Many years ago, the National Lampoon guys brought out some magazine parodies. I think that it was the Newsweek take off that recast the Soloflex ad as Cruciflex

Many years ago, the National Lampoon guys brought out some magazine parodies. I think that it was the Newsweek take off that recast the Soloflex ad as Cruciflex, with the motto: No pain, no gain. But then you discovered it was the pain you really wanted.