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    • Posts: 477 Member
      wizzybeth wrote: »
      I thought it was this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQspIJnQLRE
      . I would loooove one of these what a hoot!

      But what I really want are these fury boots
      tonyrocks922 wrote: »
      I think most people are picturing this:

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    • Posts: 486 Member
      No. I lost all my weight with one of these.

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    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      mamapeach910 wrote: »
      I thought this thread was going to be about the person who logged self-pleasuring as exercise.

      I've seen stranger log entries!
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      qpmomma1 wrote: »
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      What is that second pic??

      Those are power plates.
    • Posts: 172 Member
      edited January 2015
      qpmomma1 wrote: »

      What is that second pic??

      They're called "vibration platforms" or "vibration plates". They're often founds in stupid people's basements or in gyms that want their cardio space filled with some machines that stay empty so they can always claim there's no wait.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      tonyrocks922 wrote: »
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      They're called "vibration platforms" or "vibration plates". They're often founds in stupid people's basements or in gyms that fill space with $500 useless machines rather than $2-3000 useful machines to up their cardio machine count.

      Yeah, they claim to burn outrages amounts of calories, well over 1K per hour in some claims, but a quick calulation of VO2 Max requirements for a person to burn what they claim shows that you would have to have an endurance better than the top cross country skiers in the world to obtain them. Harldly what someone in their target market is going to have.
    • Posts: 15,486 Member
      M vibrating machine takes batteries... Does yours?
    • Posts: 1,131 Member
      So disappointed now .. :p
    • Posts: 670 Member
      MrM27 wrote: »
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      Lol. Fighting against vibration. The things you come up with.

      http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508045323.htm
      Couldn't find the study, but... In 2009 Vissers found that dieting women who used the power plate for six months lost significantly more body weight (11% of original weight), especially visceral fat, than than dieting women on a different exercise program (7%). Very little of the body weight (.5%) or visceral fat (about .1cm) had been gained back six months after the intervention ended. Each exercise session was 12 minutes for the first three months, and 14 minutes for the second three months.

      Exercising on the plate causes more muscle contractions due to fluctuations in how much force is needed for exercises like squats, calf lifts, and pushups. I'm not sure how much stability and balance would be involved as well (these machines appear to have rails).

      So...the evidence says they are effective, but I don't know if it is worth it (unless there is one already at your gym).
    • Posts: 6,474 Member
      I bought a few more of those vibrating machines today......theres one out that jiggles tummy fat away.... it works, honestly... buy one,, they are only 3 thousand dollars.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      edited January 2015
      kyta32 wrote: »
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      http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508045323.htm
      Couldn't find the study, but... In 2009 Vissers found that dieting women who used the power plate for six months lost significantly more body weight (11% of original weight), especially visceral fat, than than dieting women on a different exercise program (7%). Very little of the body weight (.5%) or visceral fat (about .1cm) had been gained back six months after the intervention ended. Each exercise session was 12 minutes for the first three months, and 14 minutes for the second three months.

      Exercising on the plate causes more muscle contractions due to fluctuations in how much force is needed for exercises like squats, calf lifts, and pushups. I'm not sure how much stability and balance would be involved as well (these machines appear to have rails).

      So...the evidence says they are effective, but I don't know if it is worth it (unless there is one already at your gym).

      Yes, and it's well known that the study was horribly flawed. It has never been shown to be any more effective when the exercises are the same.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      The only time I've heard of these being useful is for stretching. The movement can help you get a deeper stretch and shake out the muscles. But, as far as actually accomplishing weight loss - completely useless.
    • Posts: 883 Member
      edited January 2015
      It's called a sybian, and if it doesn't work for you, you're probably not using proper form or the right attachments.
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      gia07 wrote: »
      M vibrating machine takes batteries... Does yours?

      Triple a's. The other is rechargeable.

      This thread is going to get me in trouble lol.
    • Posts: 61 Member
      0somuchbetter0 wrote: »
      The first commercial gym I ever visited (high school? middle school?) had one of those. To think that I'm actually old enough to have seen one of these being used as "exercise equipment" makes me want to cry. LOL

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      every Holiday Inn I ever stayed in during the 70's had these in their "gym", haha. good memories.
    • Posts: 629 Member
      Not exactly what I had in mind when I entered this thread..... I didn't even know they still sold anything like that.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      nickylee76 wrote: »
      Not exactly what I had in mind when I entered this thread..... I didn't even know they still sold anything like that.

      The belt vibrators no, those died in the 50's or 60's but the power plates are still around.
    • Posts: 1,335 Member
      Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
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      The belt vibrators no, those died in the 50's or 60's but the power plates are still around.

      I saw one in the 70s or 80s at the gym near my parents' house!
    • Posts: 566 Member
      I have one at home. It was recommended for my diabetic mother in law for her neuropathy.

      The only remotely weight loss function it has is it does help relieve soreness.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      0somuchbetter0 wrote: »
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      I saw one in the 70s or 80s at the gym near my parents' house!

      They wouldn't happen to live near the Smithsonian, would they? ;)
    • Posts: 200 Member
      are you talking about this? My girl friend is one of the girls they hired to do the excise video for this product. She is very fit and a Pilates insulator. The only time she ever use this machine is for the video shoot and she got paid for it! NO, it doesn't work....

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      and while searching for the image, I found this, I . just. can't....

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    • Posts: 257 Member
      yopeeps025 wrote: »
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      WHAT a Sweat Box?
      /\ /\ same here...and sweat boxes they are on Amazon... ha and to this thread it made my lunch... :) so silly... we are so easily amused which is good sometimes... please just workout and log your food intake works so much better.
    • Posts: 1,837 Member
      Did help my leg DOMS a little but other than that I steer clear
    • Posts: 23
      trying to get image of quarters dropped into hotel bed vibrators..we had one that would not shut off in las vegas had to rip out the cord..omg..years and years ago...sadly there are no shortcuts to weight loss no magical pills, no tonics or fastings...food in exercise out..bingo....it works
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      funfang wrote: »
      are you talking about this? My girl friend is one of the girls they hired to do the excise video for this product. She is very fit and a Pilates insulator. The only time she ever use this machine is for the video shoot and she got paid for it! NO, it doesn't work....

      xz083o99j93n.jpg

      and while searching for the image, I found this, I . just. can't....

      8wrwk4ydcbbj.jpg

      Take away the dumb bells and this looks like a jazzed up mechanical bull lol.
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      FrancesAnnLFM wrote: »
      trying to get image of quarters dropped into hotel bed vibrators..we had one that would not shut off in las vegas had to rip out the cord..omg..years and years ago...sadly there are no shortcuts to weight loss no magical pills, no tonics or fastings...food in exercise out..bingo....it works

      Ugh. A vibrating bed would make me hurl. I guess that would technically be good out lol (totally not advocating this).
    • Posts: 587 Member
      Omg! Between the Ellen clip and the woman on the vibrating bull with tiny dumbbells, I can't stop laughing. This thread is going to get somebody in trouble though!
    • Posts: 196 Member
      yes.
      (I don't know what the post says but I like it's title)
    • Posts: 196 Member
      Oh.

      nevermind.
      tonyrocks922 wrote: »
      I think most people are picturing this:

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      but OP is likely talking about this:

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      Both are useless for weight loss.

    • Posts: 477 Member
      elphie754 wrote: »
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      Take away the dumb bells and this looks like a jazzed up mechanical bull lol.

      Ride'em cowgirl!!
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