. You start by adjusting your seat and then either push or pull a bar or a set of handles. The handles are connected to a chain, cable or lever that are connected to a stack of rectangular-shaped weights, weighing 5-50 pounds. To lift 20 pounds you simply stick a metal peg through the hole of the 30-pound weight.

Advantages

Here are some of the reasons why you should use weight machines in your workout:

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  They are safe. They are ideal for beginners because if you run out of strength during an exercise you can let go without fear of a heavy weight dropping on your body.











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  They require little balance or coordination. Most weight machines hold your body in the correct position unlike "free weights." For example, if you do a shoulder press on a weight machine you just sit on a chair and push the handles up but with a barbell you have to not only push the bar up but stay steady and balanced at the same time.











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  You can work on specific muscles. Traditional weight machines let you focus on one muscle, which is great if you're trying to correct a specific weakness. An example of this is where you want to strengthen your hamstrings or rear thigh muscles. There is a weight machine that holds your body in position while you bend your legs and target your hamstrings. If you use free weights to accomplish the same task you'll probably end up working your front-thigh and butt muscles too.











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  Faster workouts. With weight machines you can set up the exercise much quicker than you can with free weights. You simply adjust the seat (if necessary) and stick the metal peg through a hole instead of removing free weights off a rack and sliding them on and off a barbell. Also, gyms and health clubs usually have weight machines grouped together, which make it quick and easy to move between them and enables you to complete a whole body workout in about 20 minutes.

Disadvantages

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  Can be boring. After a while, you and your muscles will probably get bored of using machines. So, mix in some free weights after a while and learn to strengthen the same muscles with different exercises.











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  Don't fit every body. Most machines are designed for people who are between 5 feet 4 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall. So, if you're outside this range the machine may feel uncomfortable. If that's the case, try another machine or choose free weights to target the same muscle group.











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  Isolate each muscle group. This can be an advantage (see above) but it can be a disadvantage because it's not how our muscles work in our daily lives. In everyday life, our muscles work in groups so it makes sense to work them in the same way in the gym.











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  You can't take them with you. If you're going away on business or vacation you won't be able to take weight machines with you, so take some free weights with you and you'll have no excuse not to workout!

Hopefully, after reading this article you're not intimidated by weight machines, are persuaded that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and are ready to incorporate them in your workouts.

Make Money With Websites - So Many Ways, So Little Time

Hey are you trying to figure out how to make money with websites?

Good Lord, there are so many ways to make money with websites I can barely count them all.

Here, I'll rattle off a few for you real quick like.

Blogs

Ok, throw up a blog and there are several ways to make money with websites. Real quick and easy you can give some space to Google AdSense and earn money off ads that your visitors click on. Once you have the site built up a little, you can provide a banner and either sell that space to an individual advertiser or subscribe to a site that pays you each time users click on your banners or buy trough your banners.

So how we doing so far? Do not blink because I'm about to rattle of some more ways to make money with websites.

Forums

Lets talk about forums for a few, and how to make money with websites that contain a forum. Forum sites are a lot like blog sites in that you can make money through Google AdSense or sell banner space.

Once your forum gets a good following, you can turn it into a subscription only forum and charge visitors a month fee to use it. The great thing about this method is that you have created a recurring revenue stream as well.Even if you do not make the entire forum subscription, you can charge for access to specific areas of the forum.

Squidoo

The last method we will go over today is Squidoo.com. At Squidoo.com you can create little websites that allow you to sell products through various methods. You can build these websites without knowing a thing about writing code or anything else.

I'm telling you, it's a piece of cake and you really should check it out.

Learn How to Recondition Battery and Save Money

Learning how to recondition battery is the solution to restore old batteries to new again. This is an ideal solution for people who often discard batteries when they stop functioning after a period of time and purchasing new ones again and again. Just imagine the amount of money everyone can save by reconditioning these old batteries.

There is a common misconception among many people in regards to recharging and reconditioning for being identical. The fact is that recharging a battery only gives charge for a period of time, however, battery reconditioning means restoring the battery to its full capacity.

When you learn how to recondition battery, you will eventually come across various methods of approach. Some people may use mechanical tools to reclaim them, and some others will build new devices. Some experts even place their batteries in a freezer through the night and then recharging it. This process takes about 3 full cycles for the battery to start working again. Also, some chargers come along with the option of reconditioning and they do work extremely well with fridge pre-conditioned batteries.

There are many companies out there that offer reconditioning services, however, homeowners can do it themselves by buying a reconditioner. In fact, some batteries do not require a special reconditioner and can be easily reconditioned by draining the battery completely with the help of a battery powered device or a resistive circuit that discharges the battery safely and then charging it as per normal.

All types of batteries, including the latest car batteries can be reconditioned, but if the reconditioning process is done by the users, it has to be handled with extreme care as they do contain dangerous acids. Before learning how to recondition battery, it is essential to understand the various battery types and know exactly how it should be appropriately handled.

Inflation Goes Global

Over the past year, a not-so-funny thing happened ...

Prices for nearly everything we import into this country went up in a big way.

In a textbook case of "be careful what you wish for," inflation appears to be marching back into the global economy in monster-like fashion: You think he's dead, but that's only so you will lower your guard.

The interesting thing is that it's not just a US phenomenon. It's starting to happen everywhere .

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said last week that US import prices rose 0.2% in February after even larger increases in the prior two months.

That's the largest 12-month jump in import prices since the start of 2012. But the fascinating part is that the jump had nothing to do with oil prices. In fact, petroleum import prices dropped 0.7% in February.

Instead, it was large price gains in the big, boring, important stuff - like industrial supplies - that moved the needle. We have been reporting that North American orders for industrial robots went up significantly in the fourth quarter of 2016. Compared to year-ago levels ...

• Machinery and other high-value goods rose 7%.
• Building materials jumped 5%.
• Food, beverages and animal feed went up 3.8%.

Over the last 12 months, the price of stuff we ship into the country from everywhere rose 4.6%.

What makes this trend worth watching is that it's not limited to the United States, where higher prices and higher overall inflation alongside a reviving economy might be expected.

It's happening in Switzerland, where consumer price inflation hit its fastest pace since the middle of 2011.

Nor were Germans spared, where prices jumped 2.2% in February (after 1.9% gain the prior month) - the largest jump since 2012. It's even leading to calls for the European Central Bank (ECB) to shift toward rising rates again.

"It's high time for the ECB to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy," said one of Germany's provincial finance ministers.

In Mexico, higher prices for automobiles helped push the annual inflation rate to its highest level in seven years.

It's the same story in Turkey, where inflation levels rose more than 10% - the first time it happened in this important emerging market since 2012.

I can not say I'm surprised. We've been calling for this sort of thing to happen for more than a year.

That prospect will give the Federal Reserve plenty of cover to raise rates further. But it also creates lots of opportunities.

And with gold having sold off from the $ 1,260-an-ounce level a month ago back to a recent $ 1,200, this makes a perfect time to start placing your bets for speculation and protection as that old star of yesteryear - inflation - sweeps back onto the world economic stage.

A Guide to Sizing a Diesel Generator

Note: Diesel Generator applications can be quite complex, involving many different site specific elements to be considered. This article presents a basic guide to sizing a diesel generator. It assumes basic knowledge of power calculations.

Diesel Generator sizing involves calculating the following load factors:

1. The continuous load operating at any given time

2. Derating factors

3. Transient performance

4. Non Linear loads

The size required will be determined by the maximum demand from one of the above load factors. We will now expand on each one.

1. TOTAL CONTINUOUS LOAD (run kVA)

· Calculate the total kVA for all motors and machinery that will be operating at one time

· Calculate the total kVA for all heating / air conditioning that will be operating at one time

· Calculate the total kVA for all lighting that will be operating at one time

The run kVA (rkVA) equals the sum of the maximum possible load demand at one time.

2. ALLOW FOR ANY DE -ATES

Common de-rate elements are:

· Altitude

· Ambient temperature

· Dust

· Humidity

· Power Factor

Each diesel generator will have their own de-rate characteristics to each item, since their technical data must be referred to. If more than one de-rate applies the multipliers become cumulative.

When de-rates apply the continuous rating of the generator is reduced by the multiplier.

3. TRANSIENT LOAD PEFORMANCE

When a motor starts its initial kVA (start kVA) is larger than its run kVA. This occurs due to initial inrush current required to start the motor. The skVA can be several times the rkVA causing an initial larger load demand and resulting voltage voltage at the terminals. In general, a voltage dip greater than 25% can cause the generator to stall / shutdown, since becoming an important element to consider. Generators have specific starting voltage characteristics that must be considered.

Various starting methods are used in applications to reduce the skVA.Each will have their own performance characteristics and will provide their starting impact. Technical data can be obtained from the manufacturers.

Motors that come on line at various stages, calculations are based on the highest possible demand scenario. When there is more than one motor starting simultaneously the total skVA is the sum of each of the motors skVA

4. NON LINAEAR LOADS

Non-linear loads (NLL) are defined as electrical equipment that draw non sinusoidal current from the supply source (diesel generator) causing harmonics in the current waveform, which in turn causes distortion in the voltage waveform. Current distortion (ID) is a function of the number pulses. The degree of distortion can cause instability in the loads control system and generators excitation system.

For a diesel generator to be able to limit the voltage distortion (VD) the alternator must have a sub-transient reaction (X "d) at a level (lower the better) that allows for this.

There are several guide / charts that take input of ID% and acceptable VD% and provide the X "d that must not be exceeded.

The diesel generator selected must have an alternator that operates within the X "d limit. For applications where the NLL is a high percentage of the total load an oversized alternator may be required.

DIESEL GENERATOR SIZE

Once the maximum kVA for each of the load factors are determined the size of the diesel generator will be that of the highest demand and hence meeting demands of remaining load factors.

As it can be seen sizing a diesel generator can be quite complex. This guide is basic and was written to provide awareness to the considerations required when sizing a generator. This discussion can be expanded into great detail, in which consideration may be required to provide the correct sizing of the diesel generator.

Former Energy Trader Discusses Fuel Efficiency and Water4Gas Hydrogen Generator to Save Thousand

High fuel prices, low fuel prices, stabilizing fuel prices. When will the chaotic state of the United States economy finally come to a level where we can see high gas prices come to an affordable level. From my experience as a former energy trader, I can say that relying on government bailouts or politicians is not the most pro-active thing we can do and we need to take things into our own hands. Especially when it comes to cheaper fuel.

Well as part of me being a guinea pig for things that I see on the Internet or "As seen On Tv" products, I have heavily invested my time into seeing what the potential benefits and upside would be of using Water4Gas.

And before you decide to run online and test the waters, I will share with you some of the interesting things that I think will benefit your gas use consumption and your wallet!

Water4Gas guides on how you can utilize and harvest the power of water to make your car more fuel efficient. Most cars only utilize about 20% of the gasoline they fill up with so if you can set up an easy intermediate link to maximize your car's road and highway mileage, it only makes sense

The installation of Water4gas is quite easy to implement and do not take too much brain skills. Just a trip to your local Autozone or Wallmart is all you need to be on the path of increased fuel efficiency.

Also, without you knowing it and for all you eco-conscious save the world types, you are in fact planting a seed to be environmentally friendly and health conscious for you and your family.

With Water4gas you are utilizing less emissions and CO2 that is polluting the planet.

Plus your car runs more smoothly on top of everything else.

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It's Finally Your Turn to Complete Surveys For Much More Money

I remember when I would complete surveys and be perfectly content with making a few pennies. That was until I realized that there are a whole lot of these penny pinching websites out there. What I found out was that there was also a small fraction of sites that paid much, much more than those places to complete surveys, and I'm going to show you how I did it.

You will not even need to break a sweat to get this accomplished. If you have a few extra minutes to spare, that's all you need to incorporate this trick and completely change around the types of survey sites you find. It all starts with something pretty drastic: Take whatever search engine you normally use when surfing the web for survey sites and chuck them out of an imaginary window. They do not work at finding the top dollar websites.

If you've used them I the past to complete surveys, now you know why you've been learning so little from the websites you found. None of the better paying places come up in their search results any more, because of the onslaught of penny pinching site. I have one more tip for you, though, which solves the other half of this ongoing problem: Start using big forums to your advantage, because they hold the key to the door of the top paying websites. That's right. If you want to complete surveys for real cash, pick a big forum and jump into it.

They are filled with honest knowledge about various survey related topics and those topics can easily found in their archives. Hundreds of different topics will be there and they all have their own available info, because people have been sharing everything and anything about the sites that they've found, the payments that they get to complete surveys and so much more. You will not find spam and false info here, because the large forums are very good at stripping that stuff out. It's the only step you need to take, because it ensures you find out about the real money makers.

Its well worth the couple of minutes, because it really increases the amount you get to complete surveys.