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Variable resistance equipment is designed to change the external resistive load throughout an exercise's range of motion, such as rubber-based resistance, chains, and flywheels.

Variable resistance devices are particularly beneficial because they allow users to work with a force load that matches their output throughout the workout. The resistance increases as they train harder and decreases when they get weaker.

This means that it can be used for all populations, whether bodybuilders, the elderly, or injured athletes. Because of this, variable machines are very sought after by trainers, as their trainees can use them easily and track progress easily.

Benefits of Variable Resistance

Workout Smarter and Harder

Your body is naturally stronger at specific parts of a lift, so using variable resistance during your workouts allows you to challenge portions of the lift more than others.

When we refer to variable resistance using a flywheel, it only gives back eccentrically the effort used concentrically. So if you go 100%, every rep from rep #1 is maximal. Whereas with traditional barbell training, it is only maximal effort during the last rep or 2 when you fail.

No Limits

You can use flywheel training to further the results of strength training by using the flywheel's resistance to create optimal resistance rather than gravity itself. One of the main advantages of this is that there is no limit to the amount of energy produced through flywheel training, which can push you to unimaginable heights.

Furthermore, the flywheel responds to the amount of force you put into it, adapting to your output rep-by-rep. Exerfly can be used for various training, whether that be strength and conditioning, maintenance, or rehab, and for all people across all ages and fitness levels.

Better and Faster Results

With flywheel training, users can control how much resistance is experienced throughout their repetitions. By contrast, traditional weights limit the momentum felt on users' joints as this is dependent on the direction of movement relative to gravity and where the weight is positioned.

Variable resistance has been shown to positively affect performance, as studies have found variable resistance training to be an effective evidence-based method of improving maximal strength both in athletes with different sports backgrounds and untrained subjects.

Variable Resistance Devices

You can use variable resistance devices for all types of training, ranging from strength to power. They have specific features that alter the load throughout the exercise's range of motion. There are four types of variable resistance machines:

Constant resistance devices
Variable resistance devices
Accommodating resistance devices
Static resistance devices

Flywheel training devices are a type of variable resistance machine that has been recognized as an effective way of improving certain factors important for sports performance, such as strength and power, through a series of studies on the effects of flywheel training on strength-related variables. Usually, these factors are targeted through training using resistance based on gravity. Still, in Flywheel training, the flywheel receives kinetic energy, which allows for eccentric overload and variable resistance throughout the movement.

A meta-analysis was conducted to identify the effects of flywheel training on multiple strength-related variables affecting athletic performance, investigating the effects on muscle growth, maximum dynamic strength, development of power, development of horizontal movement, and development of vertical movement. For 4-24 weeks, Flywheel training showed statistically significant increases in all strength aspects, especially in developing maximal strength and power for trained younger individuals and utilizing this training modality in shorter, more intensive blocks.

A big attraction to Flywheel training is that you can use it for an enormous range of exercises, movements, and training styles with the same tailored response each time. Whether your goal is rehabilitation, maintenance, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, or weight lifting, Exerfly has an all-in-one training solution that caters to all of the above and more.

With a wide range of Flywheels, you can alter the inertial resistance based on your goals and requirements, for example, using smaller flywheels for incremental movements and larger flywheels for strength training.

Variable Resistance Exercises

We’ve listed below a range of variable resistance exercises you can train with your variable resistance device. Exerfly’s equipment also includes advanced sensor technology to monitor the user’s performance in real-time.

Variable Resistance Squats

The squat is a staple lower body exercise used by those seeking athletic performance and physique development. The most significant benefit of using the squat with variable resistance is loading it from the hips instead of on the back or shoulders.

Essentially, it is a belt squat. The upper body isn't involved, so you can train the legs hard if you have lower back or shoulder issues. Here's how:

Using the squat belt, attach the rope to the front.
Set the rope length, so your knees are soft (slightly bent) at the top.
Spin the flywheel to lower yourself and start by pushing with the legs.
Ride the eccentric phase to the half squat position or bottom position, depending on your training goals.

Variable Resistance Deadlift

The variable resistance deadlift allows the maximal output of every rep without the systemic fatigue associated with maximal effort barbell deadlifts.

Meaning you can do it more often or in conjunction with traditional deadlifts.

Using the handle, set the rope length at your deadlift lockout.
Using the handle, set the rope length at your deadlift lockout.
Ride the eccentric phase to the bottom position and reverse the movement as quickly as possible.

Variable Resistance Bench Press

Compared to the traditional bench press, the variable resistance bench press allows you to emphasize eccentric force at long muscle lengths of the pecs by delaying the braking action until the end of the eccentric phase.

Being able to brake and rapidly reverse the motion to the concentric phase will help drive the bar from the chest in the traditional bench press.

Slide the bench in line with the Exerfly Platform and lock it in place by turning the screws.
Attach the long bar to both ropes.
Lie faceup on the bench and extend your arms with the bar. Level out the ropes as necessary.
Rest the bar on your chest with one hand and spin the flywheel with the other to get it started.
Push against the bar to build momentum.
Ride the eccentric, so the bar touches your chest.

For a detailed video breakdown on doing these exercises, visit Exerfly's video catalog of easy-to-follow tutorials here.

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Chris Chase

Director of Performance - Memphis Grizzlies

Both the exerfly portable and platform products will continue to be beneficial for our basketball players. The unique resistance profile can facilitate higher impulse-oriented loading at troublesome joint angles, such as deeper ranges of flexion during squatting exercises.
Traveling with the Exerfly Portable has added immense value to our training on the road. The type of resistance provided by the flywheel is just something that is hard to mimic without the equipment itself. The Portable is extremely easy to set up and break down, and has stood up against the rigors of NBA travel.
The versatility of the Exerfly Platform is unmatched by any other piece of flywheel equipment on the market. Firstly, being able to use 1 or 2 straps is a huge advantage. Unlike other equipment with 1 strap , the Platform can be better set up for things like deadlifts with 2 separate handles or a shoulders elevated hip bridge with a straight bar. This has allowed us to utilize the flywheel stress with most of our exercises.
The Platform motor feature also has huge potential to enhance our training in our foundational exercises like squatting and hinging. Basketball players are subjected to immense forces as they move into and out of positions of ankle, knee, and hip flexion. The Platform motor can increase the speed of the spinning wheel during the eccentric portion of the exercise, facilitating higher force outputs that would be hard to mimic using any other method.
I believe the Exerfly products provide a type of stressor at an intensity that will allow us to make serious improvements in our KPIs.
We are lucky that the Exerfly company has been responsive, open minded, and eager to innovate using the feedback of coaches in the field. They are already ahead of most other companies in this particular space, and we are excited for the continued evolution!

Angus Ross

World-Renowned Strength & Conditioning Coach and Researcher, 3x Bobsleigh Olympian.

“The sports that I work with predominantly are very measured, so physical performance is a prerequisite. Trying to develop that physicality has become somewhat of an obsession of mine, and I like to find ways of doing things better – which is why I use Exerfly.”
“The athletes I work with are speed and power athletes, so physical performance is a prerequisite. We’ve been using Exerfly for several years now, and the ability to train these high power qualities in different planes, rotationally, and in different aspects has been extremely advantageous. I’m using it because it works.”
“The ability to take Exerfly and travel with it has been something that I’ve never seen before, and there’s a lot of elite athletes around the globe now using Exerfly. And that’s a testimony to the company, that Exerfly has been flexible and has continued to develop.”
“Most of the movements we do in sports are not strength orientated, they’re power orientated. And most of that is high-velocity power. For somebody to jump high or run fast, it’s not a slow grinding strength like you might see in powerlifting – it’s elastic power and high-speed muscle power, and you can train both of these with Exerfly.”

Jerome Simian

Owner of Synaptic Athletics sarl. Coached athletes who medalled internationally in seven different disciplines. Coached Kevin Mayer to a world record in decathlon. 20-year career athletes have participated in eight Olympics and have made countless national team selections. He also trained successful athletes for sports as diverse as pro rugby, figure skating, skeleton judo, golf, soccer and bobsled to name a few.

When it comes to strength training equipment for my athletes, I am of the minimalistic camp. I really like the adjustable rack mounted flywheel from exerfly. First of all for its versatility as the adjustable height opens up many possibilities for different exercises as well as stressing different portions of the same exercise. It is also important that the flywheel comes with measuring capabilities and a simple app that tells you what amount of work is done which is not always the case with inertial equipment. I am grateful to exerfly for the quality of their product and the quick customer service they provide despite being exactly on the other side of the world from me.

Victoria Azarenka

Two-time grand slam champion, Olympic Gold Medalist and the 2012 Grand Slam winner

I like the ability to introduce a different way of training regimen into my schedule and routine. It gives my body a different way of adapting to load and intensity. Exerfly has increased power and endurance during strength sessions and explosiveness. Exerfly equipment has been a great addition to my strength component as well as strength endurance. Full body workouts are very challenging with limitless moderation of effort. I have enjoyed a lot for the communication and introduction to Exerfly and the expertise to get the best out of the equipment.

Vern Gambetta

Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and Director of Athletic Development for the New York Mets. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training.

Exerfly is my equipment of choice in flywheel training technology. The equipment is versatile and easy to use. I have found the rack mounted unity system especially effective in my work with throwers, volleyball players and swimmers. A very versatile tool.