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Weight Training and Workout Equipment

Abdominal

Abdominal machine
  • Primary Muscles: Abdominals
  • Range of Motion: Sit in a chair, back straight, and bend forward at the waist.
  • Opposing Expercise: Low Back Extension

Seated Row

Seated row
  • Primary Muscles: Latissimus Dorsi, Rhomboids
  • Secondary Muscles: Trapezeus, Biceps, Posterior Deltoid, Teres Minor, Teres Major
  • Range of Motion: Sit, with arms straight ahead, and pull back.
  • Opposing Exercise: Bench Press

Low Back Extension

Low back extension
  • Primary Muscles: Gluteus, Erector Spinae
  • Range of Motion: Sit with back straight, and bend backwards at the waist.
  • Opposing Exercise: Abdominals

Arm Curl (Machine or Free Weight)

Arm curl machine
  • Primary Muscles: Biceps
  • Range of Motion: Lay upper arms on a pad, arms straight ahead, and bend
  • upwards at the elbow.
  • Opposing Exercise: Arm Extension

Crunch

Crunch
  • Primary: Abdominals
  • Range of Motion: A sit-up
  • Opposing Exercise: Low Back Extension

Multi-Hip: Hip Abduction

Multi-Hip: Abduction
  • Primary: Hip Abductors
  • Range of Motion: Facing the machine, leg starts straight and at side, and is swung upward, bending at the hip socket.
  • Opposing Exercise: Hip Adduction

Muti-Hip: Hip Adduction

Multi-Hip: Adduction
  • Primary: Hip Adductors
  • Range of Motion: Facing the machine, leg starts straight and bent as close to a 90 degree angle to the rest of the body as possibly, and is swung downward, bending at the hip socket.
  • Opposing Exercise: Hip Abduction

Multi-Hip: Flexion

Multi-hip flexion
  • Primary: Gluteus
  • Range of Motion: Facing parallel to machine, leg starts at side and is swung upward.
  • Opposing Exercise: Extension

Multi-Hip: Extension

  • Primary: Gluteus
  • Range of Motion: Facing parrallel to machine, leg starts raised as far as possible and is bent until it's straight and at side.
  • Opposing Exercise: Flexion

Arm Extension

Arm extension machine
  • Primary: Triceps
  • Range of Motion: Arms laying on a pad, bent about 90 degrees at elbow, and then straightened.
  • Opposing Exercise: Arm Curl

Standing Calf

Standing calf
  • Primary: Soleus and Gastrocnemius
  • Range of Motion: Rest feet on a small platform so that heels are below the balls of the feet, then raise the angles until you're standing on tiptoes.
  • No Opposing Exercise.

Bench/Chest Press (Inclined machine, non-inclined machine, or free weights)

Bench press machine
  • Primary: Pectorals
  • Secondary: Anterior Deltoid, Triceps
  • Range of Motion: Push up (or forward) from chest level.
  • Opposing Exercise: Seated Row

Leg Curl

Leg curl
  • Primary: Hamstrings
  • Range of Motion: Lie face down, legs straight, then, curl legs at knee
  • Opposing Exercise: Leg Extension

Horizontal Leg Press

Horizontal leg press
  • Primary: Quadriceps
  • Secondary: Gluteus, Hamstrings
  • Range of Motion: Lying on back, knees bend as if sitting in a chair. Then, straighten legs.
  • Opposing Exercise: Leg Curl, Multi-Hip

Leg Extension

Leg extension
  • Primary: Quadriceps
  • Range of Motion: Seated, legs tucked slightly under chair, then, straighten knees.
  • Opposing Exercise: Leg Curl

Seated Dip

Seated dip
  • Primary: Triceps
  • Secondary: Anterior Deltoid
  • Range of Motion: Seated, with hands on two bars at about mid chest. Push down with arms.
  • Opposing Exercise: Shoulder Press

Lateral Raise

Lateral raise
  • Primary: Medial Deltoid
  • Secondary: Anterior Deltoid, Posterior Deltoid
  • Range of Motion: Seated, arms at sides, bent at elbow. Raise arms at shoulder joint until even with shoulders.
  • Opposing Exercise: Dip Assist

Rear Deltoid

Rear Deltoid
  • Primary: Trapezeus, Posterior Deltoid, Rhomboids.
  • Range of Motion: Seated, facing machine, with arms extended forward. Swing arms at shoulder joint until they are both pointing sideways.
  • Opposing Exercise: Pectoral Fly

Lateral Pull Down (Machine or Plate Loaded)

Lateral Pull Down
  • Primary: Latissimus Dorsi
  • Secondary: Biceps
  • Range of Motion: Seated, grab a bar overhead and pull down.
  • Opposing Exercise: Dip Assist

Shoulder Press (Machine or Plate Loaded, inclined or not inclined)

Shoulder press
  • Primary: Anterior Deltoid
  • Secondary: Medial Deltoid, Triceps
  • Range of Motion: Gripping bars at shoulder level, push up.
  • Opposing Exercise: Seated Dip

Pectoral Fly

Pectoral Fly
  • Primary: Pectorals
  • Secondary: Anterior Deltoid
  • Range of Motion: Rest forearms against pads so that upper arns point sideways and elbow is bent 90 degrees. Bring arms together. Opposing Exercise: Rear Deltoid

Rotary Twist

Rotary twist
  • Primary: Internal and External Abdominal Obliques
  • Range of Motion: Sit, and fix upper body to be immobile, with legs pointed to one side, and move the legs to the other side in a twisting motion at the hip.
  • No Opposing Exercise

Dip Assist

Dip assist
  • Primary: Triceps
  • Secondary: Latissimus Dorsi
  • Range of Motion: Kneeling on a pad, grab bars to either side, drop down, and push yourself back up.
  • Opposing Exercise: Lateral Pull Down

Chin Assist

Chin assist
  • Primary: Anterior Deltoid
  • Secondary: Biceps
  • Range of Motion: Kneeling on a pad, grab bar above and pull up.
  • Opposing Exercise: Lateral Raise

Squat

Squat machine
  • Primary: Quadriceps
  • Secondary: Calves and Hamstrings
  • Range of Motion: Standing up, bend down at knees and hip.
  • No Opposing Exercise

Southern Multi-Usage Machine (Closest to Entrance)

  • Workouts: Hup Abductor and Adductor, Seated Row, Pectoral Fly, Arm Curl, Lateral Pull-Down
  • Features: Wheelchair Accessible

Eastern Multi-Usage Machine (Cable Cross-Over Machine)

  • Workouts: Hip Abductor and Adductor, Arm Extension, Arm Curl, Seated Row, Chin Up