Machines vs free weights?

I'm tired of trying to sort through the fucking bro science. Will I get more gainz from using free weights instead of machines or what?

it depends on the exercises, generally free weights are better but if you are doing something like abs, machines allow you to train much faster in my experience.

Doesn't matter if you're doing a half-assed training with any of them.

Nobody EVER has said that you should be focusing on machines only you fucking faggot shit.
>I'm tired of trying
NEVER GONNA MAKE IT

Machines should only be used if you have some kind of a condition that prevents you from using free weights (injury or being a faggot like yourself) or as an accessory

Free weights are better.
You literally can't make gains unless you feel the threat of snapping your back in half from squats/deadlift or getting decapitated from bench.

short answer? use machines if you're not confident in your form. use free weights if you're fine with form and not a fucking bitch.

i use machines with legs a lot, but i'm sure a lot of anons use them a ot with their routines. depends on you're routine. there's literally no difference you're still lifting weights

Machines are like the beta males of the gym, easy, never challenging, Never improve you, bitches use them to feel good

Free weights are alpha, they improve you, they don’t forgive shitty form, challenging, rewarding, and only high quality people are seen using them

>what is bad form

where on earth have you read anything that says machines are better?
imagine pressing in the smith machine. you can press on the y axis. the machine makes it so movement, stabilizing or otherwise, in the x and z axis is impossible. this is bad. free weights are better.

Machines exercises complement free weights exercises. Not the way around. But mainly on things they aren't good at, like isolating certain muscle groups.