| "Crunches. He's going to tell me to do
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| | realise they have one, and those that do
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| lots of stomach crunches isn't he? Man if
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| | don't know how to train it.
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| I hurt my neck doing another pointless
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| | Well here's how....
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| crunch I swear I'm gonna...." That is
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| | The 7 Second Stomach Flattener
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| what many people think when they first
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| | 1. Stand or sit tall and straight. 2.
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| hear someone telling them the secret to
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| | Breathe in and as you do so pull in your
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| flat toned abs. And I'm right there with
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| | stomach. 3. Keep this tense and held in
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| you. Crunches are boring, unproductive
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| | place 4. Contact the abs as hard as you
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| and shockingly ineffective compared to
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| | can, you rib cage will dip down slightly
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| the two techniques I'll reveal later in
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| | and your pelvis may rotate upwards 5.
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| this article.
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| | Breathe out making an "sssss" - this will
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| The truth is the most effective abs
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| | cause inter-abdominal contraction 6.
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| exercises are performed Standing Up. But
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| | Continue this for 7 seconds. 7. Once
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| no gym instructor or personal trainer
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| | finished keep the stomach in tight and
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| will tell you that and the reason is,
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| | repeat ten times. 8. Do NOT relax the
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| most don't know. Pilates and stability
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| | stomach until completely finished all 10
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| ball instructors are perhaps closer to
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| | reps.
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| the secret of the six pack than anyone
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| | The All Natural Tummy Tucker *Do this
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| else. In both, you are taught basic
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| | ONLY on an Empty Stomach*
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| pelvis and abdominal tension, but they
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| | 1. Stand up straight with your feet wider
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| never get further than that. They never
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| | then shoulder width. 2. Exhale all the
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| get to the good stuff.
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| | air form your lungs 3. As you do so bend
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| The secret to a well toned waist, a firm
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| | over as though trying to touch your toes
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| trim tummy, and strong sexy six pack - is
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| | 4. Once you are as low as you can bend
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| all contained in 1 word - Isometrics.
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| | and have breathed out all the air you
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| Isometrics, defined as the contraction of
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| | can, pull in your stomach as much as you
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| a muscle without moving the joint, is the
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| | can 5. Hold this tension and slowly stand
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| scientifically proven fastest way to
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| | up 6. You want to keep you stomach in as
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| build strength and muscle.
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| | tight as you can 7. Tense your stomach
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| Before I explain step by step how to
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| | keeping it in tight. 8. Hold for ten
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| perform an isometric contraction for the
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| | seconds. 9. Slowly relax and capture your
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| waist I wasn't to explain a little bit
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| | breathe 10. Repeat 10 times.
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| about the actual muscles you will be
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| | That's it. You just need those two
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| working. One you will be familiar with,
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| | exercises and they can be performed
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| and it's the less important of the two.
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| | virtually anywhere. You can practice in
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| The other, well it's crucial for
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| | the shower, in the car, in the office,
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| developing a flat stomach.
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| | anywhere.
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| In the following exercises we will be
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| | Now I will mention one thing - you won't
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| working the Rectus abdominus and the
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| | see visible results if you have a high
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| Transverse abdominus. The Rectus is
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| | body fat %. You will of course feel the
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| commonly called the six pack. It's a
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| | results and quickly too. Your stomach
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| sheet of muscle running from the base of
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| | will naturally begin to pull inwards, and
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| the rib cage (sternum) the pelvis. It
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| | become firmer. But guys you need your
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| gets the six pack look from the tendons
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| | body fat % close to 8% and gals you need
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| running across it. Here's the thing
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| | it about 12% to really see chiselled
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| though - the rectus naturally curves
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| | definition.
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| outwards when developed - meaning you get
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| | The best way to do this is enjoy a nice
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| a muscle belly!
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| | walk, first thing the morning before
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| So how do you keep it in tight and flat
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| | breakfast. Refreshing, invigorating and
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| and develop the coveted washboard look?
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| | slimming, and combined with these two
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| That is where my friend the transverse
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| | exercises which will improve digestion
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| abdominus comes in. He connects the
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| | and fat burning you'll be trim and slim
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| rectus to the lower back and effectively
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| | in no time.
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| pulls the abs inwards, towards the spine.
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| | Copyright 2006 Paul J.
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| The problem is very few people even
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