Ab Machines – Should You Buy One?

There have been hundreds of infomercials for ab exercise machines. Will they work for you as promised?

If you're considering buying one, you want to read this first…

Infomercials advertising abdominal machines are made to make you believe that a gadget can give you lean, hard abs.

The truth is that machines can be useful if your overall body fat is low. For men, body fat levels need to be around 10% for ab muscles to be visible. For women, the lucky number is between 14 – 18%.

If fat is covering your abs, you need to lose the fat with a sound exercise and nutrition program before you think of buying any equipment.

Ab Exercise Machines Pros and Cons

Some of the benefits of ab machines are…

1. They add some variety. Using ab equipment can challenge your muscles a little differently.

2. They can add some interest to your routine. Doing the same set of exercises can get boring. Using a machine can help make things interesting.

3. Abdominal exercise machines isolate your ab muscles. They're usually made to target just your abs. If you have low body fat and you want more definition, isolation is great for that.

The 'drawback' about abdominal gadgets such as belts and machines is that they can’t melt fat off your stomach. You can harden your abs by using machines, but you won't lose fat from your abs by using them.

Additionally, overusing ab machines can create a muscular imbalance, and that's potentially dangerous! Your ab muscles and lower back muscles are made to work together when you move or lift objects.

Ab machines focus on your abdominal muscles. If your abs become way stronger than your lower back muscles, this imbalance can slowly but surely lead you down the path to injury.

Hopefully now you know whether or not you should buy one of those ab exercise machines!

Terrence Banks has a site about building muscle fast. You can read more about ab exercise machines and the fastest way to build muscle.

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