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$25,000 abs with no exercise

lorrpb
lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
edited November 29 in Debate Club
This was in a health magazine in a medical clinic today. It must be true! $1000 per session,2x week for 6 months
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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Think about this for just a second. 20,000 muscle contractions in your abs per second while you're trying to relax. That sounds horrible. Actually that sounds like being forced to exercise with no control over it.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    My sisters use to iron their long curly hair to make it straight.

    They still have curly hair.
  • MsBaz2018
    MsBaz2018 Posts: 384 Member
    Packerjohn wrote: »
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    What he said
  • jillybeansalad
    jillybeansalad Posts: 239 Member
    The shakeweight is probably a better exercise than this.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Sad part is, there are desperate and gullible people out there who will fall for it.

    The diet/fitness industry really is scummy for the most part.

    More money than sense comes to mind...There is lot of extra money lying around these days. :lol:

  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    Sounds like it's being promoted through the same marketing as The infrared wrap which burns in excess of 1000 calories, so they claim, per hour.

    It's the rage in Los Angeles. Their money, their time, their wastefulness. Their foolishness.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited November 2018
    Four sessions at $1000 a session is $4000. Still stupid as hell and zero chance of doing anything at all don't get me wrong, but not sure where 25k came from.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    Four sessions at $1000 a session is $4000. Still stupid as hell and zero chance of doing anything at all don't get me wrong, but not sure where 25k came from.

    It says it could take upwards of 6 months to see results, so 2 sessions a week for 6 months.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    That sounds really unpleasant. Some people just have too much money if this is what they're spending it on lol...
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited November 2018
    hesn92 wrote: »
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    Four sessions at $1000 a session is $4000. Still stupid as hell and zero chance of doing anything at all don't get me wrong, but not sure where 25k came from.

    It says it could take upwards of 6 months to see results, so 2 sessions a week for 6 months.

    The duration of time to see results says nothing about the length of the treatment.

    From the article starting with the last sentence of the first column:


    "You do four 30 minute sessions for over two weeks". So four sessions total over two weeks....$1000 a session, that is $4000 total. They are just saying that it might take a month to 6 months later to actually see the results....probably to save themselves questions about why their customers don't actually see any results following the actual course of the treatment.

    If it somehow was 2 sessions a week for 6 months that would be $54k not $25k anyways
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    The shakeweight is probably a better exercise than this.

    Without a doubt. And also like $24,995 cheaper.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    My sisters use to iron their long curly hair to make it straight.

    They still have curly hair.

    "She said 'I don't care, I'm still going to get my perm.'"

    "I said it's not a perm it's a temporary."
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    My sisters use to iron their long curly hair to make it straight.

    They still have curly hair.

    "She said 'I don't care, I'm still going to get my perm.'"

    "I said it's not a perm it's a temporary."

    And that's why you sleep on the couch.

    :)
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    MikePTY wrote: »
    The shakeweight is probably a better exercise than this.

    Without a doubt. And also like $24,995 cheaper.

    Cheaper than that. Shakeweight available for $0.50 at local garage sales.
  • mburgess458
    mburgess458 Posts: 480 Member
    I don't get how that would be helpful at all unless you're already really thin but have no ab muscles to show. If you have a layer of fat it doesn't matter how great your ab muscles are, you won't see them. Right?
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Think about this for just a second. 20,000 muscle contractions in your abs per second while you're trying to relax. That sounds horrible. Actually that sounds like being forced to exercise with no control over it.

    This technology originated in the 1940s, but never came to market due to the high number of adverse events - long term nerve damage. It re-emerged in the 1960s and Bruce Lee was marketing this at one point, but it never received regulatory approval.

    I can't imagine the damage this does to one's nervous system.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Urg. No thank you. Having my nerves misfire randomly once a month for a couple of days causing horrible cramps is enough for me.

    Although... :smirk: does that mean I've got some serious abs under the flab? :tongue:
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I don't get how that would be helpful at all unless you're already really thin but have no ab muscles to show. If you have a layer of fat it doesn't matter how great your ab muscles are, you won't see them. Right?
    It wouldn't even be helpful then.

    If it actually worked, there would be a lot of physique athletes and models lying around electrocuting themselves for hours a day instead of putting all that effort into diet and workouts.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,029 Member
    Hahaha! And the laziest people who will be willing to put this on credit/financing will try it. Sad.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    hesn92 wrote: »
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    Four sessions at $1000 a session is $4000. Still stupid as hell and zero chance of doing anything at all don't get me wrong, but not sure where 25k came from.

    It says it could take upwards of 6 months to see results, so 2 sessions a week for 6 months.

    The duration of time to see results says nothing about the length of the treatment.

    From the article starting with the last sentence of the first column:


    "You do four 30 minute sessions for over two weeks". So four sessions total over two weeks....$1000 a session, that is $4000 total. They are just saying that it might take a month to 6 months later to actually see the results....probably to save themselves questions about why their customers don't actually see any results following the actual course of the treatment.

    If it somehow was 2 sessions a week for 6 months that would be $54k not $25k anyways

    LOL my mental math was not working, nor was my husband's! $54K makes it an even better deal!!
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    Here's a more affordable solution from Sharper Image for just $100.00, if you're planning to go that route. <eyeroll>


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    https://www.sharperimage.com/si/view/product/Six+Pack+Abs/206098

  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    Here's a handy fat freezer to reveal the muscles you're developing.

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    https://www.sharperimage.com/si/view/product/Ultimate+Fat+Freezer/205888
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    Here's a handy fat freezer to reveal the muscles you're developing.


    https://www.sharperimage.com/si/view/product/Ultimate+Fat+Freezer/205888

    Ghetto Cool Sculpting! :D
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