How can you improve the humble Ab Wheel? Everlast thought they'd come up with the 'killer' tweak - the quignog; give it an eccentric handle/axle. Sounds great actually looks good too. (On the left in photo)
It promises to give that extra stretch at the end of the motion - which it does. Is this really desireable though - that little bit extra at full stretch may sound tempting but due to being at the extreme end of ROM, this is uncontrollable.
It's not too bad if you're fairly strong and only doing rollouts from the kneeling position, start from the 'pike' position though and you tempt ending in the danger zone.
Reading this you probably think I've a horror story to tell; you're right I do, but it's not the "...went too far, lost control and ripped my abs of the bones and blewout my shoulders..."
Nope, my story starts at the start. In the pike position. We laugh everytime I recant the tale...
Slowly ease weight onto wheel.
Blam! - Both the wheel and my arms set off backwards towards my feet, through my legs (the offset wheel 'took control')
Class one face plant, solid drop to the knees, wrists grazed, neck and mid/lower back jarred & injured. Over a year later I am still troubled by the 'clicky' neck and slightly stiff back.
TF it wasn't one of my Boxers, but the worst thing is that I've had to start back on kneeling rollouts.
You've been warned!
Here's my new best friend - me ol' timer, set at 20 seconds for that (for me) perfect stretch. Yes you could 'watch the clock' but a bleep allows you to concentrate much better. The mkII could incorporate one into the handle, with LEDs for the hard of hearing?
