7 reasons men over 45 with a bad back wake up sore without doing a single crunch

Most men who write to us used to train. Then the back started locking up, or a knee, or both. Crunches started to hurt, so they stopped.

The Kit works from the other side. A signal goes through the pad and the muscle squeezes on its own, the same way it does when you flex hard. You don't lift, twist or bend.

"I can really feel the contractions and it makes your breathe like you would in a workout." Rosie G.

That is the feeling the video was showing. Start low on the 19 intensity levels and turn it up when it gets easy. That's what we tell every new member.

Crunches, curls and squats hit one zone at a time. You do a set, rest, then move to the next body part.

The Kit straps on in four places: core, arms, thighs and calves. Every contraction fires all four at the same moment.

A 55-year-old with a sore back is not doing 3,000 crunches. He can sit for 20 minutes. The day after, a lot of men tell us the same thing: they woke up sore in places they forgot they had.

A crunch bends your spine. A squat loads your knees. After 45, those two moves are why a lot of men quit training their core.

There is no weight to move and nothing to bend. The units do the squeezing while you watch the game or answer email. Keep walking and lifting if you can. This covers the days your back says no.

"I use it every day for 20 minutes while I am sitting in front of my computer and it's amazing how much it works out my abs." Warren D.

Most cheap belts run on sticky gel pads. After a few uses the sticky stuff stops sticking, the signal gets patchy and you order more pads.

The Kit has no gel pads. You strap it on, give the pads a quick spritz from the spray in the box, and hit start. Nothing to peel off or reorder.

"The best part is it has velcro straps and not the gel pads like others." Rick S.

Kevin K. is 60. He has coached strength for 35 years and used to compete as a lifter. He went in expecting a toy. Honestly, most coaches would.

"I must admit that I thought all ab stimulators were gimmicks." Kevin K.

Six months later he wrote that it "amazingly helped with chiseling up my core even more." The Kit is FDA-cleared as a Class II NMES device, 429+ clinicians recommend it, and you can pay with HSA/FSA dollars.

The Kit comes with the 8-Week Transformation Challenge built by Olympic coach Jake Platt. You get it in the box.

A lot of members tell us what finally got them to try it: a photo of Jake Platt, an Olympic athlete, wearing the same kit with a group of regular people, many of them past 45. If he trusted it, they figured they could give it 20 minutes.

The most common complaint we hear about ab stimulators is "no instructions on placement." Where the unit sits decides whether you feel a deep squeeze or a light buzz.

The plan shows you where each unit goes, which of the 12 modes to run, and when to turn it up a level. Week by week, for 8 weeks.

Elite Club members get weekly live calls with Jake Platt. PRO comes with free Club access, so you can get on the call in your first week.

One more thing: diet still matters. The Kit builds the muscle. Your plate decides what covers it.