Separating Fact from Fiction in the Fitness Industry

What's a kettle ball? Even Google doesn't know?

How does using poles increase upper body endurance? Compared to what?

How is the EMG of the perfect push up relevant? Compared to what?

The only studies I've seen on weighted hula hoops were where they compared them to a group that did no exercise.

I wear vibrams, but your statement makes no sense.

I'm sure she meant kettlebells but agree with majority... arms get a workout with the poles by the way because some of the force will be acting through your arms and down the poles (plus you gotta shift them poles along and grasp/grip on to them) in order to do their job, i.e. taking some impact out of the leg joints such as knees and ankles. They are great if you're going downhiull walking or even just cross country like on the fells.

What's a kettle ball? Even Google doesn't know?

How does using poles increase upper body endurance? Compared to what?

How is the EMG of the perfect push up relevant? Compared to what?

The only studies I've seen on weighted hula hoops were where they compared them to a group that did no exercise.

I wear vibrams, but your statement makes no sense.

you couldn't find kettle bells on google? i found 1,570,000 results: http://www.google.com/search?q=kettle+bell&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

they have been around longer than pretty much any exercise equipment except for the boulders they use for strongman competitions, and are excellent for full body strength training

I have many kettlebells.

What's a kettle ball? Even Google doesn't know?

How does using poles increase upper body endurance? Compared to what?

How is the EMG of the perfect push up relevant? Compared to what?

The only studies I've seen on weighted hula hoops were where they compared them to a group that did no exercise.

I wear vibrams, but your statement makes no sense.

kettlebell not kettle ball.

vibrams...since you wear them you know running in them is basically the same running stride as running barefoot, staying more on the ball of your foot which allows your foot and leg to act as a spring and absorb the impact of foot contact with the ground than the heel first contact common with traditional running shoes.

Poles....I use them when backpacking. When in a walking / hiking stride I will have a foot and the opposite pole on the ground simultaneously. This allows me to use the poles to help with regular balance, create some power while pushing uphill and reach forward and down to help with balance and absorb some of the increased impact while going downhill. The poles allow your upper body muscles to be doing some work, lessening the strain on your lower body muscles. What I've heard before is this reduces the effort put out by your leg muscles, hence reducing fatigue, by 10-20%. I have no idea if the % is anywhere accurate, but I do know they work as advertised for me.

Funny as,
always a fun read when someone debunks these adds,

er about the penis enlargement lol...

:laugh:

I know it was a joke but,

For the record, H2O2 would be hydrogen peroxide (i.e. hair bleach), you don't want to be drinking that. But on the bright side you won't be making it by adding oxygen to water. You add oxygen to water and you get oxygen dissolved in water (in the same way you can get salt or sugar or carbon dioxide gas dissolved in water).

I'm a chemist, I can't let this stuff slide even when I'm trying to lurk :happy:

edit: Not that I'm defending the stupid drink. I'm fairly confident it'd do nothing.

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What was said. There's a limit to how much water will hold anyway, and the toughest thing for it to hold onto is a form of gas! If you want to, try this - fill a glass half way with ANY form of drink with bubbles and then add a teaspoon or so of sugar or salt. These have a higher affinity for being dissolved in water than the carbon dioxide (bubbles) and will cause the drink to foam, releasing the carbon dioxide. [Place the glass in the sink to minimize the clean up! ;-) ]