Sunday, November 1, 2009

The 5 Ab Exercises That Produce Results

By Henry Artigon

There's massive money in abdominals, and the fitness giants know it. So, instead of leading you straight to the information, they've created thousands of products designed to stop you from getting what you want, and keep on paying for the newest and most technically advanced ab machine. The problem? 99% of these abdominal contraptions are bogus. Don't let yourself waste your precious time and money on these false workouts, instead focus on the ab exercises that really work, and leave your money in your pocket and your fat sweating off your body. These five exercises will have you working your way towards great abs in no time at all.

#1 - Any powerlifter will tell you this exercise is not for wimps. Is is known as the the king of exercises. It is one of three basic lifts performed by the worlds powerlifters. You may think-wow I'm going to look like a big, musclebound hulk. You don't need to worry about that, it requires special diets to acheive a build like that. This exercise is known as the deadlift and without the special diet it will simply work out your back muscles, leg muscles and abs with excellent results.

#2 - The Squat While the squat is primarily a leg exercise, it relies on the abdominals in order to keep the body straight and safe during the lift. When you're balancing weight on your shoulders, your body needs to engage your abdominals to keep itself upright. Move through the movement and keep your abs reasonably tense, and your chest puffed out. While your legs may ache right afterwards, it'll be your abs that see the true benefit in a couple of months.

#3 - Now that we have performed a couple of classic weight exercise routines, this is the perfect time to introduce the Sit Up. This is the classic abdominal exercise and is most effective when performed right after the weight routine to stress the muscles that have just been exercised.

#4 - The Military Press This is another weighted exercise, and one that also exercises your chest, shoulders and arms. In order to engage the abdominals, you need to stand upright while performing this lift -- sitting down takes the strain off your abdominals and instead places it on your legs. Simply push your weights from shoulder height to above your head, all the while using your abdominals to keep your body straight and upright.

#5 - The Leg Raise This one requires a small amount of equipment, but nothing that your local gym can't provide. Another great exercise to end your routine with, the leg raise involved hanging from either a chin-up bar or a leg raise frame, and simply raising your legs to your waist, all the while keeping them perfectly straight and pointed. Save this one for the end of your routine -- it'll exhaust your stomach and leave your abs pumped.

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