Are the ab machines in the gym any good???

bencool904 · 06-24-2002, 11:01 AM

I have heard that they work other muscles more than your actual abs. But I have seen improvement using this machine. I started out setting it at 70lbs, and now(3 months later) I use 90lbs.

**Prince** · 06-24-2002, 11:15 AM

I prefer crunches on a incline bench, or even the floor, to any machine.

Scotty the Body · 06-24-2002, 11:29 AM

I like using them but they don't have one at my gym so I don't get to that often.

Here's a list of what a seated crunch machine would work:
Target
Rectus Abdominis

Synergists
Obliques

Stabilizers
Pectoralis Major, Sternal
Latissimus Dorsi
Teres Major
Deltoid, Posterior
Triceps, Long Head

bencool904 · 06-24-2002, 07:21 PM

thanks for the input guys!! I really appericiate it.

LAM · 06-24-2002, 07:31 PM

remember to "un-cover" those abs you must lose enough body fat to show the fruits of your labor...

Eggs · 06-25-2002, 05:25 AM

Me like hanging leg lifts best... never been a fan of the machines.

Yep, and ya gotta loose the fat! You could have the best, strongest abs in the world and if they're covered in fat you might as well just forget about um.

**I Are Baboon** · 06-25-2002, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eggs
Me like hanging leg lifts best... never been a fan of the machines.

I'm with Captain Poultry on this one....

06-24-2002, 11:01 AM	#1
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	Are the ab machines in the gym any good??? I have heard that they work other muscles more than your actual abs. But I have seen improvement using this machine. I started out setting it at 70lbs, and now(3 months later) I use 90lbs.

06-24-2002, 11:15 AM	#2
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,721 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	I prefer crunches on a incline bench, or even the floor, to any machine.
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06-24-2002, 11:29 AM	#3
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	I like using them but they don't have one at my gym so I don't get to that often. Here's a list of what a seated crunch machine would work: Target Rectus Abdominis Synergists Obliques Stabilizers Pectoralis Major, Sternal Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major Deltoid, Posterior Triceps, Long Head
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LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	remember to "un-cover" those abs you must lose enough body fat to show the fruits of your labor...
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06-24-2002, 07:21 PM	#4
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	thanks for the input guys!! I really appericiate it.

06-25-2002, 05:25 AM	#6
Eggs Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,008	Me like hanging leg lifts best... never been a fan of the machines. Yep, and ya gotta loose the fat! You could have the best, strongest abs in the world and if they're covered in fat you might as well just forget about um.

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