AbTronics and other TENS based abdominal stimulators
Abtronics, Ab Star, Ab Belt, and the likes..
Electronic Muscle stimulation for "Ab sculpting"?
Many of the electronic stimulation devices have been taken off the market, due largely to impending lawsuits. The biggest problem? Improper use and even more improper claims about what these devices could do for the owner.
The Abdominal Nitty Gritty
The Abtronic is not exactly an ab exercise machine. It is a muscle stimulator, using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) also known as Electrical Muscle Stimulation to gently stimulate your muscles and tone them.
What's all the buzz about transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and muscle toning based on? Simply put, the muscles in your body respond all the time to electric impulses through the nerves that attach to them.
TENS units have long been researched for their help in pain relief. Just do a search on PubMed for the term "tens pain relief" and you'll see the titles of current and past scientific research articles collected about how TENS units help patients with pain relief. There are many theories about how the TENS units work, the fact is they just do work.
What does pain relief have to do with muscle toning? When you deliver a stimulus to your muscle, it only "knows" how to do one thing. That one thing is to contract. Micro-electronic stimulation is thought to cause micro-stimulation of the muscle, which adds up to "working" the muscle!
For instance, in this article on TENS and muscle growth, the researchers found that electronic stimulation helped patients regain mass when immobilized. Likewise this article on TENS and muscle strength indicated that electronic stimulation could greatly help patients regain strength after a serious operation.
What does this mean for your abdominals? It means that combined with your regular exercise and diet regime, you can help your muscles to gain mass and strength while you relax! Simply wear the belt and see the results!! With the press of a button, your body is being exercised for you. Who could ask for anything better?
Look no further for the ultimate Ab Workout Machine. The AbTronic is the original and the strongest, most reliable system available. And best of all the AbTronic now ships with one space-age neoprene centerpiece unlike any other. It will never need replacement.
This product is recommended for those who are dieting and exercising already. It works on existing muscle tissue, and as such is great for increasing the results of work you've already started.