Abdominal Exercises - the Truth

 

Abdominal exercises are one of the hottest, and yet, most
controversial topics in the fitness and exercise industry. Hundreds of
ab gadgets, gimmicks, and exercise machines have flooded the market
for people looking for sexier and flatter abdominals... that sexy
six-pack abs appearance that everyone seeks.

 

The problem is that most of the abdominal exercises that are
recommended all over the internet, and in magazines, etc, are not
necessarily the best method to get that six-pack abs appearance. First
and foremost, the most important aspect for great looking six pack
abdominals is losing the extra belly fat that is covering them up. To
be honest, most people already have decent abdominals underneath, yet
the six-pack abs are simply covered up by all of that extra flabby
stomach fat.

 

Instead of focusing so much on abdominal exercises to make your
stomach flatter and more like a six-pack, you will lose much more body
fat by focusing the majority of your training time with special
combinations of high intensity full-body, multi-joint exercises. The
best exercises for losing that abdominal fat are the exercises that
work the largest portions of the body at once.

 

Exercises that work the large muscle groups of the legs, upper and
lower back, and chest give you the biggest metabolic bang for your
buck in terms of abdominal fat loss. Combining these types of big
multi-joint exercises in high intensity super-set, tri-set, or circuit
fashion gives you the biggest fat-burning and metabolism boosting
response from your workouts.

 

And that is one of the best kept secrets for flat sexy abdominals that
are actually visible as a six-pack!

 

Now when it comes to abdominal-specific exercises, another mistake
most people make is mindlessly pumping away with hundreds of crunches
and other meaningless abs exercises that barely give your abdominals
much resistance to work against. If you want to actually develop your
abdominals to the best extent possible, don't waste your time with
exercises that you can do more than 20 or 25 reps... that means you
are definitely not doing an exercise that provides enough resistance
to the abs. Exercises that give you enough resistance to get you down
into the 6-15 rep range per set works great for the abs.

 

Generally, higher resistance abdominal exercises that provide a much
larger stimulus to the abs come in the form of exercises that involve
raising/curling the legs and pelvis either upward or inward closer to
the trunk. A couple great examples of these higher resistance
abdominal exercises are hanging leg raises or knee raises using a
"pelvic curl up", or an exercise like lying hip thrusts. Many times,
the same people that can do 50 or 100 crunches, can't even complete
more than 2 or 3 properly executed hanging leg raises.

 

If you really want tighter flatter abdominals that look like a
six-pack, remember that losing that extra belly fat is the MOST
important factor. Also, when it comes to abdominal-specific exercises,
always remember higher resistance exercises that involve
curling/raising the legs and pelvis upward or inward are what develops
the abs to the best extent possible.

 

_By: *THOMPSON STEPHEN*_

*About the Author:*

Thompson Stephen is dedicated to helping people stay informed about
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