ab exerciser

[top69cat69]

i hope someone can help me on this before my divorce i used to have an abdominal exerciser that helped me lose over 100 lbs in 6 months went from a 47 inch waist to a 27 inch when i moved i tossed it like a fool now i cant remember the name of it !! it had 3 oval tension plates and a foam covered bar that went either in front or in back of you to use it, i know this exerciser works or maybe the reps did it i would do minimum of 100 crunches per commercial break in a normal evening of tv watching PLEASE IF ANYONE KNOWS THE NAME OF THIS MACHINE AND WHERE THERE AVAILIBLE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!:

[midgetcop]

Dude, you lost 100lbs with an ab exerciser??? Did you also starve yourself by chance?

[top69cat69]

no i didn't starve just ate differantly more meals smaller meals and the first 3 months were heavy on veggies and rice yogurt ect.then fish and chicken added to diet plus made a veggie drink that included habanaro peppers because i was told they will speed up the metabolisim also logged about 25 miles a day towards the end of the diet on my bicycle(lived in florida then)and like i said many many reps on the ab machine remember i was 45 at the time so its not like i had a high metabolisim to begin with had dr approval also on the diet because of a heart attack but that was the first time in my life i had a 6 pack and i want to get back to that shape i also was doing "moderate"dumbbell exercises

[gymgirl]

yikes, i am not sure what you are talking about,but is it an ab roller?

http://www.asontv.com/products/1057008692.html

(scroll 1/2 way down the page for a pic)

do you remember any other details about this piece of equipment?

[Lady C]

Doing a million reps does not necessarily mean you are doing them correctly.

A proper crunch should be done as follows;
o Put your heels up on a bench such that the legs are bent 90 degrees.
[This removes the hip flexors from the equation as much as possible.]
o Pretend a string is attached to your belly button. Pull the string to the ground and hold that position.
o With your hands behind your head - DO NOT pull up with your hands - this is just a resting place for them.
o Now move upward so that the shoulder blades are lifted from the floor.

If you are performing these correctly - you will start to feel the burn between 8-12 reps.
Variation is moving right elbow to left knee and the oppostite.

You only need to perform maybe three sets of 12, 3X per week.

Doing a million reps just adds endurance not necessarily definition. Adding weights to your hands adds strength and some definition

[top69cat69]

its not an ab roller it is a seat and has padded rails at the bottom for your feet and you sit in an upright position you can do forward and rear wards motion as well as turning the seat at an angle fo side aprox.45 degrees it has 3 tension discs to increase the amount of tension you may use(similer to the new bow flex design discs)

[CF-OC_gal]

I'll bet you it was the 25 mile bike rides and the change in diet that caused the weight loss. The ab thingy was just like the stone in the fairytale "Stone Soup".

A tramp knocked at the farmhouse door. "I can't let you in, for my husband is not at home," said the woman of the house. "And I haven't a thing to offer you," she added. Her voice showed unmasked scorn for the man she held to be a beggar.
"Then you could make use of my soup stone," he replied, pulling from his pocket what appeared to be an ordinary stone.
"Soup stone?" said she, suddenly showing interest in the tattered stranger.
"Oh yes," he said. "If I just had a potful of water and a fire, I'd show you how it works. This stone and boiling water make the best soup you've ever eaten. Your husband would thank you for the good supper, if you'd just let me in and put my stone to use over your fire."
The woman's suspicions yielded to her desire for an easy meal, and she opened the door. A pot of water was soon brought to a boil. The tramp dropped in his stone, then tasted the watery gruel. "It needs salt, and a bit of barley," he said. "And some butter, too, if you can spare it." The woman obliged him by adding the requested ingredients. He tasted it again. "Much better!" he said. "But a good soup needs vegetables and potatoes. Are there none in your cellar?"
"Oh yes," she said, her enthusiasm for the miracle soup growing, and she quickly found a generous portion of potatoes, turnips, carrots, and beans.
After the mixture had boiled awhile, the man tasted it again. "It's almost soup," he said. "The stone has not failed us. But some chicken broth and chunks of meat would do it well."
The woman, recognizing the truth of his claim, ran to the chicken yard, returning soon with a freshly slaughtered fowl. "Soup stone, do your thing!" she said, adding the chicken to the stew.
When their noses told them that the soup was done, the woman dished up a healthy portion for her guest and for herself. They ate their fill, and -- thanks to the magic stone -- there was still a modest bowlful left over for her husband's supper.
"My thanks for the use of your pot and your fire," said the tramp as evening approached, and he sensed that the husband soon would be arriving home. He fished his stone from the bottom of the pot, licked it clean, and put it back into his pocket.
"Do come again," said the thankful woman.
"I will indeed," said the tramp, and disappeared into the woods.

[totalchaos]

yea most def yo