Thursday, February 26, 2009

Get A Plan For Six Pack Abs Training

By Jason King

Getting a washboard stomach is easy as long as we understand certain principles. By following those principles a washboard stomach can be attained easily. A flat stomach is accomplished by training smart.

When exercising for six pack abs, it's a must to burn fat from the entire body. When we can burn fat from the whole body, our washboard stomach becomes more ripped.

The exercises below are easy flat stomach training methods that will increase the strength of your whole body as well as tighten your abs.

Warm up: It's a good idea to begin with an activity that is fairly light in intensity for 5-10 minutes. This will be followed by some light stretching of the muscles that you have just exercised. It's important that your muscles are flexible and ready for the activity.

Exercises: Do overall multi-joint exercises such as

Squats Chin-ups Lunges Rows Split-squats Step-ups Dead-lifts

Do 3 sets of 8 repetitions for each exercise.

Stability ball sit-ups and bridging can be incorporated into the program as well to strengthen and tone the abdominal muscles.

Post Exercise: You want to emphasize proper stretching and cooling down to make sure you maintain your flexibility and movement of the areas trained.

The growth in your muscles that you gain as a result of the resistance training directly contributes to the increased metabolism of the body. The increased metabolism has an effect on the body so it burns fat as fuel not only during exercise but even when you are resting and sleeping. When Once your metabolism has increased, your six-pack abs will begin to be more prominent, and results will come faster than you first thought.

This exercise routine will aid you in achieving a washboard stomach faster. Your commitment to exercise correctly, and allowing the body to rest will speed up the rate in which you see your results. - 16083

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