Take one wild guess at what is the most widely discussed topics in the fitness community? You either guessed how to get sexy abs or how to lose fat. Well either way you are right.
However today we are doing to discuss how to get sexy abs. Believe it or not that means we also have to talk about loosing stomach fat!
No body wants to have a fat covered stomach. However not everyone wishes to have a six pack rock solid mid section.... why I do not know. But I do know one thing, whether or not you wish to have rock hard abs or just have a flat fat free stomach you will benefit greatly from this article.
In the next 7 minutes I am going to attempt to break down what works and reveal to you what does not work.
Let’s start with the ab myths.
You know all of those fancy ab gadgets? Or what about the pills, you know the pills right? THROW THEM ALL OUT! That’s right, they do not work. They are just a marketing gimmick.
One other huge myth that I want to touch on before I show you what you need to do is.... please stop doing hundreds of crunches combined with running miles on the treadmill. That will not
wipe away the fat from your stomach. In fact, it may be causing you to retain fat, both on your stomach and other areas on your body. If you want to learn more about why crunches and
running for hours will cause you to gain fat then just talk to a qualified personal trainer.
I just mentioned that crunches are not the answer to getting six pack abs. I want to piggy back on that notion and add that for the most part, no abdominal exercise will give you a flat sexy
stomach. What you need to focus on is utilizing special multi-joint exercises combined with both proper nutrition and high intensity interval training.
For some odd reason I am have the inclination that you are not believing me thus far so let me ask you a quick question... Think back to how many thousands of crunches you have done over the years, so do you have six pack abs? No.
..... Ok let’s get back on track. The reason you need to do multi joint exercises is that they recruit more of your core as well as other muscles. The key to loosing fat is building lean hard
muscle. The most efficient way to build muscle is to engage as much muscle as possible during your workouts. What better way to engage more muscle then exercises that incorporate multiple
muscular areas all at once? Now do you see my logic?
I must add that if you are mindlessly doing rep after rep with ease then it won't really matter whattype of exercise you are doing. You MUST use a weight that is heavy enough to cause fatigue after a select number of reps, namely 6-15 reps per sets. Some times you may want to focus on doing sets of 6-8 reps, 9-12 or 12-15 reps. Regardless you must use a weight that will not
allow you to perform another rep with good solid form.
Before I close this letter down and go to sleep let me first give you a few examples of great abdominal moves that also incorporate other body parts. You should be able to take these
moves to the gym and start burning more stomach fat at a much faster rate.
There are hundreds of moves that I could list here but for today’s purpose I will show you just 3. I have talked about the importance of squats in the last 20 articles that I wrote so today I think I will talk about 3 other moves that are also great for your stomach fat.
Hanging leg raise- This is a killer abdominal move that also will work your arms. With good strict form (no swinging) contract your abs and raise your legs until they reach hip level.
Below is an exercise video on how to do hanging leg raises |
Hanging Knee Raise- Slightly easier than the hanging leg raise, the hanging knee raise serves the same general purpose. This time your legs are not straight, rather they are bent so the object here to be to raise your knees until they reach past your hips.
Below is an exercise video on how to do hanging knee raises |
Lying Hip Thrusts- this is one that is for those who like lying on the ground. It's is actually fun to perform this move. Start by lying on your back with your head and shoulders raised off of the floor, your hands (palms down) on the mat by your hips, and your legs at a 90° angle from the floor. Slowly lower your legs only half way to the floor to an angle of approximately 45° from the floor. Do not go all the way to the floor with the legs as this promotes an arched back and can put a lot of stress on the lumbar spine. From the 45° position, raise your legs back up to the 90° position. Once the legs are back at the 90° position (no further), thrust your hips off the floor.
Below is an exercise video on how to do hanging leg raises |
Pay close attention to my next 2 articles as they will reveal to you the importance of proper nutrition and how to successfully perform high intensity cardio intervals.
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