Flat Belly Workout
Posted in Diet Delivery on 24. Dec, 2009
A good ab exercise routine will not only tighten your midsection but also strengthen your core muscles and improve your overall appearance. working upper abs, lower abs and obliques will give you the best results. You can do this workout every day, but do it at least three times a week. These exercises are very good for giving you a slender middle and a flat stomach, they will not necessarily give you the big abdominals seen on bodybuilders – only an intense workout done only a few days a week will give you that.
Any ab workout will work best when combined with a cardiovascular and weight lifting routine. Read this article for reviews of programs that incoroporate all three elements.
Complete 3 sets of as many reps as you can perform – be sure to use good form.
1. Sit Ups – works mostly lower abs, but also upper abs and a little of obliques
2. Leg Raises – works mostly lower abs, but also upper abs and somewhat obliques
3. Crunch – works mostly upper abs, also lower back
You can do a more difficult move by combining a leg raise and a crunch – lifting your shoulders and legs at the same time. Remember to keep tension only on your abs, maintain control and lift only your shoulders off the floor.
4. Knee Ins – works mainly lower abs and also upper abs and obliques.
Make this move more complex by holding a weight between your feet or combining the move with a crunch.
For a more complete description of how to complete these exercises, read this article. If you are an absolute beginner, start with only one set of as many repetitions as you can complete.
Try using bodyweight exercises to Work several muscles all at the same time and build your entire core. Bodyweight exercises work multiple body parts, including abdominals, so they burn fat faster. Make bodyweight exercises more advanced by adding weights – holding dumbbells at your side or using ankle or waist weights for example. Some good bodyweight exercises to use are push ups, the plank, the side plank, the quadraped crunch, the wall squat and jumping jacks. You can find out how to perfrom these bodyweight exercises in this article.
