Weight Loss Tips Vol. 3
January 21, 2008 – 11:45PM
Now that I have given you some ideas how to improve health and lose weight its time to throw some exercise in. I can write around 1000 pages on different exercises for the entire body, but I’m not going to do that! I’m going to focus this volume on what muscle people want the most. I’ll give you a hint you can find over hundreds of widgets to make this single area look good? Give up? ROCK HARD SHREDDED ABS!!!
Abs in my opinion is easy to acquire. I feel that you will see results easily if you work hard and consistently. Believe it or not you don’t even have to isolate abs as compared to other muscles.
We All Have Six Packs Already?
Believe it or not we all have Ab walls under the skin and fat. People with low percentage of body fat are able to see stomach muscles. Just as we would work a Bicep we will do the same with abs. We are going to strengthen it and have it grow. Some of us know skinny people who are twigs but when they take off their shirts you can see what resembles a six-pack. That is because due to the low percentage of body fat you are able to see the stomach muscles. Does that mean their Abs are strong? Of course not!
If I do crunches will that be enough?
Crunches are what I like to call a granddaddy exercise. It has been around for a long time and it has been effective. How ever that exercise alone will not do the trick to having a great six-pack of abs. If you follow my Ab work out for 3 days a week I guarantee you will see and feel the results you want!
So isolating my abs is going to do the trick?
It will indeed help, but it will not complete the puzzle. You need to mix diet along with cardio to attain great looking abs. For an obvious reason, you simply need to lower body fat!
Start low and end high.
Target the lower first then end with the upper. It will give you more endurance towards the end of your work out.
If you’re a bit overweight and want to see abs.
The Overweight/Tighten Up Routine
1.) Hanging leg raises: You are simply going to hang from a pull-up bar and raise your knees towards you. Here is a picture how to perform the exercise compliments of BodyBuilding.com
2.) Roman Chair Sit-up: Very close to the hanging leg raise instead you perform it in a roman chair.
3.) Body Pull In: You are going to sit on a bench with your legs straight in front of you and pull them in.
4.) Swiss ball Crunch:
You are going to do a standard crunch. But instead of doing it on the floor try it on a Swiss ball. You will be surprised on how much difference it makes.
5.) Dumbbell Side Raise:
You will pick up a Dumbbell and bend side ways:
Hanging Leg Raise: 3×12
Roman Chair Sit Up: 2×15
Body Pull in: 2×15
Swiss ball Crunch 3×12
Dumbbell Side Bends 2×20
If you do this you will notice huge results. If the Set and Rep Schemes are to much to handle at first then cut it down until you can build enough strength to keep going and finish. Stay on the look for next times volume of things to help you reduce muscle soreness.
Staying Healthy Means Staying FIT
Brandon Richards
DocDoe.com Health Advisor