Will training your lower body on the Graviton make any difference?
Straight answer, no nonsense: NO!
Thankfully, unlike many outlandish exercises with a high risk of injury, this one really is harmless.
Why doesn’t it work for “gains”?
The Graviton machine wasn’t designed for that! It was designed to train the upper body.
There are limitations when it comes to increasing the weight and applying considerable resistance. If the weight used is greater than the person’s body weight, they will be pulled “up” instead of the platform lowering, making it necessary to use a lot of arm and shoulder strength to prevent that from happening.
Graviton design
Not to mention a structural detail…. Graviton platforms are usually padded or have an irregular shape, resulting in an unstable base and making it difficult to apply force, which hinders the delivery of stimuli to the muscles.
There are so many better exercises to do at the gym… “Ohhh, but so-and-so has an amazing body.” But believe me, they don’t only do this. You can bet they do leg presses, squats, lunges, stiff-legged deadlifts…
And to go back to the question and answer directly: to complement your workout with essential compound exercises like the leg press and deep squats, I would recommend stiff-legged deadlifts and the leg curl machine.
Graviton for the lower body?
The Graviton is not a good exercise for leg training. Unfortunately, not everyone knows this yet, but it’s the reality.
Forget the Graviton and focus on compound exercises to get better results for your lower body. Squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, and Bulgarian split squats.
