Undoubtedly, these machines, due to the distance between pulleys, are not the most suitable for training biceps and triceps with both cables and arms simultaneously. For this, we must use only one side.
@Night's King These pulley machines are very versatile and, in my opinion, one of the best options to have at home; with a little creativity we can train most muscle groups very well. What I meant to say is they are not very suitable for biceps curl or pushdown triceps with both arms at the same time, as in the demo. The elbows are too far away from the body, which makes the exercise less effective. For this it is preferable to use only one side of the machine.
@Night's King The point is they are all good, it depends the exercises we want to do, the size of our body and the space we have at home. To have at home, we will have to reconcile all these factors. In my opinion, a machine like this, with a incline bench and a bar that allows attach the two cables at both ends, is excellent because the versatility. Only the legs are a little more prejudiced, but that happens to all simple home multifunction machines, as the legs need very specific machines. When I said it wasn't the best for triceps pushdown/extension or bicep curl, I wasn't really referring to the style of the machine, but to the way it was exemplified in the demo. In my opinion, I would do tríceps pushdown/extension hoverhead with just one cable. Also, Simulate a dumbell curl on these machines (with both arms moving) becomes more difficult and less effective the longer the distance between the towers, as the elbows are too far away from the body, - it's just a matter of detail, it doesn't mean that we cannot do it. For curl with both arms, I would use a bar attached to the cables; However, on the other hand, if we want to make a good Cross Over or Flys for chest, we need the pulleys quite apart. For this reason there is a huge variety of machines in gyms. If we want to do many exercises on a single machine, a solution like this sounds very good, but nothing is perfect.
Undoubtedly, these machines, due to the distance between pulleys, are not the most suitable for training biceps and triceps with both cables and arms simultaneously. For this, we must use only one side.
@Night's King These pulley machines are very versatile and, in my opinion, one of the best options to have at home; with a little creativity we can train most muscle groups very well. What I meant to say is they are not very suitable for biceps curl or pushdown triceps with both arms at the same time, as in the demo. The elbows are too far away from the body, which makes the exercise less effective. For this it is preferable to use only one side of the machine.
@Night's King The point is they are all good, it depends the exercises we want to do, the size of our body and the space we have at home. To have at home, we will have to reconcile all these factors. In my opinion, a machine like this, with a incline bench and a bar that allows attach the two cables at both ends, is excellent because the versatility. Only the legs are a little more prejudiced, but that happens to all simple home multifunction machines, as the legs need very specific machines.
When I said it wasn't the best for triceps pushdown/extension or bicep curl, I wasn't really referring to the style of the machine, but to the way it was exemplified in the demo. In my opinion, I would do tríceps pushdown/extension hoverhead with just one cable. Also, Simulate a dumbell curl on these machines (with both arms moving) becomes more difficult and less effective the longer the distance between the towers, as the elbows are too far away from the body, - it's just a matter of detail, it doesn't mean that we cannot do it. For curl with both arms, I would use a bar attached to the cables; However, on the other hand, if we want to make a good Cross Over or Flys for chest, we need the pulleys quite apart. For this reason there is a huge variety of machines in gyms. If we want to do many exercises on a single machine, a solution like this sounds very good, but nothing is perfect.