Equipment
Weight training usually requires different types of equipment; most common are dumbbells, barbells, and weight machines. Various combinations of specific exercises, machines, dumbbells, and barbells allow weight trainers to exercise body parts in one or more ways. Some exercise approaches use only bodyweight exercises such as press-ups that require no equipment, while others such as a pull-up require no weights but do require a pull-up bar that is strong enough to support the weight of the trainer.
Other types of equipment include:
- Lifting straps, which allow more weight to be lifted by transferring the load to the wrists and avoiding limitations in forearm muscles and grip strength
- Weightlifting belts, which are meant to support the back through abdominal pressure. Controversy exists regarding the safety of these devices and their proper use is often misunderstood.
- Weighted clothing, bags of sand, lead shot, or other materials that are strapped to wrists, ankles, torso or other body parts to increase the amount of work required by muscles
- Gloves can improve grip, relieve pressure on the wrists, and provide support.
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