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Body Blade

radimage — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:18:16 GMT

Don't worry Albany, you will NEVER build muscle and get bulky with the Body Blade.

You don't get full contractions with this 'device.'

It's merely a cardio contraption...but hey...and movement is good...right?

Body Blade...Spin Gym...how goofy. You'd save a lot of money if you just bought a few resistance bands, and an exercise ball.

Re: Body Blade

hckynut — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:10:14 GMT

On 11/16/2014 radimage said:
Don't worry Albany, you will NEVER build muscle and get bulky with the Body Blade.

You don't get full contractions with this 'device.'

It's merely a cardio contraption...but hey...and movement is good...right?

Body Blade...Spin Gym...how goofy. You'd save a lot of money if you just bought a few resistance bands, and an exercise ball.

Full contraction is dependent on how one uses the Body Blade. Just as with weights/resistance machines and or any type of band, it depends on the movement more than what it is used, except when you are talking "fixed movements on some resistance machines. Machines like Total Gym and BowFlex are ones that a person can easily "cheat" or choose full contraction or just a "muscle pump".

Cardio? I disagree. If one chooses to use a short and small rise in their heart rate cardio, that is up to them. Have both the big and small body blades and also wear a heart rate monitor during all of my exercises, and have for close to 30 years now. Chest monitors which are well known for their accuracy while those for the ears/fingers/hand grips? Not so much for most exercisers. I know of at least 3 exercises that can be done with the BIG Body Blade that will give a person excellent anaerobic results, but there are way to many other types of exercises that can be used with more specificity if that is how one chooses to train.

I do agree with resistance bands being a lot cheaper, but that can be said for most any type of exercise. Some, myself included, buy a treadmill/elliptical/recumbent/stair stepper, and on and on and on and on. Most can very easily walk out their door and accomplish the same things. That being:Cardio/Resistance/Endurance/Aerobic and or Anaerobic, and again I could list more.

This is a matter of choice, but for most buying a good pair of shoes for the intended purpose/the right clothing for their type of weather/a few short hills and a few long hills, and that is all that is needed for lower body resistance, and also for aerobic or anaerobic training. Again, I have done both and also done both inside and outside just for variety and body joint and connective tissue acclimation for whatever event I was training for at the time.

Re: Body Blade

isaboo — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:33:16 GMT

On 11/16/2014 hckynut said:
On 11/16/2014 radimage said:
Don't worry Albany, you will NEVER build muscle and get bulky with the Body Blade.

You don't get full contractions with this 'device.'

It's merely a cardio contraption...but hey...and movement is good...right?

Body Blade...Spin Gym...how goofy. You'd save a lot of money if you just bought a few resistance bands, and an exercise ball.

Full contraction is dependent on how one uses the Body Blade. Just as with weights/resistance machines and or any type of band, it depends on the movement more than what it is used, except when you are talking "fixed movements on some resistance machines. Machines like Total Gym and BowFlex are ones that a person can easily "cheat" or choose full contraction or just a "muscle pump".

Cardio? I disagree. If one chooses to use a short and small rise in their heart rate cardio, that is up to them. Have both the big and small body blades and also wear a heart rate monitor during all of my exercises, and have for close to 30 years now. Chest monitors which are well known for their accuracy while those for the ears/fingers/hand grips? Not so much for most exercisers. I know of at least 3 exercises that can be done with the BIG Body Blade that will give a person excellent anaerobic results, but there are way to many other types of exercises that can be used with more specificity if that is how one chooses to train.

I do agree with resistance bands being a lot cheaper, but that can be said for most any type of exercise. Some, myself included, buy a treadmill/elliptical/recumbent/stair stepper, and on and on and on and on. Most can very easily walk out their door and accomplish the same things. That being:Cardio/Resistance/Endurance/Aerobic and or Anaerobic, and again I could list more.

This is a matter of choice, but for most buying a good pair of shoes for the intended purpose/the right clothing for their type of weather/a few short hills and a few long hills, and that is all that is needed for lower body resistance, and also for aerobic or anaerobic training. Again, I have done both and also done both inside and outside just for variety and body joint and connective tissue acclimation for whatever event I was training for at the time.

So, do you like the body blade and feel that it is a good thing for both cardio and perhaps tightening muscle?

Re: Body Blade

bonnielu — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 06:56:31 GMT

I have one. Never used it. Looked like a nice gadget. I am going to start using it. Thanks for this post. It reminded me it was still in the box.

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Bird — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:08:28 GMT

Opinionated ignorance.

Re: Body Blade

hckynut — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:20:06 GMT

On 11/16/2014 isaboo said:
So, do you like the body blade and feel that it is a good thing for both cardio and perhaps tightening muscle?

Yes I do like the body blade. Like many other of my exercising devices, I use this as a supplement to other resistance exercises. The best device I have found for all body resistance, and that I can pick up and do almost any place? That is the Tony Little Body Shaper I bought a few years ago.

Body blade for cardio? Even in my best physical conditioning level the only exercise I found that would raise my heart rate to what I consider "cardio", I could not sustain this particular exercise for long enough to a point where I would consider it to be a "cardio workout". Raise my heart rate? Yes. For long enough for cardio gain? No.

I see the body blade and my Tony Little Shaper, along with resistance bands, to be an adjunct to the other regular exercises I do which are mostly on my Total Gym/BowFlex and Free Weights.

Re: Body Blade

terrier3 — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:32:28 GMT

Just do planks for core work.

There are plenty of variations, and all are free!!!

Re: Body Blade

radimage — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:56:29 GMT

On 11/16/2014 hckynut said:
On 11/16/2014 radimage said:
Don't worry Albany, you will NEVER build muscle and get bulky with the Body Blade.

You don't get full contractions with this 'device.'

It's merely a cardio contraption...but hey...and movement is good...right?

Body Blade...Spin Gym...how goofy. You'd save a lot of money if you just bought a few resistance bands, and an exercise ball.

Full contraction is dependent on how one uses the Body Blade. Just as with weights/resistance machines and or any type of band, it depends on the movement more than what it is used, except when you are talking "fixed movements on some resistance machines. Machines like Total Gym and BowFlex are ones that a person can easily "cheat" or choose full contraction or just a "muscle pump".

Cardio? I disagree. If one chooses to use a short and small rise in their heart rate cardio, that is up to them. Have both the big and small body blades and also wear a heart rate monitor during all of my exercises, and have for close to 30 years now. Chest monitors which are well known for their accuracy while those for the ears/fingers/hand grips? Not so much for most exercisers. I know of at least 3 exercises that can be done with the BIG Body Blade that will give a person excellent anaerobic results, but there are way to many other types of exercises that can be used with more specificity if that is how one chooses to train.

I do agree with resistance bands being a lot cheaper, but that can be said for most any type of exercise. Some, myself included, buy a treadmill/elliptical/recumbent/stair stepper, and on and on and on and on. Most can very easily walk out their door and accomplish the same things. That being:Cardio/Resistance/Endurance/Aerobic and or Anaerobic, and again I could list more.

This is a matter of choice, but for most buying a good pair of shoes for the intended purpose/the right clothing for their type of weather/a few short hills and a few long hills, and that is all that is needed for lower body resistance, and also for aerobic or anaerobic training. Again, I have done both and also done both inside and outside just for variety and body joint and connective tissue acclimation for whatever event I was training for at the time.

You can never get a full contraction using the Body Blade. Sorry.

Re: Body Blade

radimage — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:57:41 GMT

On 11/16/2014 The Bird said: Opinionated ignorance.

Passive aggressive, much?

Re: Body Blade

Pook — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:41:59 GMT

I have nerve damage in my arms and am limited now after years of weights. I know for a fact that I have built and sustained all over great muscle mass with both the body blade and spin gym. No thanks on the bands as they are difficult to use and can and have snapped causing me to get a black eye! If not used correctly the bands can cause more harm than good!! You do achieve full contractions with the body blade as that is what I rehabbed with and I'm pretty sure a physical therapist with a doctorate knows a wee bit more than the OP who has never tried either!! The therapist who developed it also would know!!

Re: Body Blade

hckynut — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:28:31 GMT

On 11/17/2014 radimage said:

On 11/16/2014 radimage said:
Don't worry Albany, you will NEVER build muscle and get bulky with the Body Blade.

You don't get full contractions with this 'device.'

It's merely a cardio contraption...but hey...and movement is good...right?

Body Blade...Spin Gym...how goofy. You'd save a lot of money if you just bought a few resistance bands, and an exercise ball.

hckynut said:

Full contraction is dependent on how one uses the Body Blade.

You can never get a full contraction using the Body Blade. Sorry.

Your muscles, your decision. For myself I know when my muscles are in full contraction and/or full extension. Same is true when I use the word hyper in front of both muscle movement terminologies, I can only speak for my muscles when in contraction or extension, and not the muscles of yourself or anyone else.

Re: Body Blade

radimage — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:59:44 GMT

This thing is a gigantic joke!

"Pop, pop, pop!"

How silly. Why not just shake a broomstick back and forth?

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yarnaholic1963 — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 23:17:39 GMT

The Bodyblade gets good reviews, not only on the Q but on Amazon as well. I'm giving it a go :-)

Re: Body Blade

Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 05:40:10 GMT

One of my hips is just about totally bone-on-bone. Load bearing, repetitious activities are very painful, and the hip buckles under me. I wish I could simply walk or do planks (getting up and down is tough).

The body blade is helpful, as I can stand, on a good day, or sit, and at least get my heart rate up a bit, and exercise my joints and muscles. It is harder than many seem to think that it is. Whoever said why not just shake a broomstick around, has not tried it.

I also use weights and a tube, do static exercises and stretches, and will hopefully have a prosthetic joint in a few months. Even before the hip completely failed and I was more active, I found the body blade to be a nice complement to my workout routine.

BTW - women are not genetically engineered to "bulk up". And, pound for pound, we have greater leg strength than men, so watch out!

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HappyAndIKnowIt From NY — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:26:33 GMT

I don't know about full contractions. Nor do I have any technical terms. I do know that my core is strengthened and my abs look great using the body blade alone. My only other exercise is walking.

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BMPerry — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:34:11 GMT

I need some major arm toning and have been on the fence about buying this. Will this really work for spot toning ???

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Pook — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:54:09 GMT

Definitely! It will do wonders for your arms if you use it steady. The beauty is that there is no way to do anything wrong. With weights and bands you have to do everything exactly correctly or you could do more harm than good. You can make up your own workout. Just use any movement that works the muscles you want to target. You will know as you will feel it immediately - and with the added benefit of core toning. You also can just pick it up for a few minutes all day long rather than a continuous workout.

Many trainers use this as it really does work and is so easy to do.

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NeNe1010 — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:51:24 GMT

Haven't tried the Body Blade. Love the Spin Gym. About a year ago I tore my rotator cuff. Working my arms with free weights was torture so I got the Spin Gym. I have muscled arms, no bat wings and no stress on my rotator cuff. My rotator cuff is healed but I am still using the Spin Gym. If it does nothing, why do my arm muscles feel so stressed after a workout? By the way I am 63.

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HappyAndIKnowIt From NY — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:21:09 GMT

It does wonders for the arms. The Body Blade keeps the arms nicely toned. I can't say enough about it...

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Bhvbum — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:48:55 GMT

I have the large and small one. Beware, it takes PRACTICE to get good with the movements that activate the muscles, which means dedication! You can't compare a blade to a broom, apples and fish.