Lagree Fitness | M3 Megaformer

Lagree Fitness M3 Megaformer

Patented and Patent Pending

The M3 is the 3rd generation of Megafomers and is currently the chassis for all Megaformers.

Online classes

Instructions, exercises, routines, and live classes are available at www.lagreeod.com

Carriage: The M3 comes equipped with an extended, widened carriage. There are two openings at the front of the carriage as seen on the M2, however, an additional two (2) openings, referred to as eyelets, have been added between the two (2) existing openings seen on the M2 (total of four openings on the back end of the M3 carriage). A side rail has been added on both sides of the carriage for added hand and foot placement.

Handles: Rotating handles are located on the front of the machine. The top handles rotate 90 degrees for the following positions: Parallel 1, Parallel 2, T Bar, and Cross Bar. The lower handles can be moved into Full Position facing inward or outward.

Platform: Less square and more ergonomic. The fixed and angular shape of the platform enables better body positioning and alignment. Corners of the M2’s platform have been “cut off.” Two (2) more handles have been added on the M3’s platform.

Springs: 8

Dimensions:
130"x35"x31"
16” from floor to top of the carriage
305 pounds

WHAT IS LAGREE FITNESS?

What is Lagree Fitness?

Lagree Fitness is a high-intensity, low-impact workout that focuses on Core, strength, and muscular endurance training.

Lagree will strengthen, tighten, and tone your body quickly and safely.The workout will leave your muscles shake, sweat, and sore the next day!

WHY THE LAGREE METHOD WORKS

Sebastien Lagree, inventor of Lagree Fitness, founded The Lagree Method on the five components of physical fitness:

1. ENDURANCE
2. CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
3. BODY COMPOSITION
4. FLEXIBILITY
5. STRENGTH

CONTROLLED REPS PERFORMED AT SLOW PACES DEMAND MORE FROM THE BODY

The famous Lagree-count, which consists of no less than eight seconds, does not allow for participants to utilize momentum while moving through each exercise. Instead, participants must use muscle groups in a slow, controlled fashion, which demands more metabolic work per unit of time. This extended amount of time that muscles are placed under tension produces rapid results for participants.

SPRINGS VS WEIGHTS

At Lagree Fitness, our machines are equipped with springs rather than weight because the resistance and tension innate to the springs is elastic or variable, allowing users to adjust tension by adjusting body placement—a critical reason as to why our equipment includes numbers and lines on platforms and carriages.

In addition, springs provide the following benefits: maintain control over movement when compared to dumbbells, remain engaged longer in a movement, which equates to more muscle stimulation than weight training provides, more effective in a group setting because all students can use the same spring with different body placements so that each works against the tension that is most effective for them.

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THE LAGREE METHOD BORROWS THE BODYBUILDING SUPERSET FOR EFFECTIVENESS

As a fitness guru fascinated by and passionate about bodybuilding, Sebastien Lagree has borrowed the superset method and made it part of what makes The Lagree Method considerably different than Pilates. By utilizing the superset method, Lagree Fitness goers move through shorter classes, heightened intensity levels, and a safer way to take their muscles to failure without the spotter that is typically needed in traditional bodybuilding.

THE LAGREE METHOD DOES NOT EXCLUDE CARDIO

Circuit training is a large part of what makes The Lagree Method critically different than Pilates. Lagree Fitness participants are required to move from one movement to the next with minimal rest time between. This keeps the participant’s heart rate up and demands cardiovascular growth—which, of course, results in more calories burned.

Pilates is not meant to be a cardio workout, so typically a participant’s heartrate will remain under 90 BPM. On the other hand, The Lagree Method ensures users will hit the anaerobic threshold and a heart rate over 145/150 BPM when performed correctly.

LAGREE FITNESS VS PILATES

Lagree Fitness Vs Pilates

Since its birth, Lagree Fitness has distinguished itself from every form of exercise, including Pilates, which lacks intensity. The Lagree Method utilizes tried and proven bodybuilding training techniques not inherent to Pilates. The union of these bodybuilding techniques and low-impact qualities, which are fundamental to Lagree Fitness, directly translate to rapid results. While Pilates is based on breathing, concentration, control, centering, flow postural alignment, and precision, Lagree Fitness is fundamentally based on the following: Effective Form, Effective Range of Motion, Effective Tempo, Effective Duration, Effective Sequence, Effective Transition, Effective Tension, and Effective Plane of Motion.

THE MEGAFORMER IS NOT A REFORMER!

Lagree is not Pilates, and the Megaformer is not a reformer. Although the Megaformer was originally inspired by the reformer, the likeness stops there. To achieve the results only provided by the Lagree Method, Sebastien Lagree had to transform the reformer into a Megaformer. To this day, Sebastien continues to modify the Megaformer in order to evolve the Lagree Method. In fact, the new Megaformer EVO 2 has been termed “an advanced spaceship” when compared to the reformer.

LAGREE WORKOUT VS PILATES SESSION

Lagree does not use any Pilates training principles: Lagree uses bodybuilding training technique to effectively combine strength training with endurance and core. Lagree will leave your body shaking, sweating, and sore the next day!

SPRING RESISTANCE CAN WORK ON BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PLANES

Unlike free weights, spring resistance does not rely on gravity to provide resistance. This increases its potential for use in more functional movement patterns that mimic both everyday activities and sport-specific activities. Because free weights rely on gravity, they can only provide resistance in a vertical plane—the direction of gravity. This means that if an exercise with a free weight is performed on a horizontal plane, such as moving a dumbbell from one side of the body to the other, there is no resistance to that movement. With springs, on the other hand, resistance is also formed when doing exercises in a horizontal plane.

SPRING RESISTANCE ALLOWS CHANGE IN MUSCLE EMPHASIS

Because spring resistance does not rely on gravity to provide resistance, it is possible to alter the emphasis placed on the muscles during certain exercises. This is made possible by changing the direction of the pull.

The ability to change muscle emphasis is important for those who want to target specific muscles, either for aesthetic reasons or to add strength for sports competitions. It is also important for those with injuries, as shifting the force more to certain muscles can help protect certain associated joints. For example, greater hamstring emphasis during squatting or stepping exercises helps to protect certain structures around the knee. This is difficult to accomplish with free weights because, as previously stated, they require the direction of force to be vertical due to their reliance on gravity for resistance.

SPRING RESISTANCE PREVENTS A PERSON FROM "CHEATING" DURING AN EXERCISE

In short, spring resistance prevents the user from “cheating” during the exercise being performed. This is a critical benefit addressing a common practice seen during the use of training with free weights. Cheating involves the use of momentum to initially move the weight. Once the weight has built up momentum, the muscle fibers do not need to be maximally activated to continue moving the weight throughout the remaining range of motion of the exercise. This is because the physics of momentum have taken over to move the weight.

SPRING RESISTANCE PROVIDES CONTINUOUS TENSION

Because spring resistance does not rely on gravity, it provides continuous tension which increases the rate at which muscles can be trained. When a dumbbell is lifted in any direction other than straight up and down, the tension on the muscle can actually be removed at certain points in the range of motion. For example, when doing a bicep curl with a dumbbell, as the dumbbell curls up towards the shoulder, at the very top of the movement, the dumbbell is literally falling towards the shoulder. This means that the tension on the bicep has been removed because the dumbbell is no longer being lifted up against gravity by the bicep. When doing a bicep curl with spring resistance, the tension is present throughout the entire range of motion because the spring provides resistance both up and down due to its innate properties.

SPRING RESISTANCE OFFERS LINEAR VARIABLE RESISTANCE

Unlike spring resistance, free-weight resistance does not offer linear variable resistance. This means that as the range of motion of the exercise increases, the resistance provided by the spring equipment increases. For example, when doing a bicep curl, as the hand is curled up toward the shoulder, the resistance of the elastic tubing increases. This is due to the physical properties of the spring itself. As its length increases (from being stretched), it provides more resistance. One of the benefits of this is that as the range of motion increases and the resistance increases, thus the number of muscle fibers being used in the exercising muscles increases as well. The more muscle fibers being used, the greater the adaptations in muscle strength that can be achieved with the training program. This benefit is not offered by free-weight resistance.

LAGREE FITNESS VS WEIGHTLIFTING

Lagree Fitness Vs Weightlifting

Dumbbells have been around for over 2,000 years! And while most people use dumbbells or static weight without questioning their effectiveness, Lagree utilizes variable or progressive resistance from springs, which has proved to be far superior to "weights." Variable tension is gentle on the joints and the connective tissues and provides better control over movements and allows movements to be done in perfect form and without cheating. This variable tension also allows the user to stay engaged in the exercise longer. These benefits make the springs used by Lagree Fitness superior to weights.

DEFINING WEIGHTLIFTING & HOW THE LAGREE METHOD DIFFERS

Weightlifting includes any exercise that attempts to increase the strength and size of muscle groups. In most cases, gravity-based equipment, such as weight stacks, bars, or dumbbells are used to counteract muscular force created by the eccentric and concentric contractions of the muscles. Unlike weightlifting, The Lagree Method focuses on high-intensity, low-impact workouts to increase lean muscle growth. It accomplishes this by increasing your stamina and muscle oxygen capacity.

THE SCIENCE IS IN OUR MACHINES

Each machine from the Lagree Fitness collection, whether it is the world renown Megaformer, the compact Micro, the cutting-edge Mini, or the evolutionary EVO, is created with tension-controlling springs, a gliding carriage, hand, and foot straps, and pulleys that allow for a massive range of balance and strength-building exercises.

SPRINGS VS WEIGHTS: WHY LAGREE FITNESS USES SPRINGS

Due to the stagnancy of the fitness industry, springs are a severely underrated and underutilized source of tension yet are superior to weight, rubber, pneumatic, magnetic, electronic, and water-based tension. At Lagree Fitness, our machines are equipped with springs rather than weight because the resistance and tension innate to the springs are variable which allows users to adjust tension by adjusting body placement.

LAGREE VS GYM

At Lagree Fitness, our machines are equipped with springs rather than weight because the resistance and tension innate to the springs is elastic or variable, allowing users to adjust tension by adjusting body placement—a critical reason as to why our equipment includes numbers and lines on platforms and carriages.

WHY LAGREE FITNESS?

Why Lagree Fitness?

Lagree Fitness is a unique workout method that has gained popularity among fitness enthusiasts due to its high intensity, low-impact nature and its ability to deliver rapid results. Here are some reasons why you might choose Lagree Fitness:

1. Full-body workout: The Lagree Fitness method targets all major muscle groups in the body, including the core, legs, arms, and back, providing a complete workout that strengthens, tones and sculpts the entire body.

2. Low-impact: The workout is performed on a specially designed machine called a Megaformer, which provides resistance without putting excessive strain on the joints. This makes it ideal for people of all ages and fitness levels, including those with injuries or mobility issues.

3. High-intensity: The Lagree Fitness workout is designed to push your body to its limits, using slow, controlled movements to activate your muscles and increase your heart rate. This results in a challenging, calorie-burning workout that will leave you feeling energized and invigorated.

4. Rapid results: Due to the intensity of the Lagree Fitness workout, you can achieve significant results in a relatively short amount of time. This includes increased strength, flexibility, endurance, and muscle definition.

5. Variety: The Lagree Fitness method offers a wide range of exercises that can be customized to meet your individual fitness goals. Whether you want to focus on strength training, cardio, or flexibility, there is a Lagree Fitness workout that can help you achieve your goals.

In summary, Lagree Fitness offers a full-body, low-impact, high-intensity workout that delivers rapid results and can be customized to meet your individual fitness goals.