Journal of a Laterial Thigh Trainer user

Today my LTT arrived nice and early....well around 10:30am. Instantly I was a bit shocked at the size and wieght of the item. For some reaosn I thought it'd be smalled but once I took it out of the packaging it looked fine. It seems very sturdy and quite well built. The one I ordered came with a DVD rather than a video which most people had said they'd recieved.

It came almost completly assembled. All I needed to do was tae off the packing supported and attach the feet which went into the rear steel supports. These bad to be screwed in with the screws supplied however I noticed the strew was a little too bit for the pre-drilled hole theyd put in the feet which made it a little stiff to screw in. I also needed to put the CPU display in which was simple and came with a battery. The instructions are easy to follow and it also comes with a troubleshooting guide and a sort of diet plan. The only thing that looked cheap was the LTT sticker which was a bit crooked and not stuck on properly, other than that it seems well made and I'm pretty happy.

After putting it together I decided to check the dvd out. Instantly I noticed it wasn't a new video they'd recorded for DVD, it was simply they recorded the video to the dvd, therefore the quality wasn't great and the sound was a bit poor but still easy to follow. The workout's quite good, I noticed it was affecting my muscles in all the right places and my knee's weren't hurting which was a fear I had. However Brenda is a bit too happy and wierdly chirpy but I guess if I'd invented a new excercise machine I'd be pretty happy showing it off too. I think I'll watch the dvd a few more times to memorize the routine but eventually replace her voice with some music.

The performance of the machine is good. I personally found it very easy to hop on and get started and didn't have a problem with my balance. I quickly learned that you don't step right down until it stopped by the supports, instead you step down and a little before it's about to hit the floor you step down with the other leg. This makes you work a little harder and also I think the constant impact would damage the machine eventually. 

The bar changing from fast stepping to slow was simple to use and didn't keep jumping out either and so far no oil leakage or squeaking.

I used the LTT for 5 minutes doing the workout on the dvd and also using freeweights for my upper body. I broke into quite a good sweat and once I stopped I felt the effect immediatly. I am now planning to use the machine everyday at least 3 times and try to use it a little longer.

I will update at the weekend and once during the week with any changes and hopefully pics will come soon, I'm just having problem with the camera.


[EDIT] I have now used it 4 times and have built up to 15mins on it. I can feel it working my legs majorly.