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Easy Abs Workouts

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

It is important to note that there are quite a number of recommendations as to how you should go about getting some abs. But note that there are some effective, easy abs workouts. I happened to have been listening to some people having a conversation and was taken aback when one told the other that you can only get abs through sit ups. This prompted me to carry out some research and came to the conclusion that one does not need to go for sit ups as the only way through which they can get abs. Well, I have been able to compile a list of a combination of exercises which when done in the correct fashion will give you the abs.

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Sometime back, I would find myself doing basic crunches on the floor while watching TV. But it was not until later on that I got to know that they were quite ineffective. I noticed that at the end of the whole exercise my neck used to be one home to strains. It would hurt for days on end. I therefore decided to completely do away with them and opted to engage in reverse crunches. They are the types which I noticed hit my lower abs.

And since I was a beginner, I also realized that they were quite convenient as they required no equipment at all. I would also do some plank and Swiss ball crunches. The Swiss ball crunches had to be performed on a ball, and they were quite effective, save for the fact that there are times when I would wake up the following morning only to be sore. It was then that I resolved to allow my stomach muscles some rest, so that they may regain the lost energy. They worked out well for me and I am currently the proud owner of a set of some of the most enviable abs.

When I was starting the exercise, I had some considerable amounts of fat under my belly. But soon as I incorporated some compound movements such as bench presses and squats, I noticed that the belly fat was quickly disappearing and the stomach muscles started becoming visible. I was quite certain that if I did some more work on the side of adding more exercises, then I would surely have my abs visible in the next few days. I combined the aforementioned workouts and can proudly say that it was much easier than I thought. I got to realize that easy abs workouts were a combination of some exercises in general.

Though I never strained myself in a bid to get abs, I had to make sure that I made all the necessary arrangements to ensure that the above workouts went on as planned. Never at any time did I get to starve myself, all in the name of trying to reduce excess fat tin my body. All that I did is that I only changed my diet, such that it contained more nutrients which are involved in fat burning.

Here Are The Five Most Common Myths About Abs Workouts

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

good abs workout myth 150x150 Here Are The Five Most Common Myths About Abs WorkoutsHere is have 5 myths about abs and working out your abs, these are common tails you here in the gym or at parties or wherever, lets debunk those common myths right now.

Myth 1: with abdominal exercises alone I will burn enough fat to make my abs visible.

Fact: You do not burn fat around your stomach just by doing abdominal exercises. Your abs will be visible only if you have a low enough fat percentage. For men it is 10% -12% and for females it is about 16% -18%. If you want to lose excess fat you need to do some sports like running or cardio and you also have to change the way you eat.

Myth 2: You must do a couple hundred sit ups do to get your abs visible

Fact: That is also not true, you have to make sure that the workouts you do are of high quality not high quantity (see myth 1), if you combine quality workouts that with a good diet and some extra sport like running or fitness or whatever you will not have to hundreds of sit ups per day, it wouldn’t even work

Myth 3: You should train your abs every day to get your abs to show.

Fact: It’s even better to schedule the days. Your abdominal muscles are just like the rest of the muscles in your body. They need rest to grow. Through daily training you give them no rest and you will not get the results you are striving for

Myth 4: Women need a different program than men to train their abs.

Fact: The muscles of a women work the same muscles as the muscles of a men. Women usually have a higher fat percentage and would therefore need to do more cardio. But the abs workout remain the same.

Myth 5: If I stop training my abs will turn into fat.

Fact: First abs don’t change in fat, period. When you stop with exercising there is a change that your abs disappear because of the fat growing back on them, but if you do good abs workout and you watch what your eat, you can hold on to those tight abs forever.

Ab Workouts You Can Do At Home

Friday, August 20th, 2010

beatbelly 365x243 150x150 Ab Workouts You Can Do At HomeA few years ago I was hit with the realization that my being physically fit has a direct impact on my health. Seeing as I was not the picture of perfect fitness, my initial reaction was dread.
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However I have since moved past this dread and taken action. One of the most effective exercises is an ab workout I have started out on this in the comfort of my home and guess what? It costs me nothing.

There are plenty of simple ab exercises that you can do on your own, in your house, with little or no special equipment required.

Here is how I am able to accomplish this. First, based on results, I have realized that crunches are very effective.
One of the simplest crunches involves lying on the floor flat on my back. Here I lift my legs in the air and instead of the norm where you raise your upper body to meet your legs, I pull my legs towards my upper body. This way I use much less effort but still manage to achieve great results with this ab work out at home.

On days when my back needs support I can do the above crunch while lying on an exercise ball with and still manage similar results.

To exercise both my upper and lower abs simultaneously I simply lie flat straight my back with hands behind my head. I pull my body upwards and my feet outwards. This requires a lot of energy but is well worth the trouble. (more…)