Ab Shaper Abdominal Roller

Product Details

• ASIN: B000E74LAY
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,716 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ab Roller Really Does Work, May 2, 2008

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NYC Kid "Novice Health Buff" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

When I first purchased this item, I was skeptical that it would target the abdominals more than a regular crunch. After reading some of the reviews I went for the slightly more expensive one since I would be using it frequently. Right out of the box, I thought this must have been a cheaper knockoff of the original because the instruction manual and the pictures on the box looked like copies of a copy or still images from a home camcorder. I have to say that once it is assembled and used correctly, you will get up "feeling the burn" in the targeted areas.Even when you do the oblique crunches, you don't feel the strain on your neck and shoulders you would without the tool


Tip: Make sure to really pull down hard with your hands/arms while doing the crunches, otherwise, you will feel the same neck stress as a regular crunch. Intuitively, you would think that if you're oversupporting your head, it wouldn't work. But try it. You won't feel it work the first time until you get up (if you do less than you normally do), but it then becomes apparent that it did it's job.

I'm still not sure if it's a knockoff, but I don't care. It does what I paid for it to do. I get a way more intense abominal workout in half the time. Also, my neck, shoulders, and back don't hurt when I'm done.... only the abs!! I hope this was helpful

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, April 11, 2007

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A. Conner "dell" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ab Shaper Abdominal Roller (Misc.)

Makes doing sit ups a pleasure! I love this machine. Very easy and you can tell you aren't throwing your back out. Allows you to focus on the muscles you are using.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap materials. Design too wide and too low., December 23, 2007

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William Gehringer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ab Shaper Abdominal Roller (Misc.)

I used a similiar AB machine in the gym. The AB roller/trainer design does work the AB muscles well while protecting the lower back. A number of different AB excercises can be done. My issue is this model. It's made of very cheap materials. The design is too low and too wide. $60.00 for a product of this low quality is completely unacceptable to me. Find a better quality item. The concept works great but I recommend you stay away from this one.