Ab Workouts
Reverse Crunch For Abs
It may seem like the reverse crunch is for the lower abs but, remember, the rectus abdominis is one long muscle, so you can’t separate upper from lower. To do this move right:
1. Lie on the floor and place hands on the floor or behind the head.
2. Bring the knees in towards the chest until [...]
It may seem like the reverse crunch is for the lower abs but, remember, the rectus abdominis is one long muscle, so you can’t separate upper from lower. To do this move right:
1. Lie on the floor and place hands on the floor or behind the head.
2. Bring the knees in towards the chest until they’re bent to 90 degrees, with feet together or crossed.
3. Contract the abs to curl the hips off the floor, reaching the legs up towards the ceiling.
4. Lower and repeat for 12-16 reps.
5. It’s a very small movement, so try to use your abs to lift your hips rather than swinging your legs and creating momentum.
How To Get Motivated To Exercise
Finding and keeping the motivation we need to exercise is one of the must difficult elements of maintaining our health and fitness. Motivation is what provides meaning for all of our huffing and puffing. Face it, we know that we need to do it and that it is, putting aside some injuries, good for us. [...]
Finding and keeping the motivation we need to exercise is one of the must difficult elements of maintaining our health and fitness. Motivation is what provides meaning for all of our huffing and puffing. Face it, we know that we need to do it and that it is, putting aside some injuries, good for us. Problem is that this knowledge is not enough to get many, if not most people, to maintain a regular exercise program or fitness routine.
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Oblique Crunch – Adominal Exercise
The obliques crunch is a great ab exercise that targets the rectus abdominis, the external obliques and internal obliques.
How to do it:
* Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
* Slowly drop your legs to the left and let your knees rest near the floor.
* Place your fingertips to [...]
The obliques crunch is a great ab exercise that targets the rectus abdominis, the external obliques and internal obliques.
How to do it:
* Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
* Slowly drop your legs to the left and let your knees rest near the floor.
* Place your fingertips to the side of your head just behind your ears.
* Push your lower back into the floor flattening the arch and hold.
* Curl up slowly so both your shoulders lift off the floor a few inches.
* Hold for a count of 2 and return to the start position.
* Repeat for the desired number of reps and switch to the other side.
Long Arm Crunch For Abs
This move, the long arm crunch, emphasizes the upper part of the abs. To do it right follow these tips…
1. Lie on a mat and extend the arms straight out behind the head with hands clasped, keeping the arms next to the ears.
2. Contract the abs and lift the shoulder blades off the floor.
3. Keep [...]
This move, the long arm crunch, emphasizes the upper part of the abs. To do it right follow these tips…
1. Lie on a mat and extend the arms straight out behind the head with hands clasped, keeping the arms next to the ears.
2. Contract the abs and lift the shoulder blades off the floor.
3. Keep the arms straight and avoid straining the neck. If you feel neck pain, take one hand behind the head while keeping the other arm extended.
4. Lower and repeat for 12-16 reps.
What Ab Exercises Should You Do and How Intense Should Your Ab Exercises Be
It has been quite a common occurrence to encounter people who have invested lots of their precious time in abs training and yet, have not seen any visible improvement in their abs area at all. This phenomenon is due to the fact that they have either choose the wrong ab exercises for their workout or [...]
It has been quite a common occurrence to encounter people who have invested lots of their precious time in abs training and yet, have not seen any visible improvement in their abs area at all. This phenomenon is due to the fact that they have either choose the wrong ab exercises for their workout or have worked too much on the same workout exercises.
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Free Fat Loss Course and Book
Wow. This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. Fitness pro Jon Benson released a bombshell last week on the fat-burning world.
He is giving away a book’s worth of material in his free 7-Day Personal Fat Loss Certification Course.
Free… and get this: Anyone who completes the course gets his [...]
Wow. This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. Fitness pro Jon Benson released a bombshell last week on the fat-burning world.
He is giving away a book’s worth of material in his free 7-Day Personal Fat Loss Certification Course.
Free… and get this: Anyone who completes the course gets his book “The Radical Fatloss Blueprint” free as well.
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Half Curl Abdominal Exercise
Everyone wants to know the same thing….what are the best ab workout exercises. If you’ve seen some of the latest posts, there are some of the best ab exercises out there…be sure to take a look.
How to Do the Half Curl Ab Exercise
* Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on [...]
Everyone wants to know the same thing….what are the best ab workout exercises. If you’ve seen some of the latest posts, there are some of the best ab exercises out there…be sure to take a look.
How to Do the Half Curl Ab Exercise
* Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
* Place your palms on your thighs
* Contract your abdominal muscles and curl up until your fingertips reach your knees.
* Breathe out as you curl up.
* Slowly lower to the start position.
* Breathe in as you lower.
* Tip: Don’t tuck your chin to your chest and keep your head up.
Thanks to Elizabeth Quinn, About.com Guide and sportsmedicine.about.com
