ISO 7X; any experiences?

[RavenSEAL]

Just bought it at Ross while looking for a pair of sunglasses, it was only $10 and had decent reviews.

I might start on it tomorrow, will say how it goes. Heard it's good, but not a replacement for a gym. I'm looking to use it to complement pushup and sits up, since they really have slowly stopped giving any visual improvement. Hopefully, with some dedication i can get decent results.

Anyone used it(or something similar to it) before?

 

[RavenSEAL]

Well, i've been using it for two days now following the chart that it came with. Definitely feeling something.

 

[RavenSEAL]

So it seems no one is paying much attention to the thread. I've been using it all this week in top of sit ups and push up and it's definitely doing something. It's weird at first, but once you figure what you can do, then you start to push it a bit, it works really well. Decently sore after i just finished.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

It seems nobody's used it before. The tool itself is pretty gimicky, as you can do isometric exercises with just about anything heavy and stationary. Sure, it's probably doing SOMETHING, but you could do this something with stationary pillars, bars, railings, etc. Also, just to note, soreness is not a good indicator of improvement. It's a good indicator of volume typically. Just make sure you're not doin' too much too soon.

 

[RavenSEAL]

It seems nobody's used it before. The tool itself is pretty gimicky, as you can do isometric exercises with just about anything heavy and stationary. Sure, it's probably doing SOMETHING, but you could do this something with stationary pillars, bars, railings, etc. Also, just to note, soreness is not a good indicator of improvement. It's a good indicator of volume typically. Just make sure you're not doin' too much too soon.

Yea, I was reading at the store while sitting a shoes measuring bench. The $10 i paid for is worth the extra convenience i would say. It does have advantages for working certain muscles(Biceps for example, when you can't afford to purchase and maintain a full set of dumbbells) or working your back a little bit along with chest and shoulders.

I knew it wasn't anything amazingly revolutionary. Mostly just a redesigned version of the bullworker from back in the 80s. This one has increased resistance up to 165LBs.

I'm trying to push myself a bit considering i had a 4 month run in with a gym a while back(6 months ago?), so it's not like i'm starting from complete zero.

True what you said though, soreness is not the most accurate indicator.

You think it might be worth to take either protein shakes or bar to compliment the exercise?

Right now, i'm doing the following things they list on their chart om top of 50 push ups+50 sit ups:

Biceps (full range)
Left and Right side of chest
Upper Back
Chest (Doesn't seem more effective than push ups)
Upper back+ shoulders (Like pulling a bow)
Triceps

Triceps and Biceps is where i'm feeling the largest difference at the moment.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

With the resistance and movements you're using, you don't need any supplements. Those are mainly necessary for people doing large movements with heavy weight or with a very high volume. If you eat enough protein on a daily basis, you're fine. How long are you performing these isometrics? And for how many sets?

 

[RavenSEAL]

The instructions ask tell for 7 seconds, i'm holding for 12.

Doing 1 set of 6 repetitions every day.

I can probably double those figures easily if you believe it's not enough.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

The instructions ask tell for 7 seconds, i'm holding for 12.

Doing 1 set of 6 repetitions every day.

I can probably double those figures easily if believe it's not enough.

It's probably better to hold it for shorter periods like 7s with greater intensity. And don't do them every day. Whatever your body does, it needs some rest. Pick up some cardio or stretching and just stagger days between that and the isometric strength workouts.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

At first I thought this was a mispost to the wrong forum. I saw the title and thought "Burning ISO's@7X?"

After looking it up: For $10 it was a good deal, particularly if you are actually getting a workout of some kind.

As has been said many times here, check CL frequently, you can get killer deals on all manner of workout stuff.

 

[RavenSEAL]

At first I thought this was a mispost to the wrong forum. I saw the title and thought "Burning ISO's@7X?"

After looking it up: For $10 it was a good deal, particularly if you are actually getting a workout of some kind.

As has been said many times here, check CL frequently, you can get killer deals on all manner of workout stuff.

LOL

Thanks for the tip, i don't like CL too much, but i'll check it out.

 

[ibex333]

So... This device is sort of like a bullworker or a power twister. I am glad someone started this thread, because I have a chance to chime in on my power twister that is designed to work in a very similar way to the ISO 7x.

This one time I went to a compactor room in my appt building and saw that someone threw out a peculiar item.. It looked like a long tough spring with two handles on each side. A bit rusted but overall in good condition. I took it home and tried to bend it but I could only bend it about 5-10 degrees! I got angry and put the thing away into my closet... Fast forward 8 years, I found this thing again and when I tried to bend it I actually achieved a 40 or so degree bend.. wow.. So I had a bright idea of going online and looking the thing up without having any idea about how it might be called. After spending about 4 hours I found it! Apparently it is a POWER TWISTER! Well, what the heck is a power twister I thought? Apparently it is a device used for workouts, and often used by martial artists... After a few weeks of doing pushups I can finally bend my twister about 2-3 times completely, and it seems like mine was designed for stronger folks with heavy resistance. Gives me something to aim for... There is no way that ISO 7x is a useless device because judging from the videos online it would be a great way to make your workouts more diverse and bring in some new exercises.

 

[RavenSEAL]

So... This device is sort of like a bullworker or a power twister. I am glad someone started this thread, because I have a chance to chime in on my power twister that is designed to work in a very similar way to the ISO 7x.

This one time I went to a compactor room in my appt building and saw that someone threw out a peculiar item.. It looked like a long tough spring with two handles on each side. A bit rusted but overall in good condition. I took it home and tried to bend it but I could only bend it about 5-10 degrees! I got angry and put the thing away into my closet... Fast forward 8 years, I found this thing again and when I tried to bend it I actually achieved a 40 or so degree bend.. wow.. So I had a bright idea of going online and looking the thing up without having any idea about how it might be called. After spending about 4 hours I found it! Apparently it is a POWER TWISTER! Well, what the heck is a power twister I thought? Apparently it is a device used for workouts, and often used by martial artists... After a few weeks of doing pushups I can finally bend my twister about 2-3 times completely, and it seems like mine was designed for stronger folks with heavy resistance. Gives me something to aim for... There is no way that ISO 7x is a useless device because judging from the videos online it would be a great way to make your workouts more diverse and bring in some new exercises.

Yep! I've been using it for a week-week 1/2 now to complement pushups/situps and it's doing a very nice job, specially with the biceps, really starting to get a little bit more toning. The one cool thing is that it doesn't cause as much strain as the pushups and it takes less time! I might start cutting down the pushups a bit.

 

[ibex333]

Yep! I've been using it for a week-week 1/2 now to complement pushups/situps and it's doing a very nice job, specially with the biceps, really starting to get a little bit more toning. The one cool thing is that it doesn't cause as much strain as the pushups and it takes less time! I might start cutting down the pushups a bit.

No. No cutting on the pushups! A pushup is a compound exercise, which means it works several muscle groups at once. Something you will not do with that contraption. Also it's good to do DIFFERENT exercises every time to challenge your muscles. When you do the same thing for every workout, your muscles get used to it and don't grow as well.

 

[RavenSEAL]

No. No cutting on the pushups! A pushup is a compound exercise, which means it works several muscle groups at once. Something you will not do with that contraption. Also it's good to do DIFFERENT exercises every time to challenge your muscles. When you do the same thing for every workout, your muscles get used to it and don't grow as well.

No worries, I actually increased the number of pushups i'm doing now!