| Everybody wants a six pack, including you. It is | | | | Leg lifts (performed on the Roman Chair) - Start with |
| probably the most sought after goal and hoped for | | | | your back on the back support and lift your knees/legs |
| result of working out. Working toward great abdominal | | | | to its highest point. Feet should not be allowed to swing |
| muscles not only looks great, but cuts your risk of | | | | behind your rear end at its lowest point for safety and |
| injury and improves your performance in everyday life. | | | | momentum purposes. |
| Not only are rock hard abs a symbol of fitness, but | | | | Hanging leg raises (performed on the cable machines) |
| strong and flexible abdominal muscles help trim your | | | | - Start by hanging from the middle pull up bar on the |
| waist and end back pain. These are two very | | | | cable machines. The hanging leg raise is probably the |
| important health goals of many who enter an exercise | | | | most result producing stomach exercise since it is |
| facility. It allows you to move from side to side with | | | | generated from the lower abs and then incorporated |
| stability and control. Men and women want to walk on | | | | the upper abs at its peak. It begins by having your feet |
| the beach and show off all their hard work by | | | | lift over and above your waist until it reached |
| exposing their abs. From what has been seen in gym | | | | approximately where your hands are holding on. |
| and health facilities, it is most worked on muscle group | | | | Remember to keep you body from swinging back and |
| or it is the most neglected. What category do you end | | | | forth. This will cause you to use more stomach |
| up falling into? There are many ways in which you can | | | | muscles and less momentum. |
| work your abdominal muscles. There is a scientific | | | | Then proceed to your upper/middle abs to get that |
| sequence to effectively shaping and creating great | | | | desired burn. |
| abs. | | | | The Ab Roller, which is great for upper abdominals and |
| Most people are stronger in their upper to middle | | | | obliques, is great to start with since it promotes safety |
| abdominals compared to their lower abdominal | | | | and immediate results. Exercises utilizing the ball and |
| muscles. It is recommended that you work your lower | | | | floor mats are great ways to end a stomach workout. |
| abs first since you are freshest and have the most | | | | The utility ball allows for maximum stretching to hit all |
| energy to get the most out of your stomach. The | | | | areas of the mid-section. |
| abdominal muscles react and provide optimal results | | | | Since your stomach is considered your smallest |
| visually when performed to failure. Failure occurs when | | | | muscle, you are able - and recommended to - train |
| the muscle is thoroughly exhausted and the exercise | | | | abs up to 6 days per week. A cardiovascular work |
| can no longer be executed. This means you can not | | | | out which consists of constant aerobic activity which |
| do one more painful repetition. Your mid-section should | | | | lasts for more than 30 minutes at your 80% target |
| be worked in this manner all the time. | | | | heart rate is extremely beneficial and necessary to |
| Some examples for lower abs are as follows: | | | | achieve that ever desired six pack. |
| The reverse crunch (using the slant board) - with your | | | | Great abs are only obtained through hard work, |
| hand holding the bars and your legs straight on the | | | | perseverance and proper form. They are the central |
| floor, raise your knees to your face, while bending your | | | | point in which your motion begins and ends. In the end, |
| knees, until the fetal position. Then slowly drop your | | | | great abs will give you the needed support for your |
| rear end until you touch the board and repeat the | | | | workout and your life. |
| exercise. | | | | |