Ab Rocket Review
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The Ab Rocket is a brand new abdominal trainer that assists with ab crunches. You can adjust the tension of the ab rocket to make it more or less difficult. The Ab Rocket also accommodates different body types and sizes. The infomercial claims that a university study found that one woman increased her lower ab activity by 107 percent.
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Ab Rocket Abdominal Trainer
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List Price: $119.99 |
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Testimonials
Nellie of New Jersey, USA: "I ordered this through their website. It took a while for delivery and no communication at all from customer service. I had to put effort to hook up the springs, but once done, I tried it. I did 100 situps at 25 intervals, the next day I felt it. I did find the positioning of my legs and bit uncomfortable, but still plan to use it."
Benjamin T. Richman "BENJI RICH" "THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE INFOMERCIAL ON THIS AB ROCKET PRODUCT I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO SIT UPS BUT I AM JUST SO LAZY SO BY BUYING TH AB ROCKET AND PLACING IT RIGHT BY MY BED I CAN NOW DO SIT UPS RIGHT BEFORE I GO TO BED AND RIGHT WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING. I HAVE BEEN USING THE AB ROCKET FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND I REALLY FEEL IT IN MY LOWER ABS. I ALSO PURCHASED THE AB ROCKET FLEXMASTER THAT THEY HAD AVAILABLE WHEN I CALLED IN AND I LOVE THAT TOO. IT'S GREAT FOR ARM AND LEG MUSCLES. THANK YOU AB ROCKET!!!"
Terrance of Georgia, USA: "After I assembled it and tried it out, I found that my lower back was irritated. I seemed to stuggle more on the Ab Rocket trying to keep my balance versus doing traditional crunches with a pad and feet gripper. Attaching the springs are a mini workout in themselves too. I guess for me there is no replacement for old fashioned crunches."
As for me, the Ab Rocket is another great way to improve your lower, upper, middle abs and even your sides. Maybe the resistance of stretch coils is rather low, but it's rather good for beginners and Ab Rocket can make you feel comfortable if you doing a lot of crunches per day.
Features
Ab Rocket comes with a free fat-blasting system, which includes a low-calorie meal plan filled with recipes and an instructional DVD with ab workouts, a cardio workout, and a Pilates assister.
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Ab Rocket Abdominal Trainer
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List Price: $119.99 |
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Comments
Definitely the best abdominal exercise equipment I have ever tried. Love the compact nature and ease of use. Good back support, and excellent for crunches. Customer service, however, could use a big improvement.
Hi there,
I'm not so sure about this product. The main action of the main seems to be pushing back into the machine .ie. concentric trunk extensor strength and on the way up the machine is doing a lot of the work ie active assisted trunk flexion.
The gentleman has described another exercise in which his feet are on the back support. Again, I would argue that he is pushing his legs into the machine ie concentric hip extensors and flexing his trunk forward is not in a position to work the abdominals maximally as he is supported with his two hands.
As with all exercise programmes, the aim should be to stay healthy. Secondly, have a balanced sensible diet. Thirdly increase your physical activity ie aerobic training and resistive training.
For abs specifically, I would recommend lying supine, contract into posterior pelvic tilt and raise into crunch, taking all necessary precautions for your back and neck. If possible, have your legs extended but do take care of your back (legs extended would negate the use of psoas and iliacus as hip flexors as their origins would be fixed by having your feet on the ground.)
Hope that helps
Can you repeat this advice / description in layperson's language? Thanks.
I think most folks do not understand that the machine is a sit-up assistance device. That means that the springs are there for assistance and not for resistance. To use the device correctly, you have to use the biggest resistance spring for easier crunches. Then you decrease the resistance as your abs get stronger. Black penguin does not get it at all. It is not the act of pushing the backrest down that tones the abdominal muscles but the act of going up from the floor.
i`m going to try it out!!! thanks for the reviews!!!:)
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Obsession_Fitness says:
2 years ago
I've heard the Ab Lounge 2 is similar but better than the Ab Rocket. Anyone try them both?