Saturday, December 20, 2008

Easy Six Pack Abs

By Jose Loni

Six pack abs are easy as long as we understand certain principles. By understanding those principles six pack abs can be attained easily. Six pack abs can be accomplished by training smart.

Getting six pack abs, we need to reduce our overall body fat composition. Our six-pack abs will become more visible. By watching what we eat, we can energize our system so that our workouts will have the energy it needs to utilize the fat in our stomach as energy.

Our diet is an important key to getting six pack abs quickly. We must eat properly and frequently throughout the day to help maintain our energy level for our daily activities. So that our blood sugar does not spike up and down too frequently.

Warm-up: light to medium activity to increase blood flow throughout the body for 5-10 minutes. Then do some light stretching to help keep the muscles flexible and ready for movement.

Exercises: We will emphasize multi-joint exercises like squats, lunges, chin-ups, rows, split-squats, deadlifts, and step-ups. The sets will be 3 sets of 8 repetitions for each exercise. Utilizing stability sit-ups and bridging can be incorporated into the exercise program, which will help tone and strengthen the muscles of the core and also give variation to training.

Training with resistance has been shown to help develop six pack abs, by sculpting and lowering body fat levels. Multi-joint exercises at lower repetitions of 8 increase our lean body mass, which leads to increased fat burning as our metabolism is increased. Exercises specifically for the abs help strengthen and define our abs, especially when they become more visible after.

The increased lean body mass that we gain as a result of resistance training directly contributes to the increased metabolism of the body. The increased metabolism causes the body to burn fat as fuel not only during exercise but several hours afterward as well. When our metabolic system has been increased, our six-pack abs will be more visible and results will come quickly.

This exercise plan will help achieve six pack abs faster. The commitment to exercise correctly and allowing the body to rest will help this program be effective. - 16650

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