In this second part of my shake weight review, I’ll critique some of the marketing claims and provide alternate uses for it.
The marketing claims:
1. It works your chest: The range of motion is simply too restricted for it to work your chest. I used the device from every angle possible and never felt a thing in my chest.
2. It eliminates arm flab: The shake weight alone will not eliminate arm flab. You will need to watch your nutrition and increase overall activity levels for significant arm toning.
3. A study showed that the shake weight outperformed free weights: This is one of the more outlandish claims used in the brochure that came with the product. The bottom line is that even with “dynamic inertia”, a 2.5 dumbbell will never be able to outperform challenging fee weight movements.
4. You only need 6 minutes to see results: As mentioned in the first part of this review, exercising your arms for 6 minutes is not going to produce significant results. You may feel something if you are a beginner, but you will adapt very quickly.
Alternative uses:
1. Active recovery: The shake weight will make your arms tight when using it which is an indication of increased blood flow. And blood flow accelerates recovery since it removes waste and deposits nutrients. Thus, it should do a good job at enhancing the recovery of your arms when they are sore.
2. Faster typing: I spend at least 6 hours a day typing on my laptop. And the best method I’ve found to increase speed is by doing hand and forearm exercises before typing away. The exercises warm up my typing muscles and increase blood flow. Surprisingly, the shake weight does a good job at warming up these exact same muscles.
3. Carpal tunnel prevention: Related to the previous point, it does a good job at working all the small muscles and joints you use for typing and moving a mouse. And exercising these muscles is a great way to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
4. Better stretching: Warming up muscles and increasing blood flow is a great way to increase ranges of motion when stretching. So it could potentially be a useful pre-stretching tool for your arms and shoulders.
Although it’s unlikely that you will be able to get toned arms with the shake weight alone, I wouldn’t call it a total waste of money or a scam. It does work your arms, just not to the extent necessary for significant long-term results.
In any case, here is my final conclusion: if you expect to get toned arms with only 6 minutes of shake-weighting a day, don’t buy one. If you want the gadget as a novelty item or intend to apply the alternative uses outlined above, then order one!
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how many minutes would you recommend for each arm?
Well, it depends on your level of conditioning and what you are trying to do.
For a simple warm-up about 5 minutes per arm should do the trick.
If you want to feel “somewhat” of a burn at least ten minutes.
Hope this helps!
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
I have already begun losing weight by eating healthy and walking/jogging. Will the shake weight help me tone my back and shoulders? Or is it only the arms. I’m not interested in building muscle, just more tone and definition, and smoother skin.
Hi Misty,
Congratulations on the weight loss!
With regards to your question, you will be FAR better off doing standard free weight movements-pull ups, rows, presses, etc.
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
hey,
I seen a lot of people say that the shake weight is a scam.Why do you say if you expect to get toned arms with only 6 minutes of shake-weighting a day, don’t buy one. Why do you say that if that is the whole point of buying one to get toned arms? Please tell me. I really need to get muscle.
Thank you!
P.S.What is dynamic inertia? I heard you need to use that for the shake weight. Thank you!!
Hi Diego,
The reason being is that 6 minutes a day is simply not enough exercise to produce the necessary hormonal and metabolic changes.
Dynamic inertia is simply a marketing term that refers to the momentum shake weight creates when you move it around.
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
hi,
i’m a teenager and i feel like my arms are kinda flabby, and i don’t want muscles in my arms, i just don’t want them to be like that… i have dumbbells at home, should i just use that, or would 6minutes a day with the Shake actually help me?
thank you,
Skippy.
Ms. Katherine Crawford, I hope you don’t mind if I answer Skippy’s question. If my answer is incorrect, please correct it.
Skippy,
I’m an aspiring personal trainer. I will be trying to answer your question.
First of all, you can’t help having muscles because you need them. I do understand that you see yourself having flabby arms and you want to get rid of that flab, right?
My answer to you is simple, you can use the shake weight as stated above to warm-up your muscles and get them blood moving. You can use dumbells or machine weights for your workout. Use less weights and more repetition for 4 sets per exercise. Don’t just do one certain exercise and be done. You have to do more than one, at least 4 different ones in order to workout more than one angle. Also, don’t workout the same muscle group everyday, switch it up or you’ll tear your muscles.
Another thing you need to do is adjust your diet because if you eat a lot of junk food, that’ll just add to the flab. Eat healthy food and, if you do eat junk food, have one day a week for them as long as you don’t over do it.
I hope this helps and Ms. Katherine Crawford agrees, if not, she’ll let the both of us know.
Aspiring Personal Trainer,
Mike
Hi Mike,
I agree with most of your recommendations. I would just make two minor edits. First, heavy weights would be indicated to increase calories burned. Second, it’s unlikely that she will tear up her muscles. I think what you meant here is that exercising the same muscle every day would prevent proper recovery because of the constant muscle fiber breakdown.
In any case, thank you for contributing to the discussion to help Skippy out!
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
Hi Skippy,
Keep in mind that building muscle takes a lot of time. Paradoxically, building muscle is most likely going to make your arms smaller because it will be easier to burn fat. Fat occupies more space than muscle. Just make sure you diet is on target.
If you already have a shake weight, use it with dumbbells, but give the dumbbells priority.
Hope this helps!
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
Ms. Katherine Crawford,
I am an aspiring personal trainer and I have a question for you.
How can I be sure that a school that teaches fitness training is the right school to go to because I have found several and am not sure that they are legit or can really prepare me to be a personal trainer?
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike,
Your best bet would to be to ask the employer you are considering to give you its top picks. This will make sure that you get the best job placement once you graduate.
If you can’t get any good input or if you are going to have your own business, I would recommend the NASM or NSCA. The NASM is geared towards the general population, while the NSCA is geared towards the athletic population.
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford
What’s NASM and NSCA?
They are personal training certification agencies.
Warmest regards,
Katherine Crawford