Best Ab Machine

What is the best ab machine? 

Read my blog and you'll see I'm just not a big fan of most infomercial ab machines.  

Here are the issues I have with most ab machines being sold on TV:

*They are relatively expensive when compared to other types of equipment (which I'll explain later).

*The commercials tend to promise you can shrink your waist and lose fat by only using the before-mentioned ab machines.  As I've mentioned several times, abdominal training just doesn't burn enough calories to be the main fat loss strategy.  You need to work bigger muscles (like your legs) to really burn fat/calories.

What would I recommend as an alternative?

First and foremost, you need a well-designed fat loss strategy.  This is absolutely crucial if you are wanting a flat stomach--much more important than the type of abdominal training to you.  For this I would recommend Mike Geary's Truth About Abs (this has been my #1 selling fat loss product for quite some time and I stand behind it 100$). 

So let's say you have your diet and exercise in order.  There are a few pieces of equipment I can recommend.

For beginners I would recommend an Exercise Ball.  These are inexpensive and allow you to get a good stretch for exercises such as crunches.

For more advance trainees I would recommend the Ab Wheel (click the link and you can see a video demonstration.  This is another very affordable and versatile piece of equipment).

A slightly more expensive variation on the ab wheel is the Lifeline USA Power Wheel II.  Here's a video of one of the exercises you can do: Power Wheel Inch Worm.

I hope these recommendations help.  Spend your money wisely and train hard.