Body By Jake Ab Scissors - What Makes It Stand Out From The Rest?

A major player in the ab machines category of the fitness industry is the Ab Scissors.  Also, known as the Body by Jake Ab Scissors, you can surmise that it is just one in a line of products marketed under the Body by Jake trademark.  And yet, for all its expertise in the industry - and that is taken as loosely as possible in this instance - Body by Jake still falls just a little flat on this machine.

Still, if you have need for a machine to sculpt your abs, then the Body by Jake Ab Scissor is a good investment.  If you can spare $150, that is, for a machine that is rivaled in many features and benefits by its competitors.

So, what is supposedly the secret that makes the Ab Scissors stand out from the rest?  Well, the manufacturers call it the Gravitational Linkage System, which is just geek-speak for a system that assists in the proper performance of a jackknife or a double crunch movement.

In this particular movement, while your upper body bears down, your lower body meets it almost halfway.  Thus, you can isolate the upper abs with the downward movement while the lower abs is targeted by the upward movement, which results in sculpted abs.  Of course, this is with the assumption that you follow the right diet and exercise plan containing cardio and strength training.

Contrary to the claims of the Body by Jake Ab Scissors manufacturers, your abdominal muscles will not appear just on using the machine alone.  You have to incorporate cardio exercises to burn off the fat and weightlifting exercises to provide the muscle support for your developing abs.  Plus, it simply will not do for your abs to be muscled and the rest of your body to scrawny.

You will, however, be provided with a video guide, sculpting instructions, personal sculpting plans and a log for each purchase of the Ab Scissors.  Again, you will notice that these guides do not necessarily emphasize the importance of a proper diet and exercise plan, just that 4 minutes a day on the Body by Jake Ab Scissor is sufficient to get the rock-hard abs you have been longing for.

And then there is also the matter of durability.  This ab machine does not seem too strong to carry the weight of an obese person that, arguably, is the target market of the product.  The small seat does not do anybody any favors especially the ones with big butts.  You probably will not last 4 minutes, which is the recommended time on the machine each day, on it and the machine itself will likely not last 4 months with an obese user, much less many users in the house.

In conclusion, the Ab Scissors will provide results in the same way that other ab machines in the market also deliver results.  The main difference is that it has bonus accessories like the abovementioned video and sculpting guides as well as the personal log and timer.  Try it for 30 days and then see what happens before making the final decision to purchase it.  After all, each person will see the ab machine differently and there is no better teacher than experience.