Shake Weight, Whats your opinion?

Josteen06

Im interested in buying one. Have you had any success? or is it just a scam?

dad106

Scam... Invest in some real weights.. you'll be better off.

Iam918

Scam... Invest in some real weights.. you'll be better off.

^ This can't be stressed enough.

thecrossfitter

Sooooo - I can't believe I'm going to admit I owned one. I actually just threw it away two months ago. Don't go for it. I spent a lot of time on weight machines/light weights and many reps. I never "toned". I didn't begin to see these changes - and get "toned" arms, until I began lifting heavy weight. ("Heavy" is obviously relative. I had to start with what I could lift and build up.)

"Toned"
1. Muscle
2. Little fat covering the muscle

The women you see with large/super muscular arms have 1- VERY low body fat, it won't happen by mistake, and 2 - Train and eat in a very, very specific manner. If they are very, very, very large and muscular it's likely they have taken steroids. Women simply don't have the testosterone levels to build massive muscles (there are very, very few exceptions to this).

http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2011/05/skinny-fat/

myshell26

Scam. The same thing can be done by just contracting your muscles for a few minutes a day. Real weights are the way to go.

Erica0718

This made me laugh only because I have seen the South Park Episode about the Shake Weight and it is hilarious.

amfmmama

I just think it looks DIRTY! :blushing:

Elisirmon

Push-ups, chair dips, arm curls with atleast 10lbs, pull-ups... better way to tone and alot easier to do.

sundancer1966

This made me laugh only because I have seen the South Park Episode about the Shake Weight and it is hilarious.

Me too! Here is your money for a taxi, I will sleep now...

sarah44254

bodyweight exercises are free and likely more effective

or you can invest in a couple dumbbells and get a better workout!

I say, avoid it!

Slove009

My male coworkers have one that's passed around the office.... They only use it as a joke because it looks like the guys are having a one man party.....

timmymon

See the southpark episode regarding the shakeweight... It will answer all of your questions...

rybo

Funny story

I had just started dating this girl, she ran, exercised, eats healthy. We were on the topic of fitness and I had commented how dumb/lame the shake weight was. Few hours later i had to go into her room where she had her treadmill & workout stuff. There was shake weight laying on the floor!

Nothing was ever said by either of us, but it appears to have made it's way into the closet because I haven't seen it since.

Erica0718

This made me laugh only because I have seen the South Park Episode about the Shake Weight and it is hilarious.

Me too! Here is your money for a taxi, I will sleep now...

LOL!! yes the taxi money and "refreshing mist" is hilarious..... good job switch hands :laugh:

AZTrailRunner

Funny story

I had just started dating this girl, she ran, exercised, eats healthy. We were on the topic of fitness and I had commented how dumb/lame the shake weight was. Few hours later i had to go into her room where she had her treadmill & workout stuff. There was shake weight laying on the floor!

Nothing was ever said by either of us, but it appears to have made it's way into the closet because I haven't seen it since.

Are you sure it was a "shakeweight"? LOL

Escape_Artist

Funny story

I had just started dating this girl, she ran, exercised, eats healthy. We were on the topic of fitness and I had commented how dumb/lame the shake weight was. Few hours later i had to go into her room where she had her treadmill & workout stuff. There was shake weight laying on the floor!

Nothing was ever said by either of us, but it appears to have made it's way into the closet because I haven't seen it since.

Are you sure it was a "shakeweight"? LOL

I was wondering the same *giggles*