Ripped Abs

Thursday, August 21, 2008

100 Abdominal Exercises - Bad News

100 Abdominal Exercises might be fun to search for but I guarantee you that wasting all you time looking for those exercises will not get you that super six pack ab building routine you are looking for . How about settling down and settling for a few well thought out and created articles and routine by a guy who has been in the business for a long time.

Check out the abdominal exercises below and then check out these links to get the most out of your routine and educate yourself.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Ab Crunches

Ab Crunches are the exercise regiment you should be onto now that it is summer. Whether you are a man or woman, you want to look great in that bikini or beach short and you don't want a flabby stomach.

The quickest way to achioeving that goal is to get help and get it from someone who knows. sometimes we fool ourselves that we can really do it alone and we usually see ourselves sweating away many hours on end and getting no results. Try this way....it works...

Hey I like in the beach belt ....what can I say,,,

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Ripped Abs - 3 Exercises To Get Them Fast

With These Amazing Ab Workouts

Getting RIPPED ABS fast is easier than you think because instead of the typical ab routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc... there are better options for metabolism-boosting high intensity workouts that work your entire body while also working your abs.

I will illustrate for you some great "ab workouts" to give you super ripped abs that doesn't include any direct "ab exercises" at all. It's in a three-set format (similar to a super-set but alternating between 3 exercises) which results in nice abs after following these ab workouts.

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Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows
2a. Front Squats with Barbell
3a. Mountain Climbers on Floor

A good repetition scheme to employ here could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for less repetitions, such as 5 sets of 5 repetitions of each exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30 seconds) instead of "reps".

Exercise Descriptions:

1a. Ripped Abs Renegade Dumbbell Rows:

Ripped Abs Renegade Rows shown above
These are done starting in a push-up position with the hands on 2 dumbbells. You then row one dumbbell up while stabilizing your body with the other arm. Bring the dumbbell back to the ground and alternate the rowing arm while stabilizing with the opposite arm. This stabilizing effect during the rows creates incredible work for your entire midsection core area, thereby working those abs incredibly hard. You'll feel it in the abs and definitely be pleased with the results once you begin seeing those ripped abs!

2a.Ripped Abs Front Squats with Barbell:

Ripped Abs Front squats shown above
For another great exercise to really get those abs ripped and looking nice, here goes. Front squats are done similar to back squats, however with the barbell in front of your body on the front of your shoulders instead of resting on the upper back as in back squats. You stabilize the barbell on your shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of the body.

This takes a little practice at first, so you will want to seek a professional trainer at your gym to help you with the form, never at the first try, go it alone. Front squats require extreme stabilization strength from the abs due to the barbell weight being shifted to the front of the body instead of the back. Even though this is mostly a leg exercise, you'll feel this one in the abs big time all the time, giving that perfect ripped abs effect overtime.

3a.Ripped Abs Mountain Climbers on Floor:

Ripped Abs Mountain Climbers shown above
Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup position and then shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in under your chest and then back out to starting position. It sort of resembles climbing a mountain but flat on the floor, great fun and hey it may help improve your dancing too. If you want an advanced version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward in addition to the leg movements. This really makes it a full body exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain climbers.This gives a great workout to the abs and you should start seeing that effect almost immediately.

After finishing each exercise, rest about 30 seconds before starting the next exercise. Rest about 1-2 minutes after completing each "tri-set" before repeating as it's unwise to rush into any exercise.

This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever had without even doing any direct ab exercises. Try it and you will see and feel the effect immediately!

These are just a sampling of some of the killer ideas and exercises to give nice abs which you'll discover if you grab a copy of this great ebook on getting awesome ripped abs. Not only will you receive a complete blue-print for challenging full-body and ab workouts that will thoroughly define your entire body in addition to your abs but you'll also gain a thorough understanding of what types of nutritional strategies and other lifestyle aspects that it takes to really see visibly ripped abs.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Lose Your Belly Fat & Get Six Pack Abs

You Will NEVER Lose Your Excess Stomach Fat and Carve Out Those Rock-Hard Six-Pack Abs that You Desire by Wasting Your Time with 100's of Crunches and Other "Abs-Pumping" Exercises...

Nor with Those Bogus Ab-Gadgets, Gimmick Diets, "Fat-Burner" Pills, and "Miracle" Supplement Powders that are Scamming You Out of Your Hard-Earned Money!

Instead, Discover the Tried-and-True Training & Nutrition Secrets That the Super-Lean Use to Strip Away Stubborn Stomach Fat and Develop Sexy Flat Abs That Turn Heads!

* But NOT by following any ridiculous fad diets

* NOT by performing long, boring cardio routines

* NOT by taking over-priced, over-hyped supplements

* NOT by using some piece-of-crap ab belt or gizmo from an infomercial

* And NOT by doing hundreds of useless crunches & situps

Enough With the Gimmicks...It's Time for the TRUTH!

Dear Frustrated Six-Pack Seeker,

I know what you're thinking... You think that you've tried every "underground" abdominal exercise, every fad diet, every "fat-loss" pill and magic supplement powder you've seen on the flashy magazine pages, all of the boring cardio routines... and yet, despite all of your efforts, you STILL have that extra belly fat hanging out there covering up those six-pack abs that you desperately want. I feel your pain!

However, I want you to realize something today that you're probably starting to think will never happen in your lifetime...

You... yes YOU, can easily discover a fool-proof system that has worked for thousands of my clients and will show you exactly how to stop the frustration, and FINALLY ignite your metabolism and fire up your own body's fat-burning hormones to hack off that ugly belly fat and get those flat rippling abs that will have everyone checking you out!

The good news is that you will discover this abdominal fat loss success system right here on this webpage today. Read on...

Yes, There is a Better Way!

I'm Calling You Out - If you are ok with living the rest of your life frustrated by failing to lose your stubborn stomach fat that's covering up your abs, then you can click on over to some other bogus abs website out there and fall victim to their claims for "6-second abs" or "overnight abs" by using their supposed "quick fix".

On the other hand, if you want to discover the TRUTH about ridding your stomach of that unsightly blubber, and developing ripped abs for good, then keep reading my friend!

The Top Fat Loss Secrets for Flat Six-Pack Abs

an interview by Geovanni Derice with Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

I had the pleasure of being interviewed recently by a fitness professional from NYC, Geovanni Derice, of 4evertoned.com. The interview is below and I think you're going to like it...I reveal some of the hardest hitting strategies for getting rid of that stubborn stomach fat to uncover those flat six pack abs that everyone wants.

"GD: Welcome Mike Geary to 4everToned's Fitness Journal. For those who do not know you, please tell us a few things about yourself.

MG: Thanks for having me, Geo. Well, to go back a little, I have been heavily involved in fitness and sports for about 15 years now, ever since I was a teenager. Being involved in sports in high school got me interested in strength training and conditioning. At that point, once I started feeling more energetic, getting stronger, and looking better, I was instantly hooked for life. I'm 30 now and still addicted to the way living a healthy and fit lifestyle makes me feel energetic, confident, strong, and youthful on a daily basis.

I decided earlier in my 20's that I wanted to make the commitment to help other people experience the excitement of being fit and getting in the best shape of their lives, especially since we've reached an epidemic of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, depression, etc. That's why I became a fitness professional. It just gives me so much satisfaction to help others, who have struggled for years to get in good shape, and show them that it can be done, and it can be fun in the process.

I've expanded over the years from just reaching local individuals with personal training, into being able to help people all over the globe achieve their fitness goals with the reach of the internet. I only hope that my passion for fitness inspires people to take action and improve how they look and feel for life.

GD: Now Mike, there's so many things out there as to what works and what does not work...if you had to pick 3 things that work time and time again to get flat abs, what would they be?

MG: The first and most important thing to get control of in order to get flat abs is cleaning up your diet. Exercise is important, but your diet is king when it comes to losing body fat so that you can see your abs.

There's so much confusion these days about what a healthy diet that promotes fat loss really is...after all, we are bombarded by conflicting messages in the media about what is healthy and what is not, and you have all of these gimmicky diet books about low carb, low fat, high protein, vegetarian, fasting, atkins, south beach, liquid diets, and hundreds more. There's so much conflicting info, that the average consumer doesn't even know where to start when it comes to eating for fat loss.

The second thing that works time and time again, is to focus on the intensity of your workouts and focus on working the body as a whole in order to get the best metabolic response to lose that stubborn stomach fat. In order to really get lean, the workouts should have a high intensity, with short rest periods, working the largest muscle groups of the body, instead of trying to isolate specific small muscles like the biceps, triceps, or calves.

For the third thing, let's talk about actually training the abs specifically. When it comes to training the abs, if you want real results, I always recommend forgetting about the crunches and situps for the most part. They are ok for someone that is really deconditioned, but most people that already have some training under their belt need a much better stimulus for their abs than crunches. Crunches are one of the abs exercises that actually provide the least amount of resistance, and remember that resistance is what develops and tones the muscles.

I provide a ton of great abs exercises in my book, but one of THE highest resistance exercises for the abs, is hanging leg raises (but NOT the way you see most people at the gym doing them). The key to doing these and actually working the hell out of your abs is to curl your pelvis up as you raise your legs. Almost nobody ever does this right. To be honest, the majority of people cannot do this at first, but I provide some strategies in my book as to how to progress to doing these correctly.

GD: What are people doing wrong when it comes to developing the coveted "6 pack abs"?

MG: Well Geo, I know this sounds funny to most people, but the MAIN thing that people are doing wrong to get those flat 6-pack abs is...are you ready for this? They spend entirely too much time focusing on training their abs! WAY too much time spent on abs exercises. Sounds crazy, but it's true.

Remember, having a flat and visible six pack of abs is all about getting down to a low body fat percentage. In order to do that, your workouts must focus on stimulating a fat burning hormonal environment in your body, and increasing your metabolic rate. That just does not happen when you focus too much time training a small muscle group like the abs.

Instead, you must use the majority of your time focusing on training the largest muscle groups of the body like the legs, back, and chest. That's what stimulates your metabolism and the fat burning hormones that will get you truly lean and sporting a flat sixxer!

GD: Which exercises are the top exercises that people need to do if they are to get maximum defintion with their midsection?

MG: When it comes to developing the abs themselves, I again refer to any kinds of hanging abs exercises, as well as some good floor abs exercises like lying leg thrusts (all described and illustrated in my book).

However, maximum definition in the abs and midsection comes from losing bodyfat, and the most effective exercises featured in my program for that goal are various forms of swings and snatches (unique dumbbell or kettlebell exercises that almost nobody ever does in normal gyms), squats, deadlifts, lunges, step-ups, clean & presses, mountain climbers, sprinting, and other full body exercises and calisthenics. If you want great looking flat abs, focus on those instead of focusing so much on training the abs directly!

GD: When it comes to diet Mike, people really have tried millions of ways to get one thing...and that is fat loss. What recommendations have you used to successfully help your clients lose fat and keep it off?

MG: I have included a fully comprehensive discussion of this topic in my book, which accounts for almost half of the book, but I'll try to make some nice simple generalizations to get people started on the right path immediately. The most important thing is that your diet is as natural and unprocessed as possible. It almost always comes back to the overprocessing of food that makes it unhealthy, and makes it totally wreck your metabolism and hormone balance in your body.

For example, why eat refined grains, when you can eat whole grains. Why eat refined sugar, when you can get natural sources of sugar from a high nutrient whole food like fruit. Why eat highly processed, refined, and hydrogenated vegetable oils (these are THE worst thing in the modern diet), when you can eat natural sources of healthy fats like nuts, avocados, fish, eggs, coconut milk, organically raised meat, and so forth.

The point is to not fall for some gimmick like low carbs, low fat, high protein, or any other combination that has you focusing on one macronutrient vs. another. Your body needs all macronutrients to thrive and obtain a variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc. Trying to cut an entire food group out just works against what your body needs. I get into much more detail on this vitally important topic towards losing body fat (especially that stubborn stomach fat) for life in my book.

GD: Thank you very much Mike for sharing with us all of this great information.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this interview and plucked several nuggets of info to get you motivated and started on showing off your flat abs shortly. If you don't already own a copy, be sure to pick up a copy of my Truth about Six Pack Abs book and discover the entire system I've developed for ridding yourself of that extra ab fat for good!

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