Has anyone tried the ab lounger?

Question

I really want one but I dont want to get suckered.

Answer 1

First and foremost, stay away from any ab machine (including the ab lounger) you see on TV as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.

The abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such. If you want muscular abdominals, you have to challenge them with resistance and good form just like you would your chest, your back or any other muscle for that matter. Targeting the correct energy system is imperative. This means you should never enter into the aerobic phase of this exercise, ideally keeping it under 2 minutes at most.

Think of rolling a carpet and contracting fully on the top of the movement and squeeze. If you do them correctly, you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches. Any more than that, and you're probably doing them half-azz, incorrectly or with a partial range of motion.

For the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.

For the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.

As far as fat loss and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. Abdominal exercises alone will never burn fat from your abdominal area. You must do cardiovascular exercise to accomplish this. Cardio is best in the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed.

I would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.

Here's a good list of ab exercises:
http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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Answer 2

IT DOES NOT WORK. Trust me on this, to get your abbs to show defignition you need to put in hard work, "No pain no Gain"
It is so true, the abb launge works if you do the following, eat a propper Diet low carb high protine, And eat the right ammount of food, and you have to excercise over 2 hours a day, Great looking abbs only come with hard work, and the people you see in the comertial are dehidrated, only when you are unhealthy can u have abbs that shape, do the research, IT IS A SCAM

Answer 3

yeah if you want a flat stomach and a little definition
you probaly aren't gonna get a sculpted six pack or anything from it.
not that you'd want one cause those are gross on girls and make me want to puke.

go for it they do work pretty well!

Answer 4

my sister in law and niece swear by it they both have flat stomaches cant wait to get one myself

Answer 5

I've got one, it actually does work.