Steven,
I've ran into a similar problem with conventional equipment. If you
do more than your body weight, you come up off the floor! My son
works out with me and he has laid down across my calfs to add some
support, but that didn't last long! The gym I attend has a Nautilus
crunch machine that has support for the legs just above the knees and
hooks for the feet. It works ok, but I'm at the point where I can't
add any more weight, so I will have to figure out something! I guess
I can't complain too much, since it is progress!

Anthony



--- In Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Hopper"
<stephen.hopper@n...> wrote:
> Hi Anthony & all
>
> :~ )
>
> I took delivery of my Six Pack Strap last week, and have used it
once. I'm
> delighted with it. It is beautifully constructed, as KD Industries
products
> tend to be (I have a pair of their 1-Ton Hooks, and like them very
much). I
> used it with my XF2000 by setting the bar at a high elevation and
attaching
> it securely to the bar with one of the long boot laces I used for my
> forearm/grip prototype setup. I then knelt on the footplate of the
XF2000,
> looped the strap pad around my chest and crunched forward and down,
as in
> doing a kneeling version of the weighted high pulley crunch
illustrated
> here:
>
> http://www.1tonhooks.com/SixPackStrap.htm
>
> This was not fully satisfactory. As I crunched forward there was a
tendency
> for me to leave the ground, as I was not held down by a retaining
bar. A
> better option would have been to do a seated version with the lap
retaining
> bar positioned across my thighs to hold me down, but the straps of
the Six
> Pack Strap are too long for that. Another approach I'll try is to
set up as
> before, position the lap bar very low, and hold onto it as I
crunch. That is
> still a compromise of course.
>
> I emailed Pete Sisco about this a few days ago, as he has used the
Six Pack
> Strap in conjunction with the XF2000. As soon as I receive Pete's
reply I'll
> post it to the group.
>
> I'm so pleased I was able to help you. Helping people is my greatest
> delight. Let us know if you go ahead with ordering the EF5000. I'm
so
> pleased with mine. I went from 867 lbs to 1171 lbs on my 4-week
introductory
> course, for a gain of 304 lbs.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: adb1x1
> To: Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:49 PM
> Subject: [Explosive_Fitness] Re: Training forearms and grip on the
XF2000.
>
>
> Hello again Steven!
>
> Any idea how the Six Pack Strap connects to the XF 2000? I got
> this email too and was curious.
>
> By the way, I think I will be ordering the XF 5000 on Friday.
> Thank you so much for your help!
> Anthony