Working out your abdominals may not be on the top of your list for favorite exercises - but the results that show from performing these workouts probably is included as one of your goals.
Having a trim and lean waist not only is a symbol of your hard work and dedication to your fitness dreams but will also provide numerous physical benefits.
Here is a routine of moderate to high intensity exercises that will help you get a fantastic waistline in 6 weeks or less.
This quick and effective workout should be performed twice per week.
It should be performed as a circuit, one exercise after another without any rest in between.
1.
Weighted Crunch: Lie on the floor with your legs hinged straight up into the air so that your torso and legs form a 90' angle.
In your hands, grasp a pair of dumbbells and hold them directly over your chest with your arms straight.
Exhale slowly and lift your upper body upwards while pressing the dumbbells upward.
When you get your arms as high as you can go, pause and exhale before lowering back down to the starting position.
2.
Oblique Row: Sit on the floor with your knees bent slightly in front of you and feet on the floor.
Slowly raise your feet on the ground while leaning slightly back to balance, making a "V".
Grab a dumbbell with two hands and slowly "row" the dumbbell as if you were in a canoe while flexing your abdominals and twisting slightly from side to side.
3.
Scissor Kick: Lie face-up on a mat with your legs suspended about 3" off the ground.
Moving quickly but not sloppily, open your legs back and forth, alternating in a quick paced kick.
Aim to bring your legs roughly two to three feet apart at the furthest point of the scissor kick.
4.
Bicycle Crunch: Lie face-up on a mat with your knees bent and raised in the air and arms bent with your hands behind your ears.
Slowly contract your abdominals while lifting your right shoulder towards your bent left knee.
Straighten your right leg at the same time to keep balanced.
Switch to the left side.
Always take it slow during an abdominal workout.
Going quickly through your routine will not guarantee your results.
Try not to use your momentum to push you through to the next repetition.
Make your abdominals work for each and every rep, aiming to fail by the end of each set (15 reps).
Follow this routine and you'll be on your way to a slamming six pack in no time.
Having a trim and lean waist not only is a symbol of your hard work and dedication to your fitness dreams but will also provide numerous physical benefits.
Here is a routine of moderate to high intensity exercises that will help you get a fantastic waistline in 6 weeks or less.
This quick and effective workout should be performed twice per week.
It should be performed as a circuit, one exercise after another without any rest in between.
1.
Weighted Crunch: Lie on the floor with your legs hinged straight up into the air so that your torso and legs form a 90' angle.
In your hands, grasp a pair of dumbbells and hold them directly over your chest with your arms straight.
Exhale slowly and lift your upper body upwards while pressing the dumbbells upward.
When you get your arms as high as you can go, pause and exhale before lowering back down to the starting position.
2.
Oblique Row: Sit on the floor with your knees bent slightly in front of you and feet on the floor.
Slowly raise your feet on the ground while leaning slightly back to balance, making a "V".
Grab a dumbbell with two hands and slowly "row" the dumbbell as if you were in a canoe while flexing your abdominals and twisting slightly from side to side.
3.
Scissor Kick: Lie face-up on a mat with your legs suspended about 3" off the ground.
Moving quickly but not sloppily, open your legs back and forth, alternating in a quick paced kick.
Aim to bring your legs roughly two to three feet apart at the furthest point of the scissor kick.
4.
Bicycle Crunch: Lie face-up on a mat with your knees bent and raised in the air and arms bent with your hands behind your ears.
Slowly contract your abdominals while lifting your right shoulder towards your bent left knee.
Straighten your right leg at the same time to keep balanced.
Switch to the left side.
Always take it slow during an abdominal workout.
Going quickly through your routine will not guarantee your results.
Try not to use your momentum to push you through to the next repetition.
Make your abdominals work for each and every rep, aiming to fail by the end of each set (15 reps).
Follow this routine and you'll be on your way to a slamming six pack in no time.
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