| Getting your abs sculpted and fat-free takes more | | | | abdomen, you can do this crunch. Lie on the floor with |
| than just discipline with your food intake. Aside from | | | | your knees and hips inclined. Place both hands beneath |
| cutting down on desserts, carbohydrate-rich food, | | | | your head and squeeze your waist upward |
| soda and alcohol, you need to be overly hardworking | | | | approaching your knees. Your right or left elbow must |
| in doing your abs routines. Yes, by overly hardworking, | | | | at least touch the knees before bring your upper body |
| it means doubling your efforts and increasing the | | | | down. Repeat the exercise but with twists alternately |
| intensity of specific exercises that targets the muscles | | | | with your left and right elbow. You can also bring your |
| in your abdomen. | | | | upper body toward the side as you lift it. In lieu of the |
| To deliver you the maximum results you aspire for, | | | | floor crunch, you can also do side crunches or make |
| you can try executing the 3 types of abs crunches: | | | | use of abdominal twist equipment or weighted twist |
| your way to a nicer abs. | | | | ups. Choose which is most convenient to you. For |
| 1.Standard Abs Crunch. You can vary your execution | | | | beginners, you can do 16 repetitions but for a more |
| of this routine. Your choices are hanging leg raise, | | | | intense burning effect, you can do 5 sets of 16. |
| incline bench leg lift and lying floor leg raise. This is the | | | | 3.Supine Leg Lift Crunch. This doesn't just target the |
| very standard crunch most men and women can | | | | abs but legs and hips as well. Lie down flatly on a |
| easily do on the floor covered with an exercise mat. | | | | bench and stretch your legs and grab the edge above |
| After lying flat on the floor, bend your legs with your | | | | your head for assistance as you lift your legs up. Lifting |
| feet's soles steady on the floor. Place your arms | | | | must not allow the legs to swing but trigger contraction |
| across your chest touching each other. Slowly bend | | | | in your abdomen. After lifting, you can bring your legs |
| your waist and lift your shoulders up so that you can | | | | down and do repetitions of 16 if you are a neophyte. If |
| sense the crunching sensation in your abdomen. Once | | | | you want a more intense one, you can do 5 sets of 16 |
| you have raised your upper body, you can lower it | | | | with 30-second rest in between sets. |
| back down. Repeating this routine for 5 sets of 16 | | | | Crunches are effective when you do them |
| counts is more effective than just doing one set. If | | | | appropriately at higher repetitions. Tolerate the |
| possible, target 200 counts per session to get quicker | | | | contraction as you go along so that you can get the |
| results. | | | | perfect abs you desire. |
| 2.Twisting Crunch. To contract more muscles in your | | | | |