For my money, Bullworker is the pick of the litter in isometric exercise equipment. The Bullworker apparatus (a tube with a spring inside and chains attached to the outside) was always well made.
Bullworker X5 Exercise Chart Pdf
The two handles and position the Bullworker at chest height. Take a deep breath and push inwards with both hands, while counting slowly out loud from 1 to 10. This exercise accentuates the muscles which sheathe your front and side stomach. Sit on the floor with one handle of the Bullworker nestled between your ankles. “Whether you’re looking to exercise while traveling, on the go or simply in the comfort of your own home, the Bullworker is perfect for that. I was very skeptical over such a small exercise equipment meant to “do it all” but honestly, after doing the 90 day workout provided in their free downloadable e-book, the results are amazing.
The latest edition, which can be found here, is the best made Bullworker, yet.
LOOK AT IT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! All steel and plastic with thick slots for your fingers and a nifty carrying case (you can always tell high level, cool, designer exercise equipment by the single-purpose carrying case—that, alone, proves Bullworker is pure isometric status!).
Not only does Bullworker send you a carrying case covered piece of apparatus art, they also send along a spiral-bound, glossy paged, workout book that has dozens of exercises beautifully illustrated to show you how to really put that spring-loaded tube through its paces.
Talk about class!
Ironically, with the best equipment in the business, the Bullworker people don’t have the conviction of their product.
They do offer a training program that uses seven second isometric contractions. But, their books and poster strongly suggest that you include repeat motion repetitions with the isometric contractions and some of their programs really solely on multiple repetitions rather than isometric contractions.
This is unfortunate because if there was ever a near perfect piece of isometric equipment, the Bullworker is it.
The Bullworker allows for a wide range of motions. It also puts stress on muscles as you press or pull it. So, it allows you to ease into your isometric contractions (helpful both for concentration and for avoiding sudden stress by a too enthusiastic jump to full contraction).
Once you’ve achieved optimal contraction, watch a large stopwatch for seven seconds and you’ve completed your isometric exercise (personally, I prefer three sets of single isometric contractions for each exercise).
Using the Bullworker for rep-based exercises rather than isometric contractions raises risks to your joints (as does any repetition based exercise). Especially as you age, the persistent use of high stress repetition based exercises can endanger joints, ligaments, and that old opposable thumb that is so important to your life.
Since they involve a single contraction, isometrics can (if done properly) pose less of a threat to joint overload. Just sayin’.
So, load up your Steel Bow in its nifty case, sling it onto your back, and show the world that you’re a space-age, power-packed, dynamo!
Are you familiar with Bullworker exercises?
If you are at all familiar with isometrics then you may want to take a moment to learn about how an inexpensive isometric exercise device called the Bullworkercan help you build muscle and increase your strength by over 300% in less than 30 days.
The Bullworker also known as the Tensolator was created by a German inventor.
This isometric exercise device utilizes the principles of static contraction/isometrics as well as isotonic training.
The name of this German inventor was Gert F. Koelbel.
As mentioned earlier, this was probably one of the first pieces of isometric exercise equipment that utilized static contraction. What’s interesting about the Bullworker a.k.a. Tensolator, is that it was a phenomenal marketing success.
In fact, by the middle of the 1980s sales of the Bullworker exceeded $4 million (which at that time was a great deal of money :-)
Now what’s interesting about this is that this was accomplished with very little advertising. No television advertising was used… predominately the ads were run on the back of comic books, wrestling magazines and some newspaper ads.
Boxers, Old-Time Strongmen, Have Used the Bullworker!
Quite a few individuals endorsed the Bullworker back in its day.
Most notably were celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mohammed Ali, and others. Even Bruce Lee the famous martial artist used the Bullworker in his martial arts training.
The advantages of the Bullworker exercises was in that they took very little time (typically 7 to 10 seconds per exercise) yet were able to deliver incredible results. In fact, it is well documented that even the German Olympic Powerlifting Team used the Bullworker or Tensolator in their training program.
It is also documented that they were able to achieve several silver, bronze and even gold medals in the Olympic Games and this was attributed to their Bullworker training.
Martial Arts and Bruce Lee Isometrics
Bruce Lee used Bullworker exercises to increase his punching power and speed.
Bruce, stopped using free weights after injuring himself performing an exercise called “Good Mornings.” He began using an isometric power rack as well as the Tensolator or Bullworker along with free hand isometrics and bodyweight exercises to help keep him in his incredible physical conditioning.
Now, you may be wondering why perhaps you have never heard about the Bullworker or Bullworker exercises.
The answer to this question has to do with steroids!
Bullworker X5 Exercise Chart
You see, one of the biggest proponents for isometric training was the US Olympic Powerlifting Teams Coach; Bob Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman even wrote several books that focused on isometric training. The most notable one was called “Functional Isometric Training.” In this book, he broke down exactly how members of his Olympic powerlifting team performed isometrics using his “Isometric Power Rack.” In reality, it turned out that many of the gold-medal winning Olympic athletes were using steroids along with isometrics.
Let me explain.
Because these individuals used steroids the general public assumed that it was the steroids and not the isometrics that was responsible for their incredible feats of strength. What they did not realize was that steroids alone will do nothing to increase strength or muscle size. You must workout in order to achieve any real strength gains while taking steroids. It was a combination of the steroids and the isometric training that was responsible for their incredible results.
Not just the steroids alone!
This is a classic case of throwing out the baby along with the bathwater.
You see, isometric exercise is one of the few scientifically validated protocols.
The results you get from this type of training has been well documented and studied by many research scientists at theMax Planck Institute in Germany.
Although isometric training and even Bullworker exercises lost a great deal of their popularity they have recently made a resurgence.
Today, you can find several isometric exercise devices like the Bully Xtreme, Bullworker classic and even the ISO 7X being offered in the marketplace today.
The advantage of using an isometric exercise device is that they are low in cost, portable, and yield excellent upper body and lower body results. They are a bargain when you compare them to buying a full-fledged home gym like the Bowflex, Total Gym or even a health club membership.
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