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Fill in what you measured and we turn it into an email to {email} that you check and send yourself. Every measurement is reviewed by hand before anything appears on the site.", "submit.machine": "Machine", "submit.setting": "Machine setting (pin / plates)", "submit.unit": "Unit", "submit.position": "Position in range of motion", "submit.value": "Resistance at the handle/pad (measured or estimated)", "submit.method": "Method", "submit.proof": "Proof photo/video URL (required for 'measured')", "submit.source": "Source URL (optional)", "submit.url.placeholder": "https://", "submit.name": "Your name / handle", "submit.send": "Prepare the email", "submit.saved": "Email ready below — it has not been sent.", "submit.mine": "Drafts kept on this device (not sent)", "submit.none": "None yet.", "submit.err.proof": "A 'measured' value needs a photo or video proof URL.", "submit.est.legend": "How you estimated it", "submit.est.help": "Required for an estimate: your method and an honest range. We never publish an estimate without both.", "submit.est.how": "Method: lever, cam or pulley ratios you used and where they come from", "submit.est.low": "Lowest plausible value (same unit)", "submit.est.high": "Highest plausible value (same unit)", "submit.est.band": "Range", "submit.body.block": "Machine-readable copy for the review queue (please keep it as is):", "submit.err.machine": "Choose a machine from the list.", "submit.err.setting": "Enter the machine setting as a number of 0 or more, in kg or lb.", "submit.err.value": "Enter the resistance as a positive number, in kg, N or lb.", "submit.err.position": "Choose a position in the range of motion.", "submit.err.method": "Choose a method from the list.", "submit.err.src": "The source link must be a full https:// address.", "submit.err.proofurl": "The proof link must be a full https:// address.", "submit.err.how": "Describe how you estimated it (at least {n} characters).", "submit.err.band": "Give the lowest and highest plausible values.", "submit.err.bandorder": "The lowest value must be smaller than the highest.", "submit.err.bandvalue": "Your value must sit inside its own range.", "pos.start": "Start", "pos.mid": "Mid-range", "pos.end": "End", "pos.peak": "Peak", "pos.average": "Average", "meth.force_gauge": "Force gauge (measured)", "meth.dynamometer": "Dynamometer (measured)", "meth.lever_ratio_calc": "Lever/cam ratio calculation (estimated)", "meth.cam_profile_calc": "Cam profile calculation (estimated)", "meth.user_reports": "Aggregated user reports (estimated)", "about.title": "Data rules", "about.body": "Every number shows its confidence and its source. Manufacturer figures are quoted verbatim from official pages, in the units printed there. Equivalences are only computed from approved measured or estimated data. When we don't know, we say \"No data yet\".", "notfound.title": "Page not found", "notfound.body": "This link does not lead to a MachineConvert page: the machine or page may have been renamed or removed.", "notfound.home": "Search machines", "notfound.brands": "Browse brands", "footer": "MachineConvert · prototype · data retrieved from official manufacturer pages on 2026-10-17 · product photos linked to original sources · contact@machineconvert.com", "nav.models": "Models", "model.title": "Mechanical model", "model.derivation": "Derivation & sources", "model.protocol": "Measurement protocol (French)", "model.status.computed": "Estimate computed", "model.status.partial": "Partial model", "model.status.parametric": "Needs measurements", "model.counts": "{s} input(s) sourced · {m} to measure on site", "model.assume": "explicit assumption on the band of: {list}", "model.tomeasure": "To measure", "model.rom": "No cam or lever in this model, so the force is the same at the start, mid and end of the movement. 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Not a popularity ranking.", "home.group.count": "{n} machines", "cmp.unit": "Unit", "cmp.on": "on", "cmp.res.youlift": "You lift", "cmp.res.handle": "Force at the handle / pad", "cmp.res.equiv": "Equivalent on", "cmp.res.nodataA": "No resistance data for this machine yet.", "cmp.res.help": "Help measure it", "cmp.res.protocol": "How to measure (protocol, FR)", "cmp.res.pickB": "Pick the machine in front of you to see the equivalent.", "cmp.conf.lowest": "Result confidence: {level}, the lowest of the two sides", "cmp.conf.same": "Result confidence: {level}, same on both sides", "cmp.unit.conv": "lb values are converted from kg (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg). 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Until then it says No data yet.", "cov.comparable": "Comparable", "cov.few": "Fewer than three brands", "cov.brands": "Brands with sourced figures", "cov.machines": "Machines", "cov.machines.n": "{a} of {n} with a sourced figure", "cov.see": "See machines", "cov.cmp": "Comparator", "cov.curve.one": "{n} machine with a force curve so far", "cov.curves": "{n} machines with a force curve", "cov.ready": "Has answers", "submit.badge": "Preview · nothing is sent from this page", "submit.ready.title": "Your email is ready", "submit.ready.help": "Check the text, then open it in your email app or copy it. Attach the proof photo or video if it isn't online.", "submit.mailto": "Open in my email app", "submit.copy": "Copy the text", "submit.copied": "Copied to the clipboard.", "submit.subject": "MachineConvert measurement: {machine}", "submit.body.intro": "Hello, here is a measurement for MachineConvert.", "submit.body.date": "Date", "submit.draft": "Draft · not sent", "skip.main": "Skip to content", "nav.label": "Main", "tbl.confidence": "Confidence and date", "tbl.review": "Review status", "seo.and": "and", "seo.home.title": "MachineConvert: compare strength-machine loads across brands", "seo.machine.title": "{name}{tag}: specs and cross-brand load", "seo.machine.desc": "{name}, {line} line: {type} {movement} for {muscles}. Sourced specs; cross-brand load comparison only where real data exists.", "seo.machine.desc.short": "{name}, {line} line: {type} {movement}. Sourced specs; cross-brand load comparison only where real data exists.", "seo.compare.title": "Compare a machine load between brands", "seo.compare.desc": "Enter the load you use on one strength machine and see what it is on another brand, with the source and confidence of every number, or no data yet.", "seo.brands.title": "Strength-machine brands", "seo.brands.desc": "Every strength-machine brand in the MachineConvert catalog, with its lines, machine count and official sources.", "seo.coverage.title": "Catalog coverage by machine group", "seo.coverage.desc": "Which machine groups (one movement, one load type) can be compared across at least three brands with a sourced manufacturer or measured figure.", "seo.models.title": "Mechanical models and estimates", "seo.models.desc": "How MachineConvert estimates the load a machine puts on you from lever, cam and pulley geometry, with the method and error band of each estimate.", "seo.submit.title": "Share a machine measurement", "seo.submit.desc": "Prepare a force-gauge measurement or a documented estimate for a strength machine. Every submission is reviewed before anything is published.", "seo.about.title": "Data rules and confidence levels", "seo.about.desc": "How MachineConvert labels every figure: measured with proof, manufacturer spec sheet, or estimated with its method and margin, and never invented.", "seo.machine.desc.min": "{name}: {type} {movement}. Sourced specs; cross-brand loads only where real data exists.", "seo.home.desc": "Compare strength-machine loads across brands (Technogym, Hammer Strength, gym80…) with only sourced specs, measurements and documented estimates.", "seo.doc.desc": "{title}: MachineConvert reference on how catalog data is sourced, structured and checked.", "nav.legal": "Legal notice", "nav.privacy": "Privacy", "nav.methodology": "Methodology", "nav.safety": "Safety", "footer.nav": "Legal and policies", "draft.tag": "DRAFT", "draft.banner": "Draft, not reviewed yet: this text is not final.", "draft.banner.tbp": "Fields marked “{tbp}” are still missing.", "legal.tbp": "TO BE PROVIDED BY MAXIME", "legal.updated": "Last updated {d}", "legal.verified": "Checked on the host's official page:", "legal.retrieved": "retrieved {d}", "legal.title": "Legal notice", "legal.intro": "Who publishes and hosts {site}, as French law requires for a website published from France (law on confidence in the digital economy, LCEN).", "legal.site.h": "The website", "legal.site.name": "Name", "legal.site.url": "Address", "legal.pub.h": "Publisher", "legal.pub.p": "The publisher is the person or company responsible for the content of this website.", "legal.pub.name": "Name or company name", "legal.pub.status": "Legal status", "legal.pub.siren": "SIREN / RCS registration", "legal.pub.vat": "VAT number (if any)", "legal.pub.address": "Address", "legal.pub.phone": "Phone", "legal.pub.email": "Email", "legal.dir.h": "Publication director", "legal.dir.p": "The person legally responsible for what is published on the site.", "legal.dir.name": "Name", "legal.host.h": "Hosting", "legal.host.name": "Company", "legal.host.name.v": "Vercel Inc.", "legal.host.address": "Address", "legal.host.address.v": "440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723", "legal.ip.h": "Content and trademarks", "legal.ip.p1": "Brand, product line and machine names belong to their owners and are used only to identify the machines. {site} is independent: it is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any manufacturer.", "legal.ip.p2": "No brand photos are used. Diagrams and icons were drawn for this project. Manufacturer figures are short verbatim quotes, each with a link to its official source.", "legal.contact.h": "Contact", "legal.contact.p": "For a question, a correction or a takedown request, write to {email}.", "privacy.title": "Privacy policy", "privacy.intro": "What {site} actually does with data today. It is short because the site collects very little.", "privacy.who.h": "Who is responsible", "privacy.who.p": "The data controller is the publisher named in the legal notice.", "privacy.who.name": "Data controller", "privacy.none.h": "What the site does not do", "privacy.none.p": "No account, no cookies, no analytics or audience measurement, no advertising, no tracking pixels, no third-party scripts or fonts. One exception: machine product photos are loaded directly from the manufacturer's or retailer's website named under each photo, so that website receives your IP address and browser details when the photo is displayed. Everything else is served from the site's own domain.", "privacy.local.h": "What stays in your browser", "privacy.local.p": "Two things are saved in your browser's local storage, on your device only. They are never sent to us:", "privacy.local.unit": "your preferred unit (kg or lb), once you switch it in the comparator;", "privacy.local.subs": "the measurements you prepare on the Share data page, so that you can see them again.", "privacy.local.clear": "You can erase both at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser settings.", "privacy.share.h": "When you share a measurement", "privacy.share.p1": "The Share data page sends nothing. It prepares an email that you can open in your own email app, or copy: the Copy button writes to your clipboard only when you press it. Nothing leaves your device unless you send that email yourself.", "privacy.share.p2": "If you send it, we receive your email address, the measurement and any name and links you entered, and use them only to review the submission and reply. If it is accepted, the data point is published with its proof and source links and the name you entered: leave the name empty to stay anonymous.", "privacy.mail.h": "Emails you send us", "privacy.mail.p": "Messages sent to {email} are received and stored by our email provider, Resend, and read by us to answer you. They are not used for marketing, and they are not sold or shared.", "privacy.mail.keep": "How long emails are kept", "privacy.host.h": "Hosting", "privacy.host.p": "The site is hosted by Vercel. Like any web host, Vercel processes the technical data needed to deliver the pages and keep them secure, such as your IP address and request logs, under its own privacy notice.", "privacy.link.vercel": "Vercel privacy notice", "privacy.link.resend": "Resend privacy policy", "privacy.rights.h": "Your rights", "privacy.rights.p": "Under the GDPR you can ask to access, correct or delete your data, to object to or restrict its use, and to receive a copy of it: write to {email}. You can also complain to the French data protection authority, the CNIL.", "privacy.link.cnil": "CNIL: how to file a complaint", "privacy.change.h": "Changes", "privacy.change.p": "If the site starts doing anything new with data, for example a form that sends submissions directly, this policy will be updated before that goes live.", "methodology.title": "Methodology", "methodology.intro": "How every figure on {site} is collected, labelled and used. The short version is on the Data rules page.", "methodology.levels.h": "Three confidence levels", "methodology.level.measured": "Read on the machine itself with a force gauge, following the measurement protocol, with a proof (continuous video or photos) and the date.", "methodology.level.manufacturer": "Quoted word for word from the manufacturer's official page or document, in the units printed there, with the link and the date it was read. A stack weight says what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle.", "methodology.level.estimated": "Computed from a mechanical model of the machine (lever, cam or pulley) built from sourced inputs. Each estimate shows its method, its error band and a derivation page, and is marked as not verified by measurement.", "methodology.sources.h": "Sources and dates", "methodology.sources.p1": "Every figure carries its source link, the date it was read and its level; a figure without them is not shown. Only official manufacturer pages and documents are used: no resellers, forums or unverified third-party pages. Without an acceptable source the answer is \"No data yet\".", "methodology.sources.p2": "Source links are checked by a script; dead links are fixed or removed, and pages that block scripts are checked by hand.", "methodology.cmp.h": "How the comparator answers", "methodology.cmp.p1": "The comparator only gives a number between two machines of the same movement that both have a force curve, measured or estimated. It converts through the resistance at the handle, never through stack labels.", "methodology.cmp.p2": "It never extrapolates: outside the range covered by the data, or without an error band, it answers \"No data yet\". A result shows the lowest confidence of its two sides, next to each side's own level.", "methodology.cmp.p3": "Loads are shown in the unit you choose; pounds are converted with the exact legal definition of the pound.", "methodology.contrib.h": "Community data", "methodology.contrib.p": "Shared measurements are reviewed before anything is published: a measurement needs a proof link, an estimate needs its method and its range. Aggregated user opinions are not accepted.", "methodology.docs.h": "Reference documents", "methodology.link.protocol": "Measurement protocol (in French)", "methodology.link.models": "Mechanical models", "methodology.link.schema": "Data schema", "methodology.link.coverage": "Coverage by machine group", "methodology.link.rules": "Data rules", "safety.title": "Safety disclaimer", "safety.intro": "Read this before you use a number from {site} in the gym.", "safety.ind.h": "Loads are indicative", "safety.ind.p": "Figures and equivalences are quoted specifications or estimates, each with its confidence level. They help you pick a starting weight on an unfamiliar machine; they do not guarantee how heavy a machine will feel.", "safety.feel.h": "Every machine feels different", "safety.feel.p": "Friction, cable and pulley wear, maintenance, seat and pad settings, range of motion and your own technique all change the resistance you feel, even between two units of the same model.", "safety.advice.h": "Not medical or training advice", "safety.advice.p": "{site} does not give medical, physiotherapy or coaching advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, or are coming back after a break, ask a qualified professional before training.", "safety.how.h": "Train safely", "safety.how.start": "Start lighter than the suggested equivalent and build up over your first sets.", "safety.how.labels": "Follow the machine's labels, the manufacturer's instructions and the gym staff.", "safety.how.stop": "Stop if you feel pain, dizziness or anything unusual.", "safety.risk.h": "Use at your own risk", "safety.risk.p": "You remain responsible for the loads you choose. To the extent permitted by law, the publisher is not liable for injury or damage resulting from the use of the information on this site. Spotted a wrong figure? Write to {email}.", "seo.legal.title": "Legal notice", "seo.legal.desc": "Legal notice of MachineConvert: publisher, publication director and hosting.", "seo.privacy.title": "Privacy policy", "seo.privacy.desc": "Privacy policy: no account, no cookies, no analytics. What stays in your browser and how shared measurements and emails are handled.", "seo.methodology.title": "Methodology: how figures are sourced", "seo.methodology.desc": "How MachineConvert sources, dates and labels every figure, and why the comparator answers No data yet rather than extrapolate.", "seo.safety.title": "Safety disclaimer", "seo.safety.desc": "Loads on MachineConvert are indicative: not medical or training advice, every machine feels different, start lighter and use at your own risk.", "legal.pub.name.v": "Maxime Clementi (Astroma Corp)", "legal.pub.status.v": "Entrepreneur individuel", "legal.pub.siren.v": "SIREN 901815803 · SIRET 90181580300035", "legal.pub.address.v": "36 rue de Guernesey, 91280 Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, France", "legal.dir.name.v": "Maxime Clementi", "privacy.who.name.v": "Maxime Clementi (Astroma Corp)", "legal.pub.phone.v": "+33 7 68 40 51 76", "legal.pub.vat.v": "No intra-EU VAT number registered", "privacy.mail.keep.v": "12 months, then deleted", "legal.verified.registry": "Checked on the official French business registry (recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr):", "nav.guides": "Guides", "seo.guides.title": "Guides: strength-machine weights explained", "seo.guides.desc": "Plain-language guides on what the numbers on strength machines mean, built only from sourced manufacturer figures and documented estimates.", "seo.guides/leg-press-weight.title": "Leg press weight: is what you load really what you push?", "seo.guides/leg-press-weight.desc": "Why the number on a leg press is not the force on your feet: sled angle, sled weight, pulleys, cams and friction, with sourced figures only.", "seo.guides/chest-press-weight-stacks.title": "Chest press stacks: Technogym vs Life Fitness vs Hammer Strength", "seo.guides/chest-press-weight-stacks.desc": "Chest press weight stacks by brand from each official page, with source and date, and why a heavier stack does not mean a heavier press.", "seo.guides/plate-loaded-vs-selectorized.title": "Plate-loaded vs selectorized machines: why the numbers differ", "seo.guides/plate-loaded-vs-selectorized.desc": "Plates on a lever or sled versus a pinned weight stack: what each number means, what the empty machine already weighs, and how to compare.", "guides.title": "Guides", "guides.intro": "Short answers to the questions people ask about strength-machine weights. Every figure in a guide comes from our catalog with its source, its date and its confidence level; where nothing is sourced, the guide says \"No data yet\".", "guides.read": "Read the guide", "guides.updated": "Updated {d}", "guides.related": "Related guides", "guides.machine.h": "Guides about this machine", "machine.similar.h": "Same movement at other brands", "machine.similar.p": "One machine per brand for this movement. Open one to see its own specs and sources.", "machine.brand.h": "More {brand} machines", "guides.for.brands": "How do weight stacks compare between brands?", "guides.for.compare": "Why the same number feels different on two machines", "guides.levels.h": "How every figure is labelled", "guides.levels.p": "MachineConvert never invents a number. Each figure carries one of three levels, with its source link and the date it was read:", "guides.diagram.tag": "Illustrative diagram", "guides.list.label": "Leg press machines in the catalog", "guides.go.compare": "Open the comparator", "guides.go.machine": "See every row on the machine page", "guides.go.methodology": "Methodology", "guides.go.models": "Mechanical models", "guides.go.brands": "All brands", "guides.go.coverage": "Coverage by machine group", "guides.go.submit": "Share a measurement", "guides.nodata.machine": "No stack weight on the manufacturer's page yet.", "guide.lp.title": "Leg press weight: is what you load what you push?", "guide.lp.summary": "The plates or the stack number tell you what is loaded, not the force along the movement. Sled angle, the sled's own weight, pulleys, cams and friction all change it.", "guide.lp.intro": "Short answer: rarely. On a leg press, the plates you add or the number under the pin tell you what is loaded, not the force your feet push along the movement. Several parts of the machine change that force, some upwards and some downwards.", "guide.lp.why.h": "What changes the force you push", "guide.lp.why.angle": "Sled angle. On an angled sled, only part of the plates' weight acts along the rails. The steeper the rails, the larger that part: it follows the sine of the angle. A flat sled would take almost none of it, a vertical one all of it.", "guide.lp.why.sled": "The sled itself. The empty sled already pushes back before you add a single plate. Manufacturers call it the starting resistance or starting weight, and it adds to every plate you load.", "guide.lp.why.pulley": "Pulleys and ratios. On a selectorized leg press the pin picks a stack weight, but cables and pulleys can multiply or divide it before it reaches the footplate. The same number on two machines can feel very different.", "guide.lp.why.cam": "Cams and levers. A cam or a lever arm changes the resistance through the movement, so the force at the start, the middle and the end of a rep is not the same.", "guide.lp.why.friction": "Friction. Bearings and seals add a little while you push and take a little away while you lower. That is why our estimates come with an error band, not a single value.", "guide.lp.diagram.h": "An angled sled, drawn", "guide.lp.diagram.alt": "Diagram of an angled leg press sled: the weight of the plates points straight down, only its part along the rails, set by the rail angle theta, resists the push; the empty sled adds its own resistance.", "guide.lp.diagram.cap": "No brand and no figure here: the weight of the plates points straight down, and only its part along the rails (set by the rail angle θ) resists your push. The empty sled adds its own resistance on top.", "guide.lp.diagram.weight": "plate weight", "guide.lp.diagram.along": "along the rails", "guide.lp.diagram.push": "your push", "guide.lp.diagram.rail": "rails", "guide.lp.sled.h": "What the empty sled weighs, brand by brand", "guide.lp.sled.p": "This is the starting resistance (or starting weight, or carriage weight) of every plate-loaded leg press in our catalog whose manufacturer publishes it, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. It is already there before your first plate.", "guide.lp.sled.none": "Plate-loaded leg presses whose manufacturer does not publish a starting resistance (no data yet):", "guide.lp.model.h": "One machine worked out: plates added versus force along the rails", "guide.lp.model.p": "For this machine we have a mechanical model built only from sourced inputs: the rail angle and the starting resistance from the manufacturer's page, and a bearing friction range from an engineering reference. The table gives the estimated force along the rails, mid-movement, for some plate loads.", "guide.lp.model.read": "Read a row as: plates added, then the force along the rails with the sled included. The force is higher than the plates at light loads because the sled is added, and each extra plate counts for less than its label because of the angle. It is an estimate, not a measurement: each row shows its method, its error band and its derivation.", "guide.lp.model.none": "No machine has an estimated or measured force curve yet (no data yet).", "guide.lp.cmp.h": "Compare two leg presses", "guide.lp.cmp.p": "The comparator only converts a load between two machines that both have a force curve, measured with a gauge or estimated from a model. Otherwise it answers \"No data yet\" rather than guessing. Pick your leg press below to see what we know about it.", "guide.cp.title": "Chest press weight stacks by brand: Technogym vs Life Fitness vs Hammer Strength", "guide.cp.summary": "Every selectorized chest press stack in the catalog, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date, and why a heavier stack does not mean a heavier press.", "guide.cp.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym, Life Fitness or Hammer Strength chest press, and is a pin on the same number the same press? Below is every selectorized chest press in our catalog with the stack weight its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where nothing is sourced, we say so.", "guide.cp.what.h": "What a stack weight tells you, and what it does not", "guide.cp.what.p1": "A stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack. It tells you the heaviest setting, not the force at the handles: pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the pin and your hands, and every brand builds them differently. So the same pin number on two brands is not the same press.", "guide.cp.what.p2": "Converting a load between two chest presses needs a force curve for both machines, measured with a force gauge or estimated from a mechanical model.", "guide.cp.curve.none": "None of the chest presses below has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair. We prefer that to a guess.", "guide.cp.curve.some": "Only the chest presses that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.cp.main.h": "Technogym, Life Fitness and Hammer Strength", "guide.cp.others.h": "Other brands", "guide.cp.nosel": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized chest press (no data yet):", "guide.cp.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.cp.next.p": "If you have access to one of these machines and a force gauge, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guide.pl.title": "Plate-loaded vs selectorized machines: why the numbers differ", "guide.pl.summary": "Plates on a lever or a sled versus a pinned weight stack: what each number means, what the empty machine already weighs, and how to compare them honestly.", "guide.pl.intro": "A selectorized machine shows a number under its pin; a plate-loaded machine shows the plates you hang on it. Neither number is the force you push, and they are not measured the same way, so switching from one kind of machine to the other rarely feels like the same load.", "guide.pl.two.h": "Two ways to load a machine", "guide.pl.two.sel": "Selectorized: a stack of plates, a pin to choose how many you lift, and cables, pulleys or cams between the stack and the handles. The number is the stacked weight you selected, before any ratio.", "guide.pl.two.pl": "Plate-loaded: you add plates to a lever arm or a sled. The arm or sled has its own weight, and where the plates sit on the arm and the angle of the movement decide how much of their weight you actually move.", "guide.pl.why.h": "Why the same number feels different", "guide.pl.why.start": "Starting resistance: an empty arm or sled already resists, so the plates you load are not the whole load.", "guide.pl.why.lever": "Lever length: plates far from the pivot weigh more on your hands than the same plates near it.", "guide.pl.why.ratio": "Pulley ratio: on a stack, a ratio can halve or double what you feel compared with the number.", "guide.pl.why.cam": "Cam profile: a cam makes the resistance change through the rep, differently on each machine.", "guide.pl.start.h": "Starting resistance stated by manufacturers", "guide.pl.start.p": "What the empty plate-loaded machines in our catalog already weigh, according to their manufacturers, quoted word for word with the link and the date. Many are given per arm. Leg presses are in the leg press guide.", "guide.pl.use.h": "How to use the numbers", "guide.pl.use.self": "Compare a machine with itself over time, not with another brand's number.", "guide.pl.use.switch": "When you switch machine or brand, start lighter and work back up.", "guide.pl.use.cmp": "Trust a cross-brand number only where the comparator gives one, with its error band and its confidence level.", "seo.guides/lat-pulldown-weight.title": "Lat pulldown weight by brand: stack weights and increments", "seo.guides/lat-pulldown-weight.desc": "Lat pulldown weight stacks and increments by brand, quoted from each manufacturer's page with source and date, and why the pin is not the pull on the bar.", "seo.guides/convert-machine-weight.title": "How to convert machine weight between gyms and brands", "seo.guides/convert-machine-weight.desc": "Why the same number feels different on two machines: pulley ratios, cams, lever arms, starting resistance and friction, and when a conversion is honest.", "guides.for.brands.lat": "Lat pulldown stacks by brand", "guides.list.lat": "Lat pulldowns in the catalog", "guides.nodata.load": "No starting resistance or maximum load on the manufacturer's page yet.", "guide.lt.title": "Lat pulldown weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means", "guide.lt.summary": "Every lat pulldown stack and weight increment in the catalog, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date, and why the pin number is not the pull on the bar.", "guide.lt.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym, Life Fitness, Matrix or Hammer Strength lat pulldown, how big is the jump between two pins, and is the same pin number the same pull? Below is every lat pulldown in our catalog with what its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where nothing is sourced, we say so.", "guide.lt.what.h": "What the number under the pin means on a lat pulldown", "guide.lt.what.p1": "The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Between the stack and the bar sit a cable and pulleys, sometimes a lever arm or a cam. A pulley ratio can make the bar feel lighter than the number, and the friction of every pulley makes lifting a little harder and lowering a little easier. So the same pin number on two brands is not always the same pull.", "guide.lt.what.p2": "The jump between two pins (the increment) also differs between brands and between kilogram and pound stacks, so the nearest setting on another machine may be noticeably lighter or heavier.", "guide.lt.curve.some": "Converting a load between two lat pulldowns needs a force curve for both machines. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.lt.curve.none": "Converting a load between two lat pulldowns needs a force curve for both machines. None has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair.", "guide.lt.sel.h": "Selectorized lat pulldowns, brand by brand", "guide.lt.sel.p": "Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes it, the weight increment, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine lists more than one stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is (for example a heavier option, or one stack per arm).", "guide.lt.inc.none": "Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).", "guide.lt.pl.h": "Plate-loaded lat pulldowns", "guide.lt.pl.p": "No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm. What the manufacturer may state is the starting resistance of the empty arm and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.", "guide.lt.pl.none": "Plate-loaded lat pulldowns whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):", "guide.lt.model.h": "One lat pulldown worked out: pin setting versus pull on the bar", "guide.lt.model.p": "For this machine we have a mechanical model built only from sourced inputs: the stack, the cable ratio and the number of pulleys from the manufacturer's page and service manual, and a pulley efficiency range from an engineering reference. The table gives the estimated pull at the bar, mid-movement, for some pin settings.", "guide.lt.model.read": "Read a row as: pin setting, then the estimated pull at the bar. The error band is the effect of pulley friction: a little more while you pull the bar down, a little less while you let it up. It is an estimate, not a measurement: each row shows its method, its error band and its derivation.", "guide.lt.model.none": "No lat pulldown has an estimated or measured force curve yet (no data yet).", "guide.lt.model.others": "Other lat pulldowns with a mechanical model that still needs measured inputs:", "guide.lt.nosel": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized lat pulldown (no data yet):", "guide.lt.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.lt.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "seo.guides/leg-extension-leg-curl-weight.title": "Leg extension and leg curl weight by brand: stack weights", "seo.guides/leg-extension-leg-curl-weight.desc": "Leg extension and leg curl weight stacks by brand, quoted from each manufacturer's page with source and date, and why the same pin is not the same load.", "guides.for.brands.legs": "Leg extension and leg curl stacks by brand", "guides.list.legext": "Leg extensions in the catalog", "guides.list.legcurl": "Leg curls in the catalog", "guide.lc.title": "Leg extension and leg curl weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means", "guide.lc.summary": "Every leg extension and leg curl stack in the catalog, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date, and why the same pin number is not the same load on your shin.", "guide.lc.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym, Life Fitness, Nautilus or Hammer Strength leg extension or leg curl, and is the same pin number the same effort? Below is every leg extension and leg curl in our catalog with what its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where nothing is sourced, we say so.", "guide.lc.what.h": "What the number under the pin means on a leg extension or a leg curl", "guide.lc.what.p1": "The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. On a leg extension or a leg curl you do not hold the cable: the stack turns a lever arm around your knee, and you push on a roller pad against your shin or your heel. The cam or pulley between the stack and the arm, and how far down your leg the pad sits, change the effort a given pin asks for at every point of the movement. Friction makes lifting a little harder and lowering a little easier.", "guide.lc.what.p2": "So the same pin number on two brands, or on a seated, lying, kneeling and standing leg curl of the same brand, is not always the same load. Set the pad and the knee axis as the manufacturer's placard says before you compare settings.", "guide.lc.curve.some": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.lc.curve.none": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. None has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair.", "guide.lc.ext.h": "Selectorized leg extensions, brand by brand", "guide.lc.ext.p": "Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes it, the weight increment, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine lists more than one stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is (for example a standard and a heavier option).", "guide.lc.curl.h": "Selectorized leg curls, brand by brand", "guide.lc.curl.p": "Seated, lying (prone), kneeling and standing leg curls are listed under their own names, because their stacks often differ even within one brand. Each value is quoted with the link and the date we read it.", "guide.lc.inc.none": "Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).", "guide.lc.nosel.ext": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized leg extension (no data yet):", "guide.lc.nosel.curl": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized leg curl (no data yet):", "guide.lc.model.h": "Pin setting versus the load on your leg", "guide.lc.model.some": "These leg extensions and leg curls have an estimated or measured force curve, shown on their machine page with its method and error band:", "guide.lc.model.none": "No leg extension or leg curl has an estimated or measured force curve yet, and none has a mechanical model yet (no data yet). Until one is measured, compare these machines by feel: start light on a new brand and work up.", "guide.lc.pl.h": "Plate-loaded leg extensions and leg curls", "guide.lc.pl.p": "No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm. What the manufacturer may state is the starting resistance of the empty arm and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.", "guide.lc.pl.none": "Plate-loaded leg extensions and leg curls whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):", "guide.lc.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.lc.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guide.cv.title": "How to convert machine weight between gyms and brands", "guide.cv.summary": "There is no single conversion factor between two brands. What makes the same number feel different, what an honest conversion needs, and which machines we can already work out.", "guide.cv.intro": "Short answer: there is no single factor that turns a number on one brand into a number on another. The pin number or the plates tell you what is loaded, not the force at the handles, and every machine sits something different between the two. An honest conversion needs the force at the handles on both machines; where we do not have it, we say \"No data yet\" instead of guessing.", "guide.cv.why.h": "Why the same number feels different", "guide.cv.why.ratio": "Pulley ratio. A movable pulley or a cable that wraps more than once changes how far the stack travels for each centimetre of handle travel, and so how heavy the handle feels compared with the pin number.", "guide.cv.why.cam": "Cam. A cam is a shaped pulley: it changes the resistance through the rep, so a machine can feel light at the start and heavy at the end, and another brand the other way round.", "guide.cv.why.lever": "Lever arm. On a lever machine, where the plates or the stack attach and where your hands are decide how much of the load reaches you. The same plates further from the pivot feel heavier.", "guide.cv.why.start": "Starting resistance. The empty arm, sled or carriage already resists before you add anything, and it differs from one machine to the next.", "guide.cv.why.friction": "Friction. Bearings, bushings and pulleys add resistance while you lift and take some away while you lower. Older or poorly maintained machines usually have more.", "guide.cv.why.units": "Units and increments. Stacks are labelled in kilograms or in pounds and the jump between pins differs between brands, so even the nearest setting may not be close.", "guide.cv.diagram.h": "Two cable set-ups, drawn", "guide.cv.diagram.alt": "Diagram comparing two weight stacks with the same pin setting: on the left the cable runs from the stack over a fixed pulley straight to the handle; on the right the cable runs through a movable pulley fixed to the stack, so the handle travels further and feels lighter.", "guide.cv.diagram.cap": "No brand and no figure here. Left: the cable goes from the stack over a fixed pulley to the handle, so the handle feels the stack. Right: a movable pulley sits on the stack and one end of the cable is anchored, so the handle travels further than the stack and feels lighter than the pin number. Both stacks are pinned on the same number.", "guide.cv.diagram.stack": "stack", "guide.cv.diagram.handle": "handle", "guide.cv.diagram.direct": "direct", "guide.cv.diagram.movable": "pulley", "guide.cv.diagram.anchor": "anchor", "guide.cv.need.h": "What an honest conversion needs", "guide.cv.need.p1": "To convert a load from one machine to another, we need the force at the handles of both machines at the same point of the movement: measured with a force gauge, or estimated from a mechanical model built only from sourced inputs. The comparator then reads the force for your setting on the first machine and works out, between the settings it knows on the second machine, the setting that gives the same force. It shows the lower of the two confidence levels next to the result.", "guide.cv.need.p2": "It never extrapolates beyond the settings it knows, it gives no number when the error band runs outside the second machine's range, and it only compares machines of the same movement. Without a force curve on both sides, it answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.cv.models.h": "Machines we can already work out", "guide.cv.models.p": "Each mechanical model below is built from the manufacturer's figures and documented engineering ranges. A computed model gives an estimated force curve; a partial model knows only part of the force; a model that needs measurements is waiting for an input nobody publishes, such as a cable ratio or a lever length.", "guide.cv.models.rows": "A few estimated rows (pin or plates, then force mid-movement); the machine page lists every row:", "guide.cv.pairs.h": "Which pairs can be converted today", "guide.cv.pairs.some": "These movements have at least two machines with a force curve, so the comparator can convert between them:", "guide.cv.pairs.none": "No movement has two machines with a force curve yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair. We prefer that to a guess. Machines that already have a force curve:", "guide.cv.switch.h": "Until then: switching machines without a number", "guide.cv.switch.light": "Start lighter than usual on a new machine and work back up over a few sets.", "guide.cv.switch.reps": "Judge the load by the reps you can do and how hard they feel, not by the number on the pin.", "guide.cv.switch.note": "Note your settings per machine and per gym: compare a machine with itself over time.", "guide.cv.switch.share": "If you can measure the force at the handle, share it: one measurement on each side is what turns \"No data yet\" into a conversion.", "guide.cv.go.h": "Try it", "guide.cv.diagram.moving": "moving", "seo.guides/shoulder-press-weight.title": "Shoulder press weight by brand: stack weights", "seo.guides/shoulder-press-weight.desc": "Shoulder press and overhead press weight stacks by brand, quoted from each manufacturer's page with source and date, and why the same pin is not the same load.", "guides.for.brands.sp": "Shoulder press stacks by brand", "guides.list.sp": "Shoulder presses in the catalog", "home.guides.h": "Guides: weight stacks by brand", "home.guides.all": "All guides", "guide.sp.title": "Shoulder press weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means", "guide.sp.summary": "Every shoulder press and overhead press stack in the catalog, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date, and why the same pin number is not the same load over your head.", "guide.sp.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym, Life Fitness, Matrix, Cybex or Hammer Strength shoulder press, and is the same pin number the same effort from one gym to the next? Below is every shoulder press in our catalog with what its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where a manufacturer states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.sp.what.h": "What the number under the pin means on a shoulder press", "guide.sp.what.p1": "The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Between the stack and the handles there are cables, pulleys, a cam or a lever arm, and the handles may move in a straight line, on an arc or converge towards each other. Each of these changes how much of the pinned weight reaches your hands, and how it changes from the bottom of the press to lockout.", "guide.sp.what.p2": "So the same pin number on two brands, or on a converging and a straight-line shoulder press of the same brand, is not always the same load. Set the seat so the handles start near shoulder height, as the manufacturer's placard says, before you compare settings.", "guide.sp.curve.some": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.sp.curve.none": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. None has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair.", "guide.sp.sel.h": "Selectorized shoulder presses, brand by brand", "guide.sp.sel.p": "Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes it, the weight increment, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine is sold with a standard and a heavier optional stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is: ask your gym which stack is fitted.", "guide.sp.inc.none": "Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).", "guide.sp.nosel": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized shoulder press (no data yet):", "guide.sp.model.h": "Pin setting versus the load in your hands", "guide.sp.model.some": "These shoulder presses have an estimated or measured force curve, shown on their machine page with its method and error band:", "guide.sp.model.none": "No shoulder press has an estimated or measured force curve yet, and none has a mechanical model yet (no data yet). Until one is measured, compare these machines by feel: start light on a new brand and work up.", "guide.sp.pl.h": "Plate-loaded shoulder presses", "guide.sp.pl.p": "No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm, often one per side (iso-lateral). What the manufacturer may state is the starting resistance of the empty arm and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.", "guide.sp.pl.none": "Plate-loaded shoulder presses whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):", "guide.sp.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.sp.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "seo.guides/plate-loaded-starting-weight.title": "Plate-loaded machine starting weight by brand", "seo.guides/plate-loaded-starting-weight.desc": "Starting weight and max load of plate-loaded machines by brand (Arsenal, Hammer Strength, Precor…), quoted from each manufacturer with source and date.", "seo.machine.title.startmax": "{name}{tag}: starting weight, max load & conversions", "seo.machine.title.start": "{name}{tag}: starting weight, specs & conversions", "seo.machine.title.sled": "{name}{tag}: starting weight (sled weight) & conversions", "seo.machine.title.max": "{name}{tag}: max load, specs & conversions", "seo.machine.title.stack": "{name}{tag}: weight stack, specs & conversions", "seo.machine.desc.start": "{name}, {line} line: plate-loaded {movement}. Starting weight as stated by {brand}, with source and date; conversions only where real data exists.", "seo.machine.desc.startmax": "{name}, {line} line: plate-loaded {movement}. Starting weight and max load as stated by {brand}, with source and date; conversions only with real data.", "seo.machine.desc.start.short": "{name}: plate-loaded {movement}. Starting weight as stated by {brand}, with source and date.", "seo.machine.desc.startmax.short": "{name}: plate-loaded {movement}. Starting weight and max load as stated by {brand}, with source and date.", "machine.loadspec.sw": "Starting weight and manufacturer load specs", "machine.sw.intro": "Starting weight (starting resistance) is what the empty lever or sled already weighs on you before any plate is loaded, as stated by the manufacturer below with its source and date.", "guides.for.sw": "Plate-loaded starting weight by brand", "guide.sw.title": "Plate-loaded machine starting weight by brand: what the empty machine weighs", "guide.sw.summary": "The starting weight (unloaded resistance) and maximum load of every plate-loaded lever and sled machine in the catalog, brand by brand, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date.", "guide.sw.intro": "What does an Arsenal Strength Reloaded, Hammer Strength, Life Fitness, Matrix, Precor or Technogym plate-loaded machine weigh before you load a plate? Below is every plate-loaded machine in our catalog, movement by movement and brand by brand, with the starting weight and maximum load its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where a manufacturer states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.sw.what.h": "What starting weight means on a plate-loaded machine", "guide.sw.what.p1": "On a plate-loaded machine you hang plates on a lever arm or on a sled. Before you add the first plate, the empty arm or sled already resists you: that unloaded resistance is what manufacturers call the starting weight or starting resistance. The plates you load come on top of it.", "guide.sw.what.p2": "It is not always stated the same way: per arm on iso-lateral machines with two independent arms, per foot plate or for the whole sled on a leg press, where it is often the weight of the sled itself (sled weight or carriage weight). We quote each manufacturer's own words, with the link and the date we read the page, so you can see which one it is.", "guide.sw.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; it is not a conversion. Two machines with the same starting weight can still feel different once loaded, because of the lever length, the sled angle, the path of the handles and friction. We never work out a starting weight ourselves: if the manufacturer does not state it, the machine shows no data yet.", "guide.sw.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.sw.read.perarm": "\"Per arm\" or \"per work-arm\": each independent arm resists by that amount when empty. Read the quote under each figure before adding anything up.", "guide.sw.read.sled": "Leg presses and other sleds: the figure is usually the sled you push before any plate, and the share of it you feel depends on the sled angle.", "guide.sw.read.units": "Units are shown as the manufacturer states them, in pounds, kilograms or both; we do not round or convert them.", "guide.sw.read.max": "The maximum load is the most plate weight the manufacturer says the machine takes, not a weight you should lift.", "guide.sw.read.feel": "On an unfamiliar machine, start with the empty lever or sled and work up: the safety page explains why every load here is indicative.", "guide.sw.mv.h": "{mv}: starting weight by brand", "guide.sw.nodata": "Starting weight and maximum load: no data yet on the manufacturer's page.", "guide.sw.nostart": "Starting weight: no data yet on the manufacturer's page.", "guide.sw.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.sw.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and can weigh the empty arm or sled at the handle with a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement turns \"No data yet\" into a figure. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "seo.machine.title.start.short": "{name}{tag}: starting weight & specs", "seo.machine.title.sled.short": "{name}{tag}: starting weight (sled weight)", "seo.machine.title.max.short": "{name}{tag}: max load & specs", "seo.machine.title.stack.short": "{name}{tag}: weight stack & specs", "seo.machine.desc.stack": "{name}, {line} line: {type} {movement}. Weight stack as stated by {brand}, with source and date; conversions only where real data exists.", "seo.machine.desc.stack.short": "{name}, {line} line: {type} {movement}. Weight stack as stated by {brand}, with source and date.", "seo.machine.desc.stack.min": "{name}{tag}: {type} {movement}. Weight stack as stated by {brand}, with source and date.", "seo.guides/seated-row-weight.title": "Seated row and low row weight by brand: stack weights", "seo.guides/seated-row-weight.desc": "Seated row and low row weight stacks by brand, quoted from each manufacturer's page with source and date, and why the same pin is not the same pull.", "guides.for.brands.sr": "Seated row stacks by brand", "guides.list.sr": "Seated rows and low rows in the catalog", "guide.sr.title": "Seated row and low row weight by brand: stacks, increments and what the pin means", "guide.sr.summary": "Every seated row and low row stack in the catalog, as stated by its manufacturer with source and date, plus the starting weight of plate-loaded rows, and why the same pin number is not the same pull.", "guide.sr.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym, Life Fitness, Matrix, Cybex or Hammer Strength seated row, and is the same pin number the same pull from one gym to the next? Below is every seated row and low row in our catalog with what its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where a manufacturer states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.sr.what.h": "What the number under the pin means on a seated row", "guide.sr.what.p1": "The stack weight is the total of the plates in the stack, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Between the stack and the handles there is a cable over one or more pulleys, sometimes a cam or a lever arm, and the handles may pull straight back, on an arc or diverge as you row. Each of these changes how much of the pinned weight reaches your hands, and how it changes from full stretch to the end of the pull.", "guide.sr.what.p2": "So the same pin number on two brands, or on a cable low row and a lever row of the same brand, is not always the same load. Set the chest pad and the seat as the manufacturer's placard says, so the handles start at full reach, before you compare settings.", "guide.sr.curve.some": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.sr.curve.none": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. None has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair.", "guide.sr.sel.h": "Selectorized seated rows and low rows, brand by brand", "guide.sr.sel.p": "Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes them, the weight increment and the maximum load, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine is sold with a standard and a heavier optional stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is: ask your gym which stack is fitted.", "guide.sr.inc.none": "Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).", "guide.sr.nosel": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized seated row (no data yet):", "guide.sr.model.h": "Pin setting versus the load in your hands", "guide.sr.model.some": "These seated rows have an estimated or measured force curve, shown on their machine page with its method and error band:", "guide.sr.model.none": "No seated row has an estimated or measured force curve yet, and none has a mechanical model yet (no data yet). Until one is measured, compare these machines by feel: start light on a new brand and work up.", "guide.sr.pl.h": "Plate-loaded rows", "guide.sr.pl.p": "No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm, often one per side (iso-lateral), and the empty arm already has a weight of its own. What the manufacturer may state is that starting resistance and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.", "guide.sr.pl.none": "Plate-loaded rows whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):", "guide.sr.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.sr.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "seo.guides/incline-press-weight.title": "Incline press weight by brand: stack weights and starting weight", "seo.guides/incline-press-weight.desc": "Incline press weight stacks and plate-loaded starting weight by brand, quoted from each manufacturer's page with source and date.", "guides.for.brands.ip": "Incline press stacks by brand", "guides.list.ip": "Incline presses in the catalog", "guide.ip.title": "Incline press weight by brand: stacks, starting weight and what the pin means", "guide.ip.summary": "Every incline chest press in the catalog, with the stack or the starting weight its manufacturer states, source and date, and why the same pin number is not the same push.", "guide.ip.intro": "How heavy is the stack on an Exigo, Nautilus, Atlantis or Panatta incline press, and what does the empty arm of a Hammer Strength, Life Fitness, Precor, Hoist or Arsenal plate-loaded incline press weigh? Below is every incline press in our catalog with what its manufacturer states, the link and the date we read it. Where a manufacturer states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.ip.what.h": "What the number means on an incline press", "guide.ip.what.p1": "An incline press is a chest press with the seat back reclined, so you push up and forward instead of straight ahead. The angle moves more of the work to the upper chest and the front of the shoulders, and it also changes how the load reaches your hands: the same weight does not feel the same at a steeper or a flatter angle, and the angle is set by each manufacturer's frame, not by a standard.", "guide.ip.what.p2": "The arms differ too. Converging arms travel on an arc and come together as you press; straight-line arms move parallel. Between the weight and the handles there may be a cable, pulleys, a cam or a lever arm. Each of these changes how much of the weight reaches your hands, and how it changes from the bottom of the press to lockout.", "guide.ip.what.p3": "Selectorized incline presses have a weight stack: the stack weight is the total of the plates, and the number under the pin is how many of them you lift. Plate-loaded incline presses have no stack: you load plates on the arms, and the empty arm already has a weight of its own. Either way, the same pin number or the same plates on two brands is not the same load.", "guide.ip.curve.some": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.ip.curve.none": "Converting a load between two of these machines needs a force curve for both. None has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every pair.", "guide.ip.sel.h": "Selectorized incline presses, brand by brand", "guide.ip.sel.p": "Stack weights and, where the manufacturer publishes them, the weight increment and the maximum load, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. When a machine is sold with a standard and a heavier optional stack, the manufacturer's own label under each row says which one it is: ask your gym which stack is fitted.", "guide.ip.inc.none": "Most manufacturers do not state the increment between pins on their product page; where no increment row is shown, it is not stated (no data yet).", "guide.ip.nosel": "Brands in the catalog without a selectorized incline press (no data yet):", "guide.ip.model.h": "Pin setting versus the load in your hands", "guide.ip.model.some": "These incline presses have an estimated or measured force curve, shown on their machine page with its method and error band:", "guide.ip.model.none": "No incline press has an estimated or measured force curve yet, and none has a mechanical model yet (no data yet). Until one is measured, compare these machines by feel: start light on a new brand and work up.", "guide.ip.pl.h": "Plate-loaded incline presses", "guide.ip.pl.p": "No stack here: you load plates on a lever arm, often one per side (iso-lateral), and the empty arm already has a weight of its own. What the manufacturer may state is that starting resistance, per arm or for the whole machine, and the maximum plate load, quoted below with the link and the date.", "guide.ip.pl.none": "Plate-loaded incline presses whose manufacturer states neither a starting resistance nor a maximum load (no data yet):", "guide.ip.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.ip.next.p": "If you train on one of these machines and have a force gauge or a luggage scale, a measurement is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "mov.cable_station": "Cable station", "mus.full_body": "Full body", "cmp.conv.k": "Owner-stated factor: × {k}", "cmp.conv.noband": "Error band: not specified", "cmp.conv.src": "Source:", "cmp.conv.scope": "Scope:", "cmp.conv.doc": "How this factor was obtained", "mov.pec_deck": "Pec deck", "cmp.conv.provisional": "Provisional", "cmp.conv.kdiv": "Owner-stated factor: ÷ {k}", "seo.guides/gym80-vs-technogym-weight.title": "gym80 vs Technogym: how to convert cable and pec deck weight", "seo.guides/gym80-vs-technogym-weight.desc": "Convert a Technogym setting to gym80 and back on cable stations and pec decks: the factor, its source, its scope and how far to trust it.", "guides.for.gt": "gym80 vs Technogym weight conversion", "guides.list.gt": "gym80 and Technogym machines in the catalog covered by this factor:", "guide.gt.title": "gym80 vs Technogym: how to convert cable and pec deck weight", "guide.gt.summary": "The first brand-to-brand conversion on MachineConvert: what a Technogym cable or pec deck setting is on gym80 and back, with the factor, its source, scope and confidence level.", "guide.gt.intro": "You train on Technogym and your new gym has gym80, or the other way round, and the same pin number feels nothing alike. For cable stations and pec decks of these two brands there is now a conversion factor. Below: the factor, where it comes from, what it covers, ready-made tables in both directions, and what it does not cover yet.", "guide.gt.what.h": "Why the same number is not the same load", "guide.gt.what.p1": "On a cable station the stack goes through pulleys before it reaches the handle. Depending on how the cable is routed, the handle can carry the whole stack or only a part of it. The number on the plate is the weight of the stack, not the pull on the handle, so the same pin number on gym80 and on Technogym can mean a very different pull.", "guide.gt.what.p2": "A pec deck works through arms and a cam or a cable, which also changes how much of the stack reaches your arms. That is why MachineConvert never assumes that a pin number means the same thing on two brands.", "guide.gt.factor.h": "The conversion factor", "guide.gt.factor.p": "Each factor says what to multiply a Technogym setting by to get the gym80 setting that feels the same, and what to divide a gym80 setting by to go back. It comes from the site owner's own comparison and has no photo or video proof yet, so it is labeled estimated.", "guide.gt.dir.tg2g": "Technogym setting to gym80 setting", "guide.gt.dir.g2tg": "gym80 setting to Technogym setting", "guide.gt.tg2g": "From Technogym to gym80", "guide.gt.g2tg": "From gym80 to Technogym", "guide.gt.col.tg": "Technogym setting (kg)", "guide.gt.col.g80": "gym80 setting (kg)", "guide.gt.table.note": "Each row is the factor applied to the setting on the left, rounded to one decimal. Your machine's stack decides which settings exist: pick the nearest pin and adjust by feel. Rows above the heaviest stack in the catalog for that brand are left out.", "guide.gt.try": "Convert in the comparator: Technogym {a} to gym80 {b}", "guide.gt.trust.h": "How far to trust it", "guide.gt.trust.est": "Estimated means a documented estimate, not a measurement with proof. It moves to measured only with a photo or a video of the reading.", "guide.gt.trust.station": "The factor was found on one cable station and extended to the others. Pulley ratios can differ between stations of the same brand, so one station may be off.", "guide.gt.trust.prov": "The pec deck factor is provisional: it may change as more comparisons come in.", "guide.gt.trust.start": "When you switch brands, start a pin or two lighter than the table says, then work up.", "guide.gt.not.h": "What is not covered yet", "guide.gt.not.p": "Chest press, leg press, lat pulldown, rows and every other movement have no gym80 to Technogym factor yet, and no other pair of brands has one either. For those, the comparator answers \"No data yet\" until both machines are measured. The guides below list the stacks each manufacturer states.", "guide.gt.next.h": "Help confirm it", "guide.gt.next.p": "Do you have a luggage scale or a force gauge and access to a gym80 or Technogym cable station or pec deck? A reading with a photo or a video can move this factor from estimated to measured. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "logo.machine": "MACHINE", "logo.convert": "CONVERT", "nav.convert": "Convert", "nav.catalog": "Machine Database", "nav.howitworks": "How It Works", "nav.aboutshort": "About", "nav.more": "More", "nav.search.label": "Search machines", "nav.search.ph": "Search machines…", "img.credit": "Photo:", "home.intro": "Compare loads between strength machines using documented data and transparent estimates.", "img.generic": "Generic illustration", "home.kicker": "Different machines. Clearer perspective.", "home.h1a": "A common language", "home.h1b": "for strength.", "home.howdata": "How the data works", "home.cmp.title": "Machine load comparator", "home.cmp.sub": "Based on available evidence", "home.from": "From this machine", "home.to": "To this machine", "home.search.ph": "Search brand or model", "home.from.sugg": "From this machine suggestions", "home.to.sugg": "To this machine suggestions", "cmp.from.sugg": "Source machine suggestions", "cmp.to.sugg": "Destination machine suggestions", "home.weight": "Weight", "home.unit": "Unit", "home.compare": "Compare", "home.pulley.label": "Animated three-dimensional illustration of a generic cable pulley and weight stack", "home.pulley.pause": "Pause pulley animation", "home.pulley.pause.short": "Pause animation", "home.pulley.caption": "PULLEY / STACK", "home.find": "Find your machine", "home.find.sub": "Search the catalogue by brand, model or movement.", "home.aboutdata": "About the data", "home.nomatch": "No matching machines", "home.ownerfactor": "Owner-stated factor.", "home.noequiv": "There is not enough data to calculate an equivalence.", "home.eqload": "Equivalent load", "home.details": "Sources and details", "home.opendetail": "Open detailed comparison →", "boot.fail.title": "Data could not be loaded", "boot.fail.text": "Please check your connection and reload this page. No comparison can be made until the catalogue is available.", "boot.fail.reload": "Reload", "img.icon.mv": "Generic illustration: {mv}", "img.icon.generic": "Generic strength machine illustration", "brands.open": "{n} {brand} machines: open the brand page", "machine.brand.all": "All {brand} machines, by line and movement", "brand.h": "{brand} machines", "brand.intro": "Every {brand} gym machine in the MachineConvert catalog, grouped by product line and movement. Open a machine to see the load specs its maker states (weight stack, increment, starting weight), each with its source and date, or “No data yet” when nothing is sourced.", "brand.intro.empty": "No {brand} machine has been added to the MachineConvert catalog yet. Machine pages only show load specs that come with a source and a date.", "brand.counts": "In the catalog: {n} machines, {l} product lines, {mv} movements.", "brand.parent": "Part of {parent}", "brand.website": "Official website:", "brand.line.source": "Official line page:", "brand.line.other": "Other machines", "brand.empty.h": "No machines in the catalog yet", "brand.empty.p": "If you train on a {brand} machine, you can send its name and a measurement; it is added once it has a source.", "brand.lines.empty.h": "Product lines with no machine yet", "brand.lines.empty.p": "Product lines named on the official {brand} site, with no machine in the catalog yet:", "brand.guides.h": "Guides that cover these machines", "brand.others.h": "Other brands", "seo.brand.title": "{brand} machines: catalog by line and movement", "seo.brand.desc": "Every {brand} gym machine in the MachineConvert catalog, by product line and movement, with links to sourced specs and conversions.", "seo.brand.desc.short": "Every {brand} gym machine in the MachineConvert catalog, by line and movement, with links to sourced specs.", "seo.brand.desc.empty": "{brand} in the MachineConvert catalog: product lines and machines still to add. Specs are only shown with their source and date.", "guides.for.as": "Arsenal Strength starting weight", "guides.list.as": "Arsenal Strength machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/arsenal-strength-starting-weight.title": "Arsenal Strength starting weight: every Reloaded machine", "seo.guides/arsenal-strength-starting-weight.desc": "Starting weight of every Arsenal Strength Reloaded machine (Iso shoulder press, lever row, leg press…), quoted from Arsenal's pages with source and date.", "guide.as.title": "Arsenal Strength starting weight: what every Reloaded machine weighs empty", "guide.as.summary": "The starting weight of every Arsenal Strength Reloaded plate-loaded machine in the catalog, per arm or for the whole machine, exactly as Arsenal states it, with source and date.", "guide.as.intro": "What does an Arsenal Strength Reloaded Iso Shoulder Press, Lever Row, Iso Multi Row or Linear Leg Press weigh before you load a plate? Below is every Arsenal Strength machine in our catalog, movement by movement, with the starting weight Arsenal states on its own product page, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. Where Arsenal states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.as.what.h": "What Arsenal means by starting weight", "guide.as.what.p1": "A plate-loaded machine has no weight stack: you load plates on a lever arm or a sled, and the empty arm or sled already resists before the first plate goes on. Arsenal Strength calls this the starting weight and prints it on the product page of most Reloaded machines.", "guide.as.what.p2": "Read the quote next to each figure: Arsenal says whether the starting weight is per arm (iso-lateral machines, where each arm moves on its own), per foot plate, or for the whole movement. We copy that wording as it is and never add, double or round anything.", "guide.as.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; it is not a conversion. It tells you what the machine adds to the plates you load, not how a Reloaded machine compares with a Hammer Strength or a Life Fitness one: the lever length, the path of the handles and friction still differ.", "guide.as.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.as.read.perarm": "Per arm: an iso-lateral arm moves on its own, so the starting weight applies to each arm you push or pull, not to both together.", "guide.as.read.total": "Whole movement or per foot plate: the figure applies to the movement exactly as Arsenal's quote describes it.", "guide.as.read.units": "Arsenal states its figures in pounds; each one is shown as stated, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page.", "guide.as.read.feel": "The same starting weight can feel different from one machine to the next: where the arm pivots and the angle of the movement change how much of it reaches your hands.", "guide.as.mv.h": "{mv}: Arsenal Strength Reloaded", "guide.as.nodata": "Arsenal does not state a starting weight for this machine on its product page yet (no data yet).", "guide.as.sel.h": "Arsenal Strength selectorized machines", "guide.as.sel.p": "Arsenal's selectorized machines have a weight stack instead of a starting weight. Where the product page states the stack, it is below with the link and the date; otherwise: no data yet.", "guide.as.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.as.cmp.p": "To see the starting weight or the stack of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement or the plate-loaded starting weight guide, which lists every plate-loaded machine in the catalog.", "guide.as.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.as.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. No Arsenal Strength machine has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Arsenal pair.", "guide.as.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.as.next.p": "If you train on an Arsenal Strength machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the empty arm or the force at a given load is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guides.for.wt": "Watson Gym Equipment weight stacks", "guides.for.pn": "Panatta starting weight", "guides.list.wt": "Watson Gym Equipment machines in the catalog", "guides.list.pn": "Panatta machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/watson-gym-equipment-weight.title": "Watson Gym Equipment weight stacks: chest press, leg press, lat pulldown", "seo.guides/watson-gym-equipment-weight.desc": "Weight stack of every Watson Gym Equipment machine (chest press, leg press, lat pulldown, rows, leg curls), quoted from Watson with source and date.", "seo.guides/panatta-starting-weight.title": "Panatta starting weight: every catalogued machine", "seo.guides/panatta-starting-weight.desc": "Starting weight of the Panatta Leg Press, stacks of its selectorized machines and max load of its Smith machines, quoted from Panatta with source and date.", "guide.wt.title": "Watson Gym Equipment weight stacks: chest press, leg press, lat pulldown and more", "guide.wt.summary": "Every Watson Gym Equipment machine in the catalog, movement by movement: the weight stack, the upgrade stack or the starting weight exactly as Watson states it, with source and date.", "guide.wt.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Watson Single Stack Chest Press, Leg Press or Lat Pulldown? Below is every Watson Gym Equipment machine in our catalog, grouped by movement, with the figures Watson prints on its own product pages, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read them. Where Watson states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.wt.what.h": "What Watson's figures tell you", "guide.wt.what.p1": "Watson's Single Stack machines are selectorized: you move a pin in a weight stack. Watson's product pages state the total weight of the standard stack and, for most of these machines, of a heavier upgrade stack offered as an option.", "guide.wt.what.p2": "A stack weight is what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle. Cables, pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the stack and your hands, so the same pin on a Watson machine and on a machine from another brand does not mean the same load.", "guide.wt.what.p3": "Watson's plate-loaded machines have no stack: you load plates on a lever arm or a sled, and the empty machine already resists. Where Watson states that unloaded weight, it is shown below as the starting weight, exactly as written.", "guide.wt.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.wt.read.stack": "Standard stack: the stack Watson lists for the machine as standard.", "guide.wt.read.upgrade": "Upgrade stack option: a heavier stack Watson offers for the same machine. The machine in your gym may have either one, so check which stack is fitted before you compare.", "guide.wt.read.units": "Each figure is shown in the units Watson prints, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page. We never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.wt.read.pl": "Starting weight on a plate-loaded machine: read the quote next to it, which says whether it applies per arm.", "guide.wt.read.feel": "Where Watson does not state an increment, a starting weight or a maximum load, nothing is shown for it: we never fill a gap with a guess.", "guide.wt.mv.h": "{mv}: Watson Gym Equipment", "guide.wt.nodata.pl": "Watson does not state a starting weight or a maximum load for this machine on its product page yet (no data yet).", "guide.wt.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.wt.cmp.p": "To see the stacks of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement: each one lists the machines of that movement in the catalog, brand by brand, with their source.", "guide.wt.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.wt.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. No Watson Gym Equipment machine has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Watson pair.", "guide.wt.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.wt.next.p": "If you train on a Watson machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the force at the handle for a given pin is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guides.for.1k": "Is a hundred kilos on a leg press really that heavy?", "seo.guides/is-100kg-leg-press-really-100kg.title": "Is a hundred kilos on a leg press really what you push?", "seo.guides/is-100kg-leg-press-really-100kg.desc": "Plates or pin rarely match the force along the rails. Manufacturer empty-sled starting weight, with source and date, and why plate total is not the push.", "guide.1k.title": "Is a hundred kilos on a leg press really a hundred kilos?", "guide.1k.summary": "The number on the plates or under the pin is rarely the force you push. What that number can mean, empty-sled starting weight from manufacturers, and when the answer is still no data yet.", "guide.1k.intro": "Short answer: almost never. When someone says they pressed a hundred kilos on a leg press, they usually mean the plates on the sled or the number under the pin. That figure is what is loaded, not the force your feet push along the rails. The empty sled, the rail angle, pulleys, cams and friction all change it.", "guide.1k.answer.h": "Direct answer", "guide.1k.answer.p1": "The number on the plates or on the stack is rarely the force you push. On a plate-loaded sled, the empty sled already resists before the first plate, and only part of the plate weight acts along the rails. On a selectorized leg press, the pin picks a stack weight, but cables and pulleys sit between the stack and the footplate.", "guide.1k.answer.p2": "So the honest reply to \"is a hundred kilos on a leg press really a hundred kilos?\" is: that depends which number you mean, and for most machines we do not yet have a force curve that would convert that number into the push at your feet. Where we have no curve, the comparator answers \"No data yet\" rather than invent a conversion.", "guide.1k.mean.h": "What \"a hundred kilos\" can mean", "guide.1k.mean.plates": "Plates on a sled: the total of the plates you hung on the carriage. That is a mass on the sled, not the force along the rails. The sled's own weight is separate, and the rail angle decides how much of both acts against your push.", "guide.1k.mean.pin": "Selectorized pin: the label next to the hole you pinned. That is the stated stack weight (or a portion of it), not necessarily the load at the footplate after the cable route.", "guide.1k.mean.force": "Force along the rails: what a force gauge at the footplate would read mid-movement. That is the figure you need to compare two leg presses honestly. It needs a measured or estimated force curve for that machine. Without one, we say no data yet.", "guide.1k.mean.note": "We never turn \"a hundred kilos of plates\" into a force figure by guesswork. The walkthrough below stays with manufacturer starting weights and with curves that already exist in the catalog.", "guide.1k.sled.h": "What the empty sled weighs (manufacturer starting resistance)", "guide.1k.sled.p": "Before any plate is added, the empty sled already pushes back. Manufacturers call it starting resistance, starting weight or carriage weight. Below is every plate-loaded leg press in our catalog whose manufacturer publishes that figure, quoted with badge, source and date. It is already there before your first plate, so \"plates only\" understates the load.", "guide.1k.sled.none": "Plate-loaded leg presses whose manufacturer does not publish a starting resistance (no data yet):", "guide.1k.sel.h": "Selectorized leg presses: the pin is not the push", "guide.1k.sel.p": "On a stacked leg press the pin picks a plate stack. Stack weight and increment, when the manufacturer states them, are listed on each machine page and in the leg press weight guide. They are not a conversion of \"a hundred kilos on the pin\" into force at the feet.", "guide.1k.curve.h": "Force along the rails: when we have a curve", "guide.1k.curve.some": "At least one leg press in the catalog has a mid-movement force curve (measured or estimated). Open it below, or use the comparator only between machines that both have a curve. Every other pair still answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.1k.curve.none": "No leg press in the catalog has a measured or estimated mid-movement force curve yet, so we cannot convert a plate total or a pin setting into force at the feet. The comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.1k.curve.p": "The longer leg press guide shows how rail angle, sled weight, pulleys, cams and friction change the push, with an illustrative sled diagram and any available model rows.", "guide.1k.next.h": "What to do next", "guide.1k.next.p": "Pick your machine below to see its sourced specs. Compare two leg presses only when both have a force curve. If you can measure the force at the footplate with a gauge and a photo or video, send it: every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guide.pn.title": "Panatta starting weight: what every catalogued machine weighs empty", "guide.pn.summary": "Every Panatta machine in the catalog, movement by movement: the starting weight of the empty plate-loaded Leg Press and the weight stack of each selectorized machine, exactly as Panatta states it, with source and date.", "guide.pn.intro": "What does a Panatta Leg Press weigh before you load a plate, and how heavy is the stack on a Panatta Vertical Chest Press, Inclined Chest Press Circular, Pulley Row, Deltoid Press or Leg Extension? Below is every Panatta machine in our catalog, grouped by movement, with the figures Panatta prints on its own product pages, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read them. Where Panatta states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.pn.what.h": "What Panatta's figures tell you", "guide.pn.what.p1": "A plate-loaded machine has no weight stack: you load plates on a sled or a lever, and the empty machine already resists before the first plate goes on. Panatta calls this the starting load on its Leg Press and prints it on the product page.", "guide.pn.what.p2": "Most of Panatta's other catalogued machines are selectorized: you move a pin in a weight stack. The product pages state a standard load and, on most of them, a heavier optional load. A stack weight is what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle. Cables, pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the stack and your hands, so the same pin on a Panatta machine and on a machine from another brand does not mean the same load.", "guide.pn.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; a stack weight describes the plates on the pin. Neither is a conversion. They tell you what Panatta states for that machine, not how it compares with a Hammer Strength, a Technogym or a Life Fitness one: the sled angle, the pulley arrangement, the path of the handles and friction still differ.", "guide.pn.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.pn.read.stack": "Standard load: the stack Panatta lists for the machine as standard.", "guide.pn.read.optional": "Optional load: a heavier stack Panatta offers for the same machine. The machine in your gym may have either one, so check which stack is fitted before you compare.", "guide.pn.read.pl": "Starting load on a plate-loaded machine: the resistance of the empty sled or arm, exactly as Panatta's quote describes it. We copy that wording as it is and never add, double or round anything.", "guide.pn.read.units": "Each figure is shown in the units Panatta prints, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page. We never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.pn.read.feel": "Where Panatta does not state an increment, a starting weight or a maximum load, nothing is shown for it: we never fill a gap with a guess. The same starting weight or the same pin can feel different from one machine to the next.", "guide.pn.mv.h": "{mv}: Panatta", "guide.pn.nodata.pl": "Panatta does not state a starting weight or a maximum load for this machine on its product page yet (no data yet).", "guide.pn.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.pn.cmp.p": "To see the starting weight or the stack of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement or the plate-loaded starting weight guide, which lists every plate-loaded machine in the catalog.", "guide.pn.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.pn.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. No Panatta machine has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Panatta pair.", "guide.pn.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.pn.next.p": "If you train on a Panatta machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the empty sled or the force at the handle for a given pin is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "mov.smith_machine": "Smith machine", "guides.for.sm": "Smith machine bar weight by brand", "guides.list.sm": "Smith machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/smith-machine-bar-weight.title": "Smith machine bar weight by brand: gym80, Hammer Strength, Matrix…", "seo.guides/smith-machine-bar-weight.desc": "How much the empty bar weighs on Smith machines from Hammer Strength, Life Fitness, Matrix, Precor, Atlantis, Watson, and what gym80 states. Sourced.", "guide.sm.title": "Smith machine bar weight by brand: what the empty bar really weighs", "guide.sm.summary": "Every Smith machine in the catalog, brand by brand: the starting resistance or bar weight and the maximum load exactly as the manufacturer states them, with source and date, and no data yet where nothing is published.", "guide.sm.intro": "How much does the bar weigh on a Smith machine, and is it the same on a gym80, Hammer Strength, Life Fitness, Matrix, Precor, Atlantis, Watson, Panatta or Technogym machine? It is not. Below is every Smith machine in our catalog with the figure its manufacturer prints, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read it. Where a manufacturer states nothing, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.sm.answer.h": "The short answer", "guide.sm.answer.p1": "There is no standard Smith machine bar. The bar runs in a carriage on two guide rails, and on most commercial machines that carriage is tied to a counterweight hidden in the frame. What you lift with no plate on is the bar and carriage minus the counterweight: manufacturers call it the starting resistance, the starting weight or simply the bar weight, and it differs from one model to the next, sometimes by a lot within the same company.", "guide.sm.answer.p2": "So do not assume the bar of a Smith machine weighs the same as an Olympic barbell, and do not assume two Smith machines start at the same load. Read the figure for your exact model below, or the sticker most commercial machines carry on the frame near the bar catches.", "guide.sm.diagram.alt": "Illustrative diagram: a bar on two guide rails, with a cable from the bar over a pulley to a counterweight that pulls the bar up while the bar's own weight pulls down", "guide.sm.diagram.bar": "Bar weight", "guide.sm.diagram.up": "Pulls up", "guide.sm.diagram.cw": "Counterweight", "guide.sm.diagram.rail": "Guide rails", "guide.sm.diagram.cap": "On a counterbalanced Smith machine the counterweight cancels part of the bar's weight, so the load you start with is lower than what the bar weighs. Without a counterweight, the start is the bar and carriage themselves.", "guide.sm.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.sm.read.words": "Each manufacturer uses its own word: starting resistance, starting weight of the unloaded bar assembly, bar weight or a counter-balanced bar. We show each one on the starting resistance line with the manufacturer's own label and quote under it, so you can see exactly what was stated.", "guide.sm.read.cb": "Counterbalanced or not: when the page says so, the note on the machine page tells you. Some pages print the steel bar's weight and the counterbalanced start side by side; we show the start, because that is what you lift with no plate on.", "guide.sm.read.units": "Units are shown as the manufacturer prints them, in pounds, kilograms or both; we never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.sm.read.max": "The maximum load is the most weight the manufacturer says the machine takes, not a weight you should lift.", "guide.sm.read.feel": "Where two pages from the same manufacturer disagree, the machine page says so in its note. The rail angle and the friction of the bearings also change how the same load feels, so treat every figure as indicative.", "guide.sm.g80.h": "gym80 Smith machine bar weight", "guide.sm.g80.p": "gym80 sells its Smith machine as the Basic Multi Press Station. Its product page and its data sheet state the maximum load, but neither states the weight of the bar or the starting resistance, so we show no data yet for it rather than a guess. If you train on one, the sticker on the frame or a luggage scale under the bar gives you the real figure, and you can send it to us.", "guide.sm.brands.h": "Smith machine bar weight, brand by brand", "guide.sm.brands.p": "Starting resistance or bar weight and maximum load for every Smith machine in the catalog, as each manufacturer states them, with the badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page.", "guide.sm.brands.none": "No manufacturer in the catalog states a starting resistance for its Smith machine yet. The machines are listed below with what their pages do state.", "guide.sm.nodata": "Bar weight, starting resistance and maximum load: no data yet on the manufacturer's page.", "guide.sm.nostart": "Bar weight or starting resistance: no data yet on the manufacturer's page.", "guide.sm.cmp.h": "Comparing two Smith machines", "guide.sm.cmp.p": "The same plates on two Smith machines do not make the same total: add each machine's own starting resistance, and remember the rail angle and the bearings differ. Switching from a machine with a light counterbalanced start to one with a heavier start can look like a jump or a drop in your log when nothing about your strength changed.", "guide.sm.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.sm.curve.none": "No Smith machine in the catalog has a measured force curve yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Smith machine pair. The figures here are what each manufacturer states, not a conversion.", "guide.sm.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.sm.next.p": "If you train on a Smith machine whose bar weight is missing here, a photo of the sticker on the frame or a reading from a luggage scale hooked under the empty bar turns \"No data yet\" into a figure. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guides.for.hs": "Hammer Strength starting weight", "guides.list.hs": "Hammer Strength machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/hammer-strength-starting-weight.title": "Hammer Strength starting weight & weight stacks by machine", "seo.guides/hammer-strength-starting-weight.desc": "Starting weight of every Hammer Strength plate-loaded machine and the stack of each Select and MTS machine, quoted from the maker with source and date.", "guide.hs.title": "Hammer Strength starting weight and weight stacks: every catalogued machine", "guide.hs.summary": "Every Hammer Strength machine in the catalog, movement by movement: the starting weight of each empty plate-loaded machine and the weight stack of each Select and MTS machine, exactly as the manufacturer states it, with source and date.", "guide.hs.intro": "How much does an empty Hammer Strength Iso-Lateral Bench Press, Iso-Lateral Row or Linear Leg Press weigh before you load a plate, and how heavy is the stack on a Select or MTS machine? Below is every Hammer Strength machine in our catalog, grouped by movement, with the figures printed on the official product pages, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read them. Where nothing is stated, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.hs.what.h": "What the Hammer Strength figures tell you", "guide.hs.what.p1": "A Hammer Strength plate-loaded machine has no weight stack: you load plates on a lever arm or a sled, and the empty machine already resists before the first plate goes on. The product pages call this the starting resistance. We copy each quote as written: when it says per work-arm, it describes one arm.", "guide.hs.what.p2": "The Select and MTS machines are selectorized: you move a pin in a weight stack. MTS machines have two independent stacks, one per arm. A stack weight is what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle: cables, pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the stack and your hands.", "guide.hs.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; a stack weight describes the plates on the pin. Neither is a conversion. They tell you what the manufacturer states for that machine, not how it compares with an Arsenal, a Technogym or a Panatta one: the lever geometry, the pulley arrangement, the path of the handles and friction still differ.", "guide.hs.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.hs.read.pl": "Starting resistance on a plate-loaded machine: the resistance of the empty arm or sled, exactly as the product page quotes it. Add it to the plates you load only if you want the manufacturer's own figure for the empty machine; we never add it for you.", "guide.hs.read.perarm": "Per arm or whole machine: on Iso-Lateral machines with two independent arms, a quote may describe one arm. Where the quote does not say, we do not assume which one it is.", "guide.hs.read.stack": "Weight stack on a Select or MTS machine: the stack as listed by the manufacturer. A quote that starts with two times a figure means two separate stacks, one per arm.", "guide.hs.read.units": "Each figure is shown in the units the manufacturer prints, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page. We never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.hs.read.feel": "Where no increment, starting weight or maximum load is stated, nothing is shown for it: we never fill a gap with a guess. The same starting weight or the same pin can feel different from one machine to the next.", "guide.hs.mv.h": "{mv}: Hammer Strength", "guide.hs.nodata.pl": "The product page does not state a starting weight or a maximum load for this machine yet (no data yet).", "guide.hs.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.hs.cmp.p": "To see the starting weight or the stack of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement or the plate-loaded starting weight guide, which lists every plate-loaded machine in the catalog.", "guide.hs.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.hs.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. No Hammer Strength machine has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Hammer Strength pair.", "guide.hs.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.hs.next.p": "If you train on a Hammer Strength machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the empty arm or the force at the handle for a given load is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "guides.for.lf": "Life Fitness weight stacks", "guides.list.lf": "Life Fitness machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/life-fitness-weight-stacks.title": "Life Fitness Insignia & Axiom weight stacks by machine", "seo.guides/life-fitness-weight-stacks.desc": "Weight stacks of every Life Fitness Insignia and Axiom machine and the starting weight of each plate-loaded one, quoted from the maker with source and date.", "guide.lf.title": "Life Fitness weight stacks: Insignia, Axiom and plate-loaded machines", "guide.lf.summary": "Every Life Fitness machine in the catalog, movement by movement: the standard and heavy weight stacks of the Insignia Series, the Axiom Series stacks and the starting weight of each Signature plate-loaded machine, exactly as Life Fitness states it, with source and date.", "guide.lf.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Life Fitness Insignia Series Chest Press, Pulldown or Leg Extension, what does the heavy stack option add, and what does an empty Life Fitness plate-loaded machine weigh before you load a plate? Below is every Life Fitness machine in our catalog, grouped by movement, with the figures printed on the official lifefitness.com product pages, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read them. Where nothing is stated, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.lf.what.h": "What the Life Fitness figures tell you", "guide.lf.what.p1": "The Insignia Series and Axiom Series machines are selectorized: you move a pin in a weight stack. Insignia product pages list a standard weight stack and, for most machines, a heavier stack option; Axiom pages list one stack. A stack weight is what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle: cables, pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the stack and your hands.", "guide.lf.what.p2": "The Signature Series plate-loaded machines have no weight stack: you load plates on a lever arm or a sled, and the empty machine already resists before the first plate goes on. Life Fitness calls this the starting resistance and usually gives it per workarm, for one arm. We copy each quote as written.", "guide.lf.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; a stack weight describes the plates on the pin. Neither is a conversion. They tell you what Life Fitness states for that machine, not how it compares with a Hammer Strength, a Technogym or a Matrix one: the lever geometry, the pulley arrangement, the path of the handles and friction still differ.", "guide.lf.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.lf.read.ins": "Insignia Series: the standard weight stack and, where Life Fitness offers one, the heavy weight stack. The machine in your gym has one or the other, so check which stack is fitted before you compare.", "guide.lf.read.ax": "Axiom Series: the single weight stack listed on the product page.", "guide.lf.read.pl": "Starting resistance on a plate-loaded machine: the resistance of the empty arm or sled, exactly as the product page quotes it. When the quote says per workarm, it describes one arm; we never double it or add it to your plates.", "guide.lf.read.units": "Each figure is shown in the units Life Fitness prints, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page. We never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.lf.read.feel": "Where a product page states no stack, increment, starting weight or maximum load, or labels a figure so that its meaning is unclear, nothing is shown for it: we never fill a gap with a guess. The same pin can feel different from one machine to the next.", "guide.lf.mv.h": "{mv}: Life Fitness", "guide.lf.nodata.pl": "Life Fitness does not state a clear starting weight or maximum load for this machine on its product page yet (no data yet).", "guide.lf.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.lf.cmp.p": "To see the stack or the starting weight of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement or the plate-loaded starting weight guide, which lists every plate-loaded machine in the catalog.", "guide.lf.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. Only the machines that have one can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.lf.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both. No Life Fitness machine has one yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\" for every Life Fitness pair.", "guide.lf.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.lf.next.p": "If you train on a Life Fitness machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the empty arm or the force at the handle for a given pin is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published.", "cmp.conf.means.measured": "Measured means someone read the force at the handle with a force gauge and sent photo or video proof that we reviewed.", "cmp.conf.means.manufacturer": "Manufacturer means the figure is taken from the brand's own spec sheet or product page; it describes the machine, not how the load feels.", "cmp.conf.means.estimated": "Estimated means the figure is calculated or reported by someone, not measured with a force gauge: use it as a starting point, not as proof.", "cmp.imeasured": "I measured this machine", "cmp.example": "Try an example: {a} to {b}", "cmp.example.note": "A real pair from our data: the cable factor stated by the site owner for these two brands (estimated, not measured).", "guides.for.tg": "Technogym weight stacks", "guides.list.tg": "Technogym machines in the catalog", "seo.guides/technogym-weight-stacks.title": "Technogym weight stacks: Selection, Artis & Pure Strength", "seo.guides/technogym-weight-stacks.desc": "Weight stacks of every Technogym Selection and Artis machine and the starting weight of each Pure Strength one, quoted from the maker with source and date.", "guide.tg.title": "Technogym weight stacks: Selection, Artis, Pure Strength and more", "guide.tg.summary": "Every Technogym machine in the catalog, movement by movement: the standard and plus weight stacks of the Selection and Artis lines, the starting weight and maximum load of each Pure Strength plate-loaded machine and the cable station stacks, exactly as Technogym states them, with source and date.", "guide.tg.intro": "How heavy is the stack on a Technogym Selection Leg Press, an Artis Vertical Traction or a Selection Lat Machine, what does the plus stack add, and what does an empty Pure Strength machine weigh before you load a plate? Below is every Technogym machine in our catalog, grouped by movement, with the figures printed on the official technogym.com product pages, quoted word for word with the link and the date we read them. Where nothing is stated, we say so: no data yet.", "guide.tg.what.h": "What the Technogym figures tell you", "guide.tg.what.p1": "The Selection and Artis machines are selectorized: you move a pin in a weight stack. Their product pages list a standard weight stack and, for most machines, a heavier plus stack. A stack weight is what the plates weigh, not what you feel at the handle: cables, pulleys, cams and lever arms sit between the stack and your hands.", "guide.tg.what.p2": "The Pure Strength machines are plate-loaded: you load plates on a lever arm or a sled, and the empty machine already resists before the first plate goes on. Technogym prints this as the weight without plates and, on most of them, a maximum load capacity. We copy each quote as written.", "guide.tg.what.p3": "A starting weight describes the empty machine; a stack weight describes the plates on the pin. Neither is a conversion between brands. The only cross-brand figures we hold for Technogym are the owner-stated gym80 factors for cable stations and pec decks, which are estimates and live in their own guide.", "guide.tg.lines.h": "Technogym lines in this guide", "guide.tg.lines.p": "The machines below belong to these Technogym product lines; each name links to the official line or product page.", "guide.tg.read.h": "How to read the figures below", "guide.tg.read.sel": "Selection and Artis: the standard weight stack and, where Technogym offers one, the plus weight stack. The machine in your gym has one or the other, so check which stack is fitted before you compare.", "guide.tg.read.pl": "Pure Strength: the resistance of the empty arm or sled, as the product page quotes it (without plates), and the maximum load capacity when it is stated.", "guide.tg.read.el": "Biostrength machines use an electronic resistance, not a weight stack: their product pages state no stack weight we can show, so they read no data yet.", "guide.tg.read.units": "Each figure is shown in the units Technogym prints, with its badge, the quote, the link and the date we read the page. We never convert, add or round anything.", "guide.tg.read.feel": "Where a product page states no stack, starting weight or maximum load, nothing is shown for it: we never fill a gap with a guess. The same pin can feel different from one machine to the next.", "guide.tg.mv.h": "{mv}: Technogym", "guide.tg.nodata.pl": "Technogym does not state a starting weight or maximum load for this machine on its product page yet (no data yet).", "guide.tg.nodata.el": "Electronic resistance, no weight stack: Technogym states no stack figure for this machine on its product page (no data yet).", "guide.tg.cmp.h": "Compare with other brands", "guide.tg.cmp.p": "To see the stack or the starting weight of the same movement at other brands, open the guide for that movement or the plate-loaded starting weight guide, which lists every plate-loaded machine in the catalog.", "guide.tg.cmp.gt": "For cable stations and pec decks, the gym80 vs Technogym guide shows the owner-stated conversion factors between the two brands, with their scope and their estimated level.", "guide.tg.curve.some": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both, or a stated factor for the brand pair. Only those pairs can be compared; for every other pair the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.tg.curve.none": "Converting a load between two machines needs a force curve for both, or a stated factor for the brand pair. Outside the gym80 factors, no Technogym pair can be compared yet, so the comparator answers \"No data yet\".", "guide.tg.next.h": "Help fill the gaps", "guide.tg.next.p": "If you train on a Technogym machine and have a luggage scale or a force gauge, measuring the empty arm or the force at the handle for a given pin is the fastest way to turn \"No data yet\" into a real comparison. Every submission is reviewed before it is published." }