Abs Machine
The Abs machine
The quest for six pack abs is like the Holy Grail for many gym goers, ever sought, but never achieved! The incorporation of the Abs machine into a workout regimen may help to lead weight trainers towards their goal of powerful and immpresive abdominal muscles.
Most abdominal muscle training is done with only the body’s weight as resistance, but the Abs machine intensifies the training of the abdominal muscles by adding ever increasing amounts of weight to the muscle movement, and as such will offer users outstanding abdominal development.
The desire to strengthen and tone the abdominal muscles is of paramount importance to many weight trainers at any gym, and as such, no professional and comprehensive gym can afford to be without an Abs machine
The machine is very user friendly, and the techniques are easy to master, and the machine enforces correct form for promotion of optimal results but the machine also offers a range of available weights that will keep this machine challenging enough for even the most advanced weight trainer at any gym.
The Abs machine is designed for a professional gym environment, and is composed of heavy gauge steel tubing and quality mechanisms. The machine will offer years of durability and reliable service in the most demanding of professional gym environments.
Muscles worked by the Abs machine
The Abs machine is so effective because it isolates all of the strain and development of the exercise onto the abdominal muscles. The abs will show dramatic improvement after incorporation of the Abs machine into any routine. The lower back muscles act as stabilizers during the performance of the exercise on the Abs machine.
Appearance and dimensions of the Abs machine
The Abs machine is comprised of heavy gauge steel tubing in white, and thick black heavy gauge padding. The user sits on the padded seat, and leans backwards to hook their outer arms into the arm restraints. The machine also offers a steel non slip foot gripping rest, and lower back rolling support pads. The weight is adjustable through a movable pinioning system, and the weight stack is located to the right of the seated user.
All cables and pulleys are hidden safely from view
The machine is a professional caliber machine, and is designed to provide years of reliable service in any professional gym environment.
The dimensions of the machine are 110 cm x 120 cm x 170 cm, and the weight of the Abs machine is 90kg.
How to use the Abs machine
The Abs machine crunch is no more difficult to perform than a standard abdominal crunch, and correct from is far more likely to be observed while in the Abs machine.
The first thing to do prior to using the machine is to select the amount of weight to be moved. Take the steel pin and insert it into the slot below the desired number of weight plates to be moved.
Sit comfortably on the black padded seat, lean back, and hook your arms into the curving arm restraints that will lock your upper body to the movable lifting apparatus; and serve as the basis for increasing the resistance of the standard abdominal crunch.
When you are comfortably positioned, with your feet flat on the non slip steel foot pad, begin the exercise. Exhale as you clench your abdominal muscles, and lean forward into a partial sitting position. You want to travel approximately 30% of the way forward from the starting position. When at the top of the range of motion, pause for a count of two, and give your abdominal muscles another concerted clench, before slowly leaning back to the original starting position.
Do not allow the weight to rest on the weight stack prior to beginning another repetition, as this will take the strain off of the abdominals, and reduce the effectiveness of the exercise.
Additionally, don’t swing or jerk as you perform the exercise, you do not momentum to be moving you, as this will lessen the strain on the abdominals, and thereby reduce the effectiveness of the exercise. Slow smooth motions will produce far better result than quick jerky movements.
Keep your lower body motionless as you perform the exercise. It will be tempting to lift your legs off of the platform as your abdominals tire, but lower body movement will reduce the strain on the abdominals, and will also reduce the effectiveness of the exercise.
You should strive to perform the exercise with a selected weight that will bring you near complete muscle failure at the end of the last repetition of a set, and you should perform three sets of repetitions per abdominal training session.
Incorrect form can lead to injury
The Abs machine is very easy to use, and can be used quite safely, without the need for a spotter or assistant.
The biggest risk of injury while performing abdominal exercises, usually comes from rounding your back as you perform sit ups or crunches. This rounding will often occur because you link your hands behind your head or neck, and pull yourself upright with these linked hands. In the Abs machine, your arms are immobilized behind the arm restrains, and as such, you are less likely to perform the exercise with a rounded back, and the exercise is thereby much safer.
The greatest risk of injury that comes from the use of this machine will occur as a result of using the machine before correctly stretching or warming up. Performing the exercise with “cold” muscles can lead to an abdominal strain or tear. An abdominal strain or tear will be very painful, will certainly impair your ability to train, and may even impair your mobility.
You can warm up prior to heavy training by performing an initial very light weight set on the machine, and then moving on to maximal weights.
Variable techniques for the Abs machine
The Abs machine is a very effective isolator of the abdominal muscles, and is designed to enforce correct form during the exercise. The machine is not designed for variability in training.
Many users will alternate between sets of an exercise that trains their abs, with an exercise that trains their lower back, like the back hyperextension. Alternating quickly between opposite types of muscle movements is a way to increase the aerobic benefit of a workout, while maximizing the benefit of a limited workout time span.
Why you should consider the Abs machine
The Abs machine is designed for the isolation and development of the abdominal muscles, and it does a very good job at this. By increasing the levels of resistance on your abdominals as you perform the standard curl motion, you will increase the speed of musculature development, and increase the speed of desired results attainment.
Many trainers at the gym are seeking an attractive, well muscled mid section, and many of these trainers will demand the very best equipment for the achievement of their abdominal development goals. Any comprehensive and professional gym needs a machine that effectively promotes the isolation and development of the abdominal muscles.
The machine is very safe and user friendly, and can be quickly mastered by even the most novice user; but will remain challenging enough for the most experienced trainer at the gym.
The machine is designed for durability and reliability in a professional gym environment, and will offer many years of maintenance free service.