hey, can anybody tell me how much weight I'm lifting?

[anarch]

It's this Hoist weight machine, with the rectangular weight stacks where each plate is just numbered sequentially...is there a standard weight for these things? I thought for a while they were just ten pounds each, but then I encountered some machine in a hotel that appeared to give the actual weight in pounds, and...well, I could lift a lot more than I thought.

Are they usually 6 kg each? I'll post the model number of the machine when I can....

[Obamanaut]

1. I looked on their web site, couldn't tell a thing from the info on the

various equipment. http://www.hoistfitness.com/ Look like interesting equipment, but I've never seen one up close and personal.

[anarch]

2. it's ok...nothing to write home about, really, but decent

It is in the sort of mini-gym that I get complimentary use of in my apartment building, so it is what it is. The one we have is way older than anything on their website, but it's got three stacks of weights, numbered from 1 to 16...which if they are 6 kg plates is I think somewhere around 200 lbs on each stack, which sounds about right to me. It's ok, but it doesn't have a leg press machine, which I wish it did.

I dunno...it would be great if somebody had some better information. Their listing of the total weight of the machines is not really helpful.

[Katherine Brengle]

3. I've never seen anything like that...

although the machines at my gym are usually 10 lbs. per plate. I would think that would be pretty average.

[flvegan]

4. Most machines like this

and I'm assuming it's a multi-station machine, have plates that weigh 10lbs each.

That said, some resistance machines have weight "in succession" meaning that the more reps you do, the more the actual resistance weighs. Yeah, I don't really get it either.

If you really want to know the amount of weight you're moving, you'll need to contact Hoist with the model number and ask them if there is a multiplier for the poundage. Some machines are a little heavy on the leverage side, and so the amount you are lifting isn't true.

Be pleased that you lifted "a lot more than (you) thought." as I think that's something to feel good about.