What is perhaps, in many people’s opinions, the hardest part of the body to tone, yet is the most desired for looks and for any type of physical activity? If your answer was the abs, then you are correct. Many people dread exercising this muscle group for the simple fact that it is difficult to see physical results. This muscle group is perhaps the most desired to be physically fit by the opposite sex, yet knowing this, many people still neglect to exercise them. I'm not going to sugar coat it or try to deceive you. I will be dead honest with you, abdominals are very difficult to get in shape and even very hard to maintain them when you do get them in shape. Why are they so hard to get in shape? Part of the reason is, your abs are constantly at work. So they are a frequently used muscle in every day activity. They are used in virtually every movement that you perform. In fact, they are engaged when you are simply sitting. Because they are used so often, it is difficult to tone them. You must go above and beyond the point of your abs' daily activity.
To help you get your abs into shape and hopefully into a six or four pack, I have a few tips for you:
1. Work your abs out every other day. It is important to work this muscle out often because it is a muscle that is used in every day activity. Therefore, in order to increase the physical appearance of them, you must exercise them often to go above the daily exercise they experience.
2. Exercising at a high intensity is key. Working out your abs with exercises that focus a lot of, if not all of, the stress on your abdominal muscles is crucial. You don't want to choose exercises that distribute the stress to other muscle groups.
3. Keep the tension in your abdominals throughout the entire set. For instance, if you are doing a sit-up, on the way down you should go down at the same rate you went up. You do not want to slam your back on the ground. You want to barely touch your lower back to the ground in order to keep constant tension in your abs.
4. Set a fast pace for your workout. Your rest time should be minimized during your ab workout. You want to keep your ab muscles firing. The only way to do this is to keep a fast paced, high intensity workout. During your 10-15 minute ab workout you should go all out. You can rest after you're done.
To help you get your abs into shape and hopefully into a six or four pack, I have a few tips for you:
1. Work your abs out every other day. It is important to work this muscle out often because it is a muscle that is used in every day activity. Therefore, in order to increase the physical appearance of them, you must exercise them often to go above the daily exercise they experience.
2. Exercising at a high intensity is key. Working out your abs with exercises that focus a lot of, if not all of, the stress on your abdominal muscles is crucial. You don't want to choose exercises that distribute the stress to other muscle groups.
3. Keep the tension in your abdominals throughout the entire set. For instance, if you are doing a sit-up, on the way down you should go down at the same rate you went up. You do not want to slam your back on the ground. You want to barely touch your lower back to the ground in order to keep constant tension in your abs.
4. Set a fast pace for your workout. Your rest time should be minimized during your ab workout. You want to keep your ab muscles firing. The only way to do this is to keep a fast paced, high intensity workout. During your 10-15 minute ab workout you should go all out. You can rest after you're done.
2 comments:
These are all great pointers. I have to do so much to get my abs sore, and when I do, it hurts to laugh, cough, and prety much everything. I love it.
These are great tips. Spring Break is almost here and I bet loads of people wish they would of looked at these helpful tips.
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