Can you become completely inverted on this table? As if to say with good had almost touching the floor to be able to do free range ab workouts?
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Yes you can you become completely inverted I have not done any ab workout, because I can not stay inverted for very long, the blood runs to my head This is very hard to assemble, the instuctions are not very good. If you do purchase this, when putting together finger tighten the screws first and then tighten after assembled. I used a small rolled up towel behind my back for strech, that seems to help. If I could do over, I really dont think I would purchase.
1563451
Yes you can, but you should work your way up to it. Not as easy as it looks.
1354538
I would say crunches and sit ups no. When you pull yourself up you change the balance and the table rises with you
1886202
It is alittle bit. I hold on to the bars, and bend my knees (bringing your weight towards your feet). Theres a point where your center of gravity flips the table back to the starting position. If you find it hard I would lower the feet harness (before you begin) so that your center of gravity is more towards feet then your head. That way when you want to flip back it takes less effort. good luck
749054
That may be stretching it. I recently had a 260 pound person on my table, and it was a little shaky. Don't get me wrong, this is one of the best tables I have used. I recommend it to everyone. But I believe 300 pounds would definitely be the maximum extreme. Good luck and enjoy.
1488715
You could, but that's not actually good for your back, especially for someone who is overweight. Also, there would be nothing to keep you from going past vertical, so it might be very difficult to right yourself, and you could cause other injury.
1553122
When you say lock, I'm not sure what you mean. The amount of "teeter" is controlled by a pretty healthy strap that is set to your level of comfort as to how far you want to tip back. At any of the angles, or at the most extreme angle, almost vertical, you can do any set ups, stomach crunches you want and the teeter board does not move. From the full back, inverted position, it takes a little effort to right oneself. I would not be afraid of doing set ups, upside down, and having the board tilt forward. Also, from a stand point of an emergency occouring when fully inverted, one would not want the teeter board to be locked. Locking in any of the positions I don't believe would be a good idea.
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Eric:Eric: Yes, if you open up the safety strap. It is not advisable to invert completely vertical initially. so you should start out slowly at first until you get use to the table. Some people advise not to invert totally.
2165971
I am not sure what a reverse crunch is. You can Google exercises that can be done with this bench but keep in mind that the length of the bench is much less than a gym sized ab bench so you are somewhat limited in what you can use it for.
526554
nope. not unless you enjoy ending up halfway across the room after a few dozen jumps. it'll inch a bit each time you land. infuriating, and dangerous. excellent way to twist an ankle.
1579248
I would think a regular sized person could do that since you can put your full body weight on the bar without it tipping. Make sure the feet that stretch out along the floor are fully extended.
2264984
You can adjust the angle by adjusting the strap underneath the table. I have mine let out completely because I invert completely upside down but it can be adjusted to however far you want to go. God bless you!
184447
I don't think so, you need the use of your legs here, just bending over will not give you the same results.
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Heck ya! You can invert at any angle. I don't invert all the way ever cause i have several problems with knee and back. My doc says he's all for inversion even though I've had back surgery and knee replacement, so long as i don't hang totally upside down. 60 degrees is what he says max angle should be for me. I love this thing and it does reduce my pain significantly. I'm 52 and have lost 2" of my height and can actually tell height increase after use. Buy it and you will use it! (+ friends and kids) It has a belt you can adjust angle and prevents it from going all the way down. Hope this helps. KEEP MOVING! Good Luck! , Paul
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You might be able to do a modified ab workout because, as you suspected, lifting your torso up will cause the device to move up too, but one of my dogs brings toys to me when I'm inverted and I'll swing up a bit to throw the toy for her to retrieve and the abs get involved a little.
227187
I would check with the manufacturer on that one. I use the inversion bar, not the table.
741454
Yes...excellent inversion table, can also lock into several degrees. You can also do inverted sit ups...
233207
If I understand the question, the answer is 'no'. Too be clear of the table you would have to invert beyond 180 degrees which this machine does not. You can do situps and twists but your back will have some contact with the table. Other than that, the machine is well made and sturdy and I like the locking system which is easy to control and the feet constraints are comfortable.Dan.