u/Lizaye

Hi everyone I posted on xxfitness but was also told to post on here!

I'm currently studying Mechanical Engineering and also an avid weightlifter and have been for the last 3/4 years. I have had some not so great gym encounters recenetly where I am unable to reach machines - specifically leg extensions, hipthrust safety bars, lat pulldowns, I could go on. It's super frustrating.

This inspired me to write my dissertation on this issue and try to design a product(s) that overcome this issue. It has been majorly overlooked in gym design.

I was just putting this post out here to start a discussion and see if more people were having similar issues. If you are please let me know, along with your height, the amount of research on this topic is very minimal.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently studying Mechanical Engineering and also an avid weightlifter and have been for the last 3/4 years. I have had some not so great gym encounters recenetly where I am unable to reach machines - specifically leg extensions, hipthrust safety bars, lat pulldowns. I am around 5 foot 5 inches, so I wouldn't even necasarily call this short. It's super frustrating.

This inspired me to write my dissertation on this issue and to design a product(s) that overcome this issue. It has been majorly overlooked in gym design and I would love to use my background in engineering to start designing machines that are more accessable.

I was just putting this post out here to see if more people were having similar issues. If you are please let me know, along with your height, the amount of research on this topic is very minimal.