Unofficial Dragondoor FAQ

I got my shiny new Ab Pavelizer just this week and have used it four times. After experiencing some initial difficulties in making the Janda situps hard enough to be done with correct form, I think I've got it.

However, I have two questions:

First, on the up movement it sometimes feels like I'm pulling myself with my legs. As I pull against the rollers with my calves, it seems like I'm leveraging against/with the legs. Does this mean I'm somehow activating the hip flexors?

Second, I have been doing multi-joint exercises like the squat and deadlift for 8 months thanks to Clarence Bass (the guy who turned me onto your evil ways), but have done minimal ab training. When I first tried the Ab Pavelizer workout, I had to use the cords. In just the 4th time of using it (on consecutive days), I could do a "real man's" workout of 5 pure, unassisted Janda situps. Is this kind of progress possible or am I doing the technique incorrectly?

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