Weight-and-block strength equipment

Weight-and-block

— one of the most popular types of load nowadays: a set of loads connected to the working part of the machine using a cable (cables) with a system of blocks. However, a similar scheme of work can be applied with free weights (see below). Thus, a distinctive feature of block-and-weight systems is that they can only use special weights that are not designed for another application. One of the key advantages of this type of load is the ease of weight adjustment: for this, you do not need to separately look for suitable weights and select their number, just rearrange the special lock. However, the adjustment is carried out with a strictly defined step — for example, 5 kg; so the tuning accuracy in such systems is generally somewhat lower than with free weight. The block-and-weight system allows you to bring the cable to the working part of the machine from any direction — accordingly, the force of the counterweight can be directed in any direction — up, down, sideways, and also at any angle of inclination.