5 Ab Exercises-Yes…Contraptions-No

November 4, 2009 Filed Under: Strength Training

The big players in the abdominals business are well aware of the ton of money to be made. In order to get as much of that money as possible they’ve developed countless products with the objective of keeping you from getting the results you want and instead keep on selling you the lastest device. Unfortunatly the great majority of these machines are not very effective. Don’t waste your hard earned money on these time wasters, spend your time on ab exercises that do actually work, and save that precious money while getting what you really want. Just do these five exercises and you’ll get the great abs you have been looking for.

#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 is another good choice of weighted exercise for ab development. It also works the chest, arms and shoulders. To make it effictive for an ab exercise it must be performed while in a standing position, otherwise the strain goes to the legs if done in a sitting position. The benefit to the abdominals comes from the effort to maintain an upright and straight posture while pushing the weights from shoulder height to above your head.

#5 – An exercise that really leaves the abs pumped is the leg raise. This one does require a little bit of equipment but no contraptions. Either a chin up bar or a leg raise frame. Just perform the exercise by raising the legs to your waist keeping them straight and pointed. This one should be done at the end of the routine. The abs will receive an exhausting workout with this one.

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