Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Has anyone done research on the isokinator?? or has used the isokinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi Guys Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yes, , I use it, and I love it! I bought mine this May, because I planned to go on a South East Asia tour in summer; I'm a part-time musician and spent 6 1/2 weeks performing in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, back to Malaysia and to Singapore. During that time I used it 3 times a week in hotel rooms or at friends' places. In hotel rooms I could train in front of large mirrors, which made it even easier to keep an eye on the " cockpit " (without having to turn your head so much when following the training device in action). I have a training log in which I note down the exercises, the set resistance for each exercise, how many reps I managed and the pauses between sets. I have to admit that after 30 years of working out with weights, I made more gains in respect to muscle growth and shape than in the last years! It's not only the device, but I think it's the whole training concept behind the isokinator. With dumbbells and barbells, there are " dead points " in a movement, mostly at the beginning or the end, or both, in which no resistance is applied upon the muscle. With the isokinator, the resistance is always there, at every angle of the movement! The barbell training which I have done for the last 10 years consisted of so-called " abbreviated routines " , which means that my workouts were finished in about 15-20 minutes; I did no more than 5 basic exercises, 1 set of each, such as trap bar squats/deadlifts (a special trapezoid barbell which reduces back stress), bench press, overhead press, pullovers and chin-ups. Usually I gained some strength over a couple of weeks, but when I came back after two or three weeks on the road, I could almost start from point zero again. Now with the isokinator I came back to a training style which I used when I started working out with weights in 1981 and which proved very effective (BTW, my first dummbell was the " ellipse barbell " , a " fill-in " barbell also created by Koelbel, and I followed their training chart as well): 3 training sessions a week, 6-8 exercises, 2-3 sets for each exercise, 6-10 repetitions per set. As for the 3 various models of the Isokinator: I bought the Classic with a maximum resistance of 90 kg (198 lbs), but I recently ordered the Green Giant. I can do the chest exercise with a resistance of 83 kg (183 lbs), so I need to upgrade to the Green Giant which offers up to 180 kg (396 lbs). I am currently in Shanghai, and I've used my isokinator last Friday, when I arrived from Germany, Sunday, and yesterday. Tomorrow will be an off-day, because after visiting the Music Exhibition I'll have a concert until late night, but on Friday I will do my next workout. Best regards, Jens. > > Hi Guys > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Just got my Isokinator. Learning how to use it, I alternate between Classic Bullworker X5 1980's Manual Circuit Training with my 30+ year old X5, Sit @ Home 90 day challenge DVD on a Steel-Bow, and the Isokinator. There some IsoKinator Youtubes out there by Bert muscledesign, and Ronn uploaded an excellent Isokinator Circuit Training Manual to the files section which I decrypted so it can be printed out. Each one does something different and they ALL work fine! Enjoy! TG > > > > Hi Guys > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > Thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 The Spaceman is made of special light aluminium alloy which you could use for space traveling (if you ever plan to do so...), where every additional gramm or ounce counts (it weighs only 340 gramms, 60 g less than the Classic model), and it's a limited edition with a futuristic design. But the resistance is the same as in the Classic (or Pro). Jens > > > > Hi Guys > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > Thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Jens: What's the diference between the " Isokinator Classic " and the " Isokinator Pro " ? Thnx TG > > > > > > Hi Guys > > > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 TG, As far as I understand, the " Pro " is an older term for what now is called the " Classic " . It seems to have been used in the beginning when there was the Isokibnator Pocket (up to 45 kg only), just to distinguish both of them. Jens > > > > > > > > Hi Guys > > > > > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 > > > > Hi Guys > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > Thanks > > > > > Hi Jens Thanks for your feedback....much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 > > > > Hi Guys > > > > Is anyone using this device...?? If so any feedback on its usefulness..If it works it sure would be handy to have as i have to soon work interstate and its much easier to carry than a Bullworker... > > > > Also i see on Amazon theres actually 3 different versions of it.... > > > > Thanks > > > > > Thanks .....Looks like it might be a good buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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