Why I Hate Ab Exercise Machines And You Should Too!

There are probably a few dozen or maybe even hundreds of different ab exercise machines on the market today. Unfortunately, hardly any of them actually do anything that will help to strengthen your abs. Even further, there are very very few of them that take your entire core into consideration! The ab exercise machines today are marketed to the lazy person who is afraid of hurting their back. These machines come with little widgets in them that help "support" the lower back so you don't feel pain. What they don't understand is that by supporting your lower back, your further weakening it.

Then, as your abs get stronger, your lower back continues to get weaker. This creates a huge imbalance in your core and leads to even more lower back injuries. Do you know what the number 1 reason for lower back pain is? It's because it's too weak! Another reason I'm not a big fan of these machines is because a good majority of them force you to do the exercise in a linear fashion.

This means that instead of having control over the movements your body makes, you have to go in one specific motion. When you do this, your muscles get used to using only the major muscle groups. This weakens your stabilizer muscles which decreases your agility, quickness, coordination, and increase your chance of injury.

I bet the sellers of these ab exercise machines never told you that, did they? In my experience, I've only ever used one machine that I truly loved and would recommend to just about anybody, unless you have extreme lower back problems. There are a huge variety of exercises you can do with it, you aren't limited to one range of motion, and best of it - it trains your entire core!

In fact, it can even strengthen your lats, shoulders, triceps, hamstrings, feet, wrists, chest, butt, and pretty much every other muscle in your body. This machine has actually been around for over a century now, but the newer version of it makes it much, much better and more versatile. It was actually designed by a strength and fitness coach who helps professional sports team get in shape! The L.A. Lakers are just one of his clients. If you're serious about developing a powerful midsection and making your abs come to life, this is one ab exercise machine that you can't live without.
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