We Have No Comment About This Exercise Device
A friend of ours has just shown us this video for an allegedly real exercise device called the "Shake Weight." We have no comment about it.
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I read the headline, saw the pic, and immediately thought of this:
[This hopefully is the video I wanted to embed. Hulu is blocked at work, so I cant tell.]
@jmurphy42: Whether or not it works your muscles remains to be seen, but it looks terribly uncomfortable to use for more than 30 seconds.
@Yoko Broke Up The Beatles: Any fitness professional should tell you that weight machines aren't very good for you. They don't help you work on proper form and they only work out certain muscle groups (when you should be working out your whole body at once). If you're handicapped or only doing very light weights then they're fine, but for anything over 30-40 lbs., you should do free weights.
There's also no such thing as "toning" really. You can't lift weights and not get bigger muscles. Doing more reps at a lighter weight just means you'll build muscles more slowly.
@squinko - applauds the death of FBC: And you, of course, have a source to back all your claims up, right?
I have to take issue once again with "weight machines and weights give you bulky muscles". Smart women use these machines in addition to cardio. Sadly, they are in the minority. The myth of "bulking up" by lifting weights still perpetuates into 2009. Unless you are packing on tons of calories and/or supplements while lifting EXTREMELY heavy weights, it is almost impossible for a woman to "bulk up". Feel free to grab some 15-25+ lb dumbells and go to town. No need to hang around in the 3-10 lb range, afraid of being musclebound.
I love how every workout gadget immediately discredits free weights as being "hard, heavy, dangerous," - and will make you look as bulky as the guy on the cover of Men's Health.
I use machines and free weights, and although I'm not a health expert I'd say a set of 10, 15, and 25 lb weights would be an excellent addition to a womens workout routine.
@squinko - applauds the death of FBC:
That's not correct. You have to overload muscles to get them to increase in size. Your theory is like saying "I'll lift this 1 lb weight 1,000 times and I'll be Mr. Universe in 5 years".
As for weight machines, there is nothing wrong with them. You don't want to use them exclusively, because they do not work supporting muscles as well as free weights. But they ARE very good at focusing a lot of attention on specific spots, and they are safer than free weights. A good program will combine free weights along with machines.
@NightSteel: I much prefer they remain marketed to women. You know what they say: Practice makes perfect!
@squinko - applauds the death of FBC:
How do free weights work the entire body? They are also targeting specific areas via some specific exercise it seems to me. Maybe they work more muscles at once, but they're still not working every muscle.
I would say that machines give you more control over your form and weight. For form, there is no way to do it badly unless you resist following the diagram to some obscene level. If you use too much weight, you don't have to worry about smashing your hand or foot or something. I'm not a fitness expert though
@Skipweasel: Well tell the folks at the BBC to quit cuffing on their footage and we'll do the same. Do it or the tea gets it. ;-)


















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