December 6, 2009

1-2-3 Abs

Ok that thing about the eating contest with the bear gave me a nightmare...

So here are 3 videos of great abdominal workouts to get that belly back on track. We all know how important it is to build up your workouts progressively. Killing yourself on day one will only give you sore muscles, but over time you need to step up the intensity. It is totally satisfying to look back and realize how far you have come.

Video 1: The basics.

Start with this video and start with 2 series of 10 reps.  Concentrate on breathing well, and learning how to stabilize your body.  Over time increase the volume until you are doing 3 series of 24 reps.  If you are used to using a stability ball and/or have well trained abs you could do this over 3 or 4 workouts.  If you are new to all this take your time, build up over a 6 week period.



Video 2: Starting to have fun.

Once you are up to speed on the basics start including some intermediate exercises.  I wouldn't swap one exercise routine for the other overnight, instead I would add in the new exercises one by one until you are doing both workouts.  Make sure you can do all these exercises well, with proper posture and pelvic tilt before adding in exercises from video 3.




Video 3:  Monster Abs

This is where the real fun begins.  When you when you are ready, do these exercises and enjoy blasting those abs!  Note: just like with video 2, I would incorporate these exercises into my routine one by one, swapping out the beginner exercises from video 1. Remeber, you can't cheat with abs, do the exercises with proper technique and you will get results.  If you can't do these exercises withour cheating go  back to video 2 and prepare for a few more weeks.

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