25/08/2026
Don’t think which machine start thinking which movement
When something’s taken, most people either wait around or skip the exercise altogether
if you think in movement patterns instead of specific machines, you’ll never be stuck
Every exercise falls into one of these
Squat pattern leg press taken? Goblet squats, split squats, or jump squat all hit the same pattern
Hinge pattern no hip thrust machine? Romanian deadlifts, kettlebell swings, or glute bridges all train the same movement.
Push pattern chest press machine busy? Push-ups, dumbbell bench press
Pull pattern lat pulldown taken?
Resistance band rows, bent-over dumbbell rows, or TRX rows
Carry often skipped entirely, but farmer’s carries with any dumbbell or kettlebell you can grab train core and grip just as well as anything machine-based.
Once you know the pattern, the equipment becomes irrelevant.
Machine, dumbbell, kettlebell , bodyweight if it moves your body the same way, it does the same job.
