Ab Carver Pro Review

Ab Carver Pro is the latest offering from the company behind Perfect Pushup and Perfect Pull Up. The commercials on late night TV present this device as a revolutionary new tool to give you ripped abs. Of course every company trying to sell something says it's the best new thing. Is Ab Carver worth the price?

Overview
When first seeing the ads for Ab Carver, I thought it was an overpriced ab wheel. The design is very similar to many ab wheels out there and is utilized in the same way. There are a few important distinctions, however. The main thing that sets this one apart is that normal ab wheels rely entirely on body weight and balance while the Ab Carver contains an internal coil system to create added resistance. Essentially when you roll out you are working against a spring. Additionally the handle design is different from most wheels in that the grips are angled in a way to put less pressure on the back and shoulders.

The Good
Ab Carver Pro has a lot good going for it. First of all, it is a variation on the ab wheel design, and ab wheels are really great tools for core training. The addition of resistance makes for a really good workout, and the internal spring not only adds resistance to the roll out but provides assistance on the way back up. The assistance on the pull back puts less pressure on your back so that you can perform more reps.

The Bad
While this product has some nice features, it is not really as great an ab workout as the company wants you to believe. It will give you a good abdominal exercise, but so will a $7 basic ab wheel. The resistance is a nice touch but is not that important for your ab workout. It is the core stabilizing actions when using a wheel that have the most effect. The resistance here is more likely to impact upper body strength. If they sold the Ab Carver as a core training/upper body strength device it would be more accurate, but it's a little misleading to indicate that this is an innovative new ab workout.

Overall
Ab Carver Pro is good product that you don't need. There are alternatives out there that are a better value and the product is kind of over hyped. Also, the $40 plus shipping price tag seems a little high, but after a while it will inevitably end up on store shelves for $19.95 and be a much better deal. In the end the Ab Carver may not be the absolute best investment but it is a pretty good product if you have an extra 40 bucks you want to throw around.


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