I was in the Personal Training Studio today when one of the other Personal trainers showed me this add and I thought I have to write a blog post on it … as It simply annoyed me !!.
Firmer, more toned bottom and thighs in 4 to 8 weeks. Just 30 minutes of use 5 times a week will show an improvement in your bottom and thighs. 4 toning programmes with 99 intensity levels for deep, effective muscle contractions. Medical grade pads for comfort and convenience. Patented Electronic Muscle Stimulation technology from Bio-Medical Research. Easy to use – no messy gels. Smart training system with automatic advancement between programmes 1 to 4. Helpful LCD display to track your progress. Fits sizes 10 to 16. Includes replacement Slendertone BT pads, manual, quick start guide. Requires 3 x AAA batteries (included).
Sounds good doesnt it ….
Well Lets look at this add a little further shall we .
4-8 weeks for a more “toned” bottom and thighs. So firstly what is toned ? Well you can’t tone a muscle . A muscle wont become a different shape by “tonning” it . It either gets bigger or smaller from using a resistance of some kind (Dumbbells,Bodyweight etc) . Now if you muscle gets bigger and your body fat gets lower than bingo you will look toned , lean, ripped whatever you want to call it .
So for two months you must wear this belt for 2 and a half hours a week . That’s a lot of time when you think about it just to train two portions of your body supposedly . Personally I would rather spend 45 mins of Actually real training 3 times a week performing some resistance or hitt training and train my “full body” Whilst getting fitter,stronger and burning some extra calories . Lets be real hear you’re not exactly going to exert yourself and expand energy (calories) by wearing a belt for 30 mins a day whilst it sends electronic pulses through your body . Remember to get toned you have to drop body fat to do this you need to create a calorie deficiency . IE expand more calories than you use . Whats going to expand more calories ? a belt around your arse electrocuting you or Hard work in the gym ??? I’ll let you decide .
“4 toning programmes with 99 intensity levels for deep, effective muscle contractions”
Talk about making Things complicated . 99 intensity levels WOW…
Ok thanks for that …. There should be only one Intensity in my eyes and that’s High …. Fast Training = Fast results .
Then there is that magic word once again toning programmes …. Remember you can’t tone a muscle . It’s a combination of diet and training.
Next ….
“ A deep effective muscle contraction “ honesty where do they get this claim from . When a muscle contracts it contracts that’s it , it doesn’t think to its self im going to contract deeper this time . It’s either all or nothing ,there is not in between when it comes to muscle contraction .
Now what I will say is muscle fibres are different. Certain training will use different types of muscle fibers. example low intensity training will use slow twitch muscle fibers whilst high intensity training will use fast twitch muscle fibres . In simple terms .
Now For the grand finale ….
“Medical grade pads for comfort and convenience. Patented Electronic Muscle Stimulation technology from Bio-Medical Research”.
This line is basically a load of words strung together to make this product have some sort of creditability . There is actually nothing in this line that says it has been proven to work !!!!!! Just makes it sound good really
Example . Jay Farrant qualified Fat loss Transformation Professional with a patented training Programme using the latest technology from the latest medical reasearch who can achieve the most effective up to date muscle stimulation for toning .
SOUNDS GOOD OR WHAT ….
At the end of the day people, You must start realising that there is NO magic answer to getting in shape .
I do have my answer though and it goes something like this .
Train hard often and right , Eat clean often and right and your body will end up hard, Lean and right .It might not happen overnight but did the way you have ended up looking now happen overnight its taken years to get the way you are now . So be patient and stick to real training and it will happen for you .
If it doesn’t then come and see me and get some Personal Training
Jay Farrant CPT,SET – Personal Trainer Dublin
The ABS Personal Training Studio Dublin.