Ok, so I woke up a few months ago and I was fat, then I remembered the 7 years of beer, fast food and fishing since I got out of the Corps and realized where it came from. Starting in November I embarked on a quest to lose the gut and get in shape. During this time I realized I really enjoyed working out and would like to increase my size and strength to whatever proportions possible, so I have worked out a program that I am happy with and feel I am making good gains on. I have my diet down and am making sure everything is going well there. I am actually pretty happy with the progress so far, but I have a couple of questions about the equipment I am seeing at the gym and have found out through some not so friendly encounters, that most people at the 24 hour fitness I go to are dicks. Enough crap.
First, is there a big difference in Squats and using the Hack squat sled?
What's the difference in the seated leg press and the sled leg press?
I have only come across one lift I can't do because of a previous shoulder injury (Side Laterals) lots of popping and grinding and just general bad shit happens. What's a good alternative?
I understand the mechanical differences, but I wanted to be able to change up my routine a little (the same lifts every week gets old) and am not sure if these machines/lifts are good alternatives for each other or should be performed together to target different muscles or groups.
