Thursday, November 8, 2012

Very Effective Abs Workouts - Which Ones Should You Choose?

Very Effective Abs Workouts - Which Ones Should You Choose?


by Noel Wolff


Most people who exercise don't need much motivation to do abs workouts. You can try the newest fad or you can stick with the many tried and true abs exercises. Yet it's easy to get confused with all of this information, as you have to actually focus on a particular routine if you want results. You'll find the following exercises and suggestions helpful as you devise your own personal ab workout program.

Kettlebells are odd shaped weights that give your whole body an extremely thorough workout. People that decide to use these will build their core muscles and their abdominals simultaneously.

An exercise or Swiss ball can help you get more out of your abs workouts, and these aren't hard to find. You've certainly seen these exercise balls at the gym, and they're easy to buy as well. They can make many of your abs workouts more efficient, and they're also great for stretching. If you purchase an exercise ball, there will usually be a chart indicating which size to get based on your weight and height. The best abs exercise you can do with an exercise ball is a simple crunch. You begin by lying back with the lower part of your back resting on the exercise ball, with your arms crossed over your chest. You probably won't be able to do as many crunches on an exercise ball as on the ground, at least at first. A great exercise for your stomach, the basic crunch can really build your abdominal muscles quickly and efficiently. Put your hands behind your head, and then lie face up on the floor. The motion simply involves lifting the shoulder blades off the floor towards your chest. Your legs need to be steady while in motion doing this. A variation on this is the reverse crunch, which places more emphasis on the rectus abdominis muscle, which is the lower part of the abdominal region. This exercise requires you to lift your knees toward your chest. They should be at a 90? angle. Both your shoulders and hips should lift together. Reverse crunches, and regular ones, can build your abdominal muscles very nicely. When you do these exercises, understand that doing more of them is not better. You will not achieve better results by doing excessive amounts.

One exercise you shouldn't overlook for your abs is the plank. This is a strength building exercise for your whole core and is one well worth doing. To do a plank, you begin on the ground with forearms and palms flat. You then bring your body up so that it's parallel to the ground, resting on your arms and toes. Stay in the upwards for 60 seconds (or as long as you can) and then come down. When you first do this exercise you may not be able to keep your body up for that long, but you will definitely improve if you stick with it.

Now you know what to do to build your abdominal muscles using great abs workouts that work. You can use the strategies to help you reach your goals even more quickly. This would include proper dieting, and not over exercising or overtraining. A six-pack of abs, and a flat stomach, is definitely achievable. You just have to work diligently, and with a healthy diet, you should get there in no time at all.




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