Tuesday, April 20, 2010

How To Get 6-Pack Abs Quickly At Home - The Shocking Technique Of The Alphabet



Do you want to use exercise equipment to get 6 pack abs quickly without having to go to the local gyms to do it? Here is some good news for you: you don't need to go anywhere to get those 6 pack abs!

To get your 6 pack abs quickly, one of the most efficient exercises remains the classic abdominal crunch: lie on the floor with your arms across your chest or your hands held firmly and tightly behind your head. Keep your feet on the floor. Tighten your abs and slowly curl your shoulders up off the floor one inch. Curl your shoulders up toward your knees until your shoulder blades come up one to two inches off the floor. Hold the position for 7 seconds and then return to the starting one.

Another very effective exercise is the bicycle: forget doing hundreds of crunches, if you want a flatter belly and defined abs the bicycle is your better choice as it will target both your upper and lower abs. Lie on the floor on your back. Now bring your knees to a 90 angle, place your hands behind your ears and gently move your legs back and forth as if you were riding a bicycle.

My favourite abdominal work out is definitely the alphabet: lie on the floor with your arms stretched and hold tightly something behind your head-a chair or something you can really hold on to-. Stretch your legs as well and keep them straight parallel to the ground. Then, and slowly keeping your legs straight, move them a few inches off the ground. Do the first letter of the alphabet, A, with your legs starting on the left, moving up in an oblique way to get to the top of your A and then moving down. Next move on to B, then, C etc., making sure that you follow the shape of the letter you are up to. This is the fastest way to actually visualize your progress: at the beginning you are going to start with the letter A and slowly make your way through the alphabet! By the time you are able to shape the letter Z with your legs, you will be very close to having six pack abs!

You must always remember that having six pack abs is a matter of having the right balance: if you have excess fat, you can exercise all day long and you will never see those 6 pack abs. That is why it is so important to balance specific abs exercises with appropriate cardio vascular training.

Stationary bikes are one of the most common at-home exercise options. Most people invest in a stationary bike for their exercise routine because it's one of the easiest things to do to stay in shape, and you can ride while watching television or listening to the radio. Because it's not complicated to use, it gives a person satisfaction in knowing that they accomplished their exercise routine for the day. Not only will it tone up you abs but it will help tone other parts of your body as well: it is a very comprehensive exercise.

If you do aerobics for your exercise routine, you should consider using a stepping block in your aerobic program. The step increases your calorie burning and helps tone up your legs and buttocks. The steps can be adjusted to the height you need for your personal fitness program and they're easily stored away in a closet. The more you do it, the more weight you lose and the closer you get to your objective: getting 6 pack abs quickly. There are also more expensive exercise equipment options to choose from. The more popular ones include the treadmill, the rowing machine, stair climber and skiing machines. These are much bigger and aren't moved around very easily.

There are a myriad of exercises you can do at home to help you get 6 pack abs quickly. You don't even need to get out of your place. So just get yourself into the right frame of mind, stop reading and get started now!

Sophia Munoz is fascinated by health and fitness and explores little known methods on how to get 6-pack abs. She has recently started a new career in fitness training and works on the publication of a book on fitness instruction.

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

How To Get Flat Abs By Creating Muscle Tone Fast



Getting a slimmer waste line is on almost everyones agenda, but what about a bumpy, ripped set of flat abs? If you are going to put in the effort of trimming down, why not get a new set of abs, that will make your partner or significant other, very pleased.

If we feel our tummy right now, and push into it, more often than not it will be soft and quite a disappointment to feel. Quite likely it is even less impressive to look at. The reason why is because the muscles under the skin layer are probably atrophied and soft. This should alarm you! It would me, mainly for health benefits. You see if your abdominal muscle group is weak, it means you are using other muscles to support your posture. Back aches and pains in the lower back can result in the future.

You may notice quite commonly, that the stomach distends. If you relax it and look at the mirror sideways, you may see a circular shape, a pouch. What you are looking at is your organs and intestines pushing their way out. The abdominals job is to hold in your organs and inner workings. When they are atrophied, the result is the familiar pot belly.

So to get flatter abs, the first step is to reverse the atrophied abdominals so they are toned. When a muscle group is toned, it means it has a natural tension, even when relaxed, the muscle fiber is thicker and more dense, meaning the muscle group holds its shape without needing to be consciously tensed.

By creating that tone, your pot belly becomes less obvious and your inner organs and intestines are comfortably held in position by your abs.

The next step, after getting the muscle tone is to lower your over all body fat percentage, so the skin layer around your abdominals is thinner, in this way, the muscles you have developed will show through.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Get Lower Abs Now! With These Lower Adominal Exercises - Plus Tips on Finding a Fitness Mentor



At first when I shared my new enthusiasm with friends and family they all laughed.

This did nothing other than motivate me as I love to prove people wrong!

From this day forth I began my journey of busting by gut doing a crazy amount of cardio and a ridiculous amount of ab crunches. Little did I know that this was only a small element of what I needed to be doing in order to achieve abs. I wanted abs yesterday and I wanted lifelong results!

Find yourself a mentor people ! This alone will fast track you to health and well being & at the very least hold you accountable as to were your current progress is at.

I wish you all the best on your journey to good fitness and well being. What ever you do, persevere, persevere, persevere. Write that on your hand if you have to! By reading this article you are already showing devotion your goal of good health and ripped abs.

Here is by far my Two favorite Ab exercises - Please keep in mind that ab workouts alone will only build the muscle. In order for you six pack to show, you will need to look at your diet.

Lower Abdominals

Equipment needed: None

Leg Raises

1. Lay on the floor

2. Focus on tightening your abs.

3. Lift your pelvis up of the floor. This will make your back flatten on the floor

4. Lift your legs to make your body a 90 degree angle and hold for a second.

5. Lower your legs to the floor (resist touching the floor).

6. Go back to Step 3.

Incline Raises

Equipment needed: Incline board

1. Sit on incline board, then lye on your back against the board.

2. Put your hands above your head and take hold of the Foot Hooks.

3. Raise your knees toward shoulders by flexing waist & raising hips from board.

4. Return until waist, hips and knees are extended. Repeat.

I Highly recommend The trunk curl, reverse curl & twist curl to work out your upper abs.

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