I've had neck pains and migrains since I could remember. I've always wanted to work on my abs, but traditional sit-ups gave me head aches because it would strain my neck (I know, you're not supposed to use your neck for sit-ups, but no matter how hard I tried it still affected my neck). The fact is, for a beginner who has spinal issues to begin with, it is hard and the Ab Rocket worked out for me.
The Flex Master is nothing great, the resistance is only mild, and adjusting it doesn't work because it just slides and loosens as you use it. Also, the hooks break very easily, so becareful and check them everytime because you use it. I would just get the Ab Rocket and go out to your local sporting goods store to buy those bands with two handles on them where you can adjust the resistance by changing the location of where you stand on the band.
I thought this might help support my back while working the abs - HUGE waste of money. Provided no support at all. Just stick with crunche
I thought it was going to swivel but that is my fault for not examining the product more closely. It was fairly easy to put together and does work properly.
I'm a 47 year old male in pretty good physical condition. I exercise on a regular basis with weights, cardio etc. I purchased the Ab Rocket a few months ago and used it on a consistent basis. About three weeks into using the Ab Rocket I had to stop all of my exercise routines because of a neck/back injury. At the time I didn't correlate the injury to the Ab Rocket. Once the injury healed I started my normal exercise routines back up but didn't include the Ab Rocket and everything was fine for the last 6-8 weeks. Last week I again incorporated the Ab Rocket into my work out schedule and now have the same neck/back pain I had prior. The tell-tale sign for me was when my wife started to us the Ab Rocket and within a week was complaining of neck/back pain. At that point I knew this was related to the Ab Rocket exercise equipment. I would be cautious of this device. It's unfortunate because the device really does hit the abs and does give you a good ab work out with noticable results. But I have to stop using it.
ab rocket is ok for beginners. the neck support is very uncomfortable for shorter ppl, there are four adjustments but not proper alignment. the flex master is an over priced cheap piece of plastic. better off tying theraband or something similiar to the ab rocket for same results
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