I've been searching around online and trying to find out as much information as I can about how to attack this waistline blob. And I've been finding out some pretty good information.... stuff I never would have guessed.
For example: I don't have a gym membership and I don't really have much exercise equipment at home so I'm thinking I'm probably going to have to invest in one of those ab rocker contraptions that you see on infomercials. But I'm finding out that most of those gadgets are pretty much junk. As a matter of fact, experts say that you can do crunches and ab exercises till the cows come home and you still might never see your abs! They say that crunches, ab machines, leg-lifts and sit-ups are among some of the least effective ways of developing and showing a six pack! So how do you get a good abs workout then?
According to some of the leading fitness experts out there, you won't see your abs until you get your body fat percentage down to 10% or less. So no matter how many ab specific exercises you do it's not going to help unless you're eating properly and excercising enough to reduce your body fat. Since ab specific exercises work such a small muscle group you could be making a lot more progress by working larger muscle groups. (Remember, the goal is to reduce your body fat, quickly, and effectively) - This doesn't mean you'll never do exercises for your abs, it just means that you don't want to concentrate all your time on just your abs when you could be doing full body exercises that have a larger benefit, such as squats, upper body presses, lunges, deadlifts, etc.
So it seems that the best abs workout is really a full body workout. I'll give some exercises that I found and how to perform them in another post tomorrow or the next day. If you can't wait till then feel free to check out the site I've been finding a lot of information at by clicking here!
For example: I don't have a gym membership and I don't really have much exercise equipment at home so I'm thinking I'm probably going to have to invest in one of those ab rocker contraptions that you see on infomercials. But I'm finding out that most of those gadgets are pretty much junk. As a matter of fact, experts say that you can do crunches and ab exercises till the cows come home and you still might never see your abs! They say that crunches, ab machines, leg-lifts and sit-ups are among some of the least effective ways of developing and showing a six pack! So how do you get a good abs workout then?
According to some of the leading fitness experts out there, you won't see your abs until you get your body fat percentage down to 10% or less. So no matter how many ab specific exercises you do it's not going to help unless you're eating properly and excercising enough to reduce your body fat. Since ab specific exercises work such a small muscle group you could be making a lot more progress by working larger muscle groups. (Remember, the goal is to reduce your body fat, quickly, and effectively) - This doesn't mean you'll never do exercises for your abs, it just means that you don't want to concentrate all your time on just your abs when you could be doing full body exercises that have a larger benefit, such as squats, upper body presses, lunges, deadlifts, etc.
So it seems that the best abs workout is really a full body workout. I'll give some exercises that I found and how to perform them in another post tomorrow or the next day. If you can't wait till then feel free to check out the site I've been finding a lot of information at by clicking here!
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