That works relatively well until you get injured, which, for people who train seriously, is almost inevitable. Then you have to train around said injury either temporarly or permantently and find great use for various machines.
Or you get to a high enough level (for you genetics), where targeting a specific area is more efficient with some kind of a machine.
Or you've been training for many years and are now getting older- lots of folks can't really bench after about 40, and same goes for the dips.
Doing compound lifts is a great way to build both strength and muscle mass, but it is a bit myopic to call machines useless. Nuance is important.
Must admit that I'm not a competitor in lifting, and it is only a secondary hobby, but 1.83x body weight bench isn't completely laughable either
Or you get to a high enough level (for you genetics), where targeting a specific area is more efficient with some kind of a machine.
Or you've been training for many years and are now getting older- lots of folks can't really bench after about 40, and same goes for the dips.
Doing compound lifts is a great way to build both strength and muscle mass, but it is a bit myopic to call machines useless. Nuance is important.
Must admit that I'm not a competitor in lifting, and it is only a secondary hobby, but 1.83x body weight bench isn't completely laughable either