Ironman Double Ab Wheel

I liked this product well enough. The tread on the wheel had decent gription which allowed for controlled movements.

Let me say this right here and right now: I don't know who was the one who first said that ab wheel exercises are super hard or are murder on your abs. All I know is that even Pavel Tsatsuline was wrong when he said that the ab-wheel is a torture device (or something to that affect).

Here is the deal, I don't know about the rest of the reviewers here but I hardly worked my abs before I got the Ironman Ab Wheel and after doing the kneeling version for a few days I now can do partial pikes from a standing position. Is it easy? NO. But it's not as difficult as people make it out to be.

Now about the device itself. I thought that it will be flimsy because it's plastic, but it's actually quite sturdy and putting it together was a piece of cake. The handle went on easily and I was in business a few seconds after I took it out of the box. Speaking of the handle... Those of you who are complaining that the plastic handle is too hard and that it hurts your palm I can only say this: Stop being wussies... LOL. If you distribute your weight between your grip, arms and lats, as you darn well should, you should have no problem with the handle. It certainly doesn't hurt.

So, do I think it was a good purchase? Definitely. The proof is in the abs, which I began to see only after a few workouts.

The Ironman Double Ab Wheel is a really good product and the exercise is absolutely amazing!

Ab rollers are the single best way to work out your entire core. Do them standing up to get a total body workout. Do straight repetitions for the core and side repetitions for the oblique.

If you don't feel the burn after 10 repetitions, you are doing the exercise wrong. In all exercises, it is the eccentric portion of the exercise that builds muscle. Do the exercise in a smooth, controlled fashion with a 3 concentric and 6 eccentric count. Squeeze at the peak of the motion to get that extra pump.

As in all exercises, make sure to keep your wrists straight and check your posture with these seven vital points: feet hips-width apart and pointed straight ahead; knees slightly bent; pelvis at perfect middle, as if you are sitting at a bar stool; stomach tight, but not flexed; chest straight and aligned on top of ribs; shoulders parallel to ribs; and neck straight on top of body.

Ironman Double Ab Wheel

Very effective little unit and a great value at the price. This device is exactly what I was looking for.

This will give you the abs you want if you express the commitment. Try three times a week if you don't want to deal with the fatigue, that works for me. Highly recommended!
Enjoy!