Electronic muscle simulator for abs? works or naw? PLEASE READ

rei9

first i just want to say, yes i know diet is key and i also do train abs manually at the gym but i was thinking about buying one of these as an aid maybe 30 minutes a day before bedtime just to cut that last bit of lower belly fat. have anyone here ever tried these ( 35 dollers EMS for abs) ?

L1zardQueen

A big fat nope!

100_PROOF_

Sadly no, it's another fad. It would be awesome if it was real though!

h1udd

How is it going to cut fat ... you said you know diet is key and that’s your answer.

If a $35 ems worked then there would be no bellies !!! And the equation would emsco and not CICO

rei9

@h1udd it works by contacting the abs as if you were working them out (or so i read) just wondering if anyone used them.. wanted to see if i could add them into my workout

bbell1985

Don't you think if we cut just lie down and let a 35 dollar machine do the work, we'd all have abs? Come on.

lorrpb

They are used by physios for certain types of injury rehab but are useless as a workout replacement.

AnvilHead

Electronic pulses do not get rid of belly fat. Neither do workouts. Fat is inert and can't be exercised, it has no contractile properties, and exercising the muscles beneath the fat does nothing to reduce the fat itself.

This falls under the 'spot reduction' myth. You can't selectively eliminate fat from a certain part of your body. Fat is eliminated by eating less calories than you burn over time, and where you lose it from first/last is determined by your genetic fat distribution pattern. For many people, the abdomen/midsection is the last place you'll lose it, and no exercise, food or supplement will change that.

nowine4me

lorrpb wrote: »

They are used by physios for certain types of injury rehab but are useless as a workout replacement.

Useless for injury rehab too in my case.