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18-Jun-05, 01:06 PM
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ab belts second opinoin
ab belts, do they work ?
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18-Jun-05, 03:38 PM
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No. Shocking your ass while you watch TV won't grow muscles.
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18-Jun-05, 04:15 PM
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That's such a bummer isnt' it? Just imagine sitting there, eating a brownie, remote in one hand, drinkin a beer. And all the time, your abs are getting visible. SIGH! What a dream!!!!!!!
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19-Jun-05, 02:50 PM
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What happens if you put the ab belt on your butt or something?
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19-Jun-05, 03:31 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Toronto, Ontario
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better be near a toilet - i wouldn't wanna bet on the effect of repeated electrical shocks near a sphincter.....
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27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
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19-Jun-05, 04:32 PM
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You mind as well put it on your head, maybe it'll keep you from buying pointless crap you see on TV.
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19-Jun-05, 04:51 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Toronto, Ontario
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PT Barnum had that covered.
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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19-Jun-05, 06:28 PM
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Wow...I guess the ab belt really does have a lot of uses...except for its intended purpose lol.
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19-Jun-05, 11:24 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Somewhere in the sands of time...
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I second that, aren't ab belts like really old? I've seen them a while back.. what about that abtronic thing? Supposedly works on every muscle group..lol. I used to put it on my biceps. But it kidna hurt so I stopped.
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20-Jun-05, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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They don't work. The only way for EMS to work enough to strengthen the muscle you'd have to use a voltage that would hurt more than most people would care for. And that still wouldn't burn the layer of fat the wearer is putting on while sitting on that couch eating krispy kreams.
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20-Jun-05, 02:44 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
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should point out heree that EMS was developed as a way to preserve muscle mass in victims of paralysis and wasting diseases.
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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20-Jun-05, 02:52 PM
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Isn't this sort of thing used in physical therapy? Might not be totally bogus. |
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20-Jun-05, 02:54 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Toronto, Ontario
Age: 41
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IF the muscle is diseased, damaged, or atrophied, it's an excellent tool.
but it's not more effective on healthy muscle tissue than antibiotics are on someone who's not sick.
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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21-Jun-05, 01:13 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by candyass
You mind as well put it on your head, maybe it'll keep you from buying pointless crap you see on TV.
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haha, that was pretty funny. |
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