Home ab workout: crunch exercise for 6-pack abs
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Don’t let the TV ads convince you to buy some bulky contraption that will gather dust in your closet, crunches are safe and effective! This video clip shows how to do crunches with varying degrees of difficulty based on your ability. Remember that ab exercises alone will not give you abs! If you have the best abs in the world they will be completely invisible if you are overweight. Aerobic exercise and proper diet are even more important than ab exercises in getting that sought after 6-pack. Form is very important in crunches, many people do them incorrectly and end up working out their neck or hips more than their abs. Use slow movements and only use the abs. Concentrate on trying to raise your shoulders straight up towards the ceiling. Don’t worry about how many reps you do but focus on using perfect form. No whipping the head around or flapping your arms! This is not a sit-up either, the hips are stationary. Also important is to minimize any tension in the neck, I do this by very lightly supporting my head with my hands or the weight plate The main reason to workout abs is because strong abs stabilize your lower back and shield you from injury but as a side benefit a 6-pack looks great! For more ab exercises: scoobysworkshop.com Nutrition is key to getting abs! I cover the nutrition basics on mywebsite, if thats not detailed enough for you I have reviewed and recommended some excellent books: scoobysworkshop.com Anyone can be healthier, have more energy, sleep better <b>…</b>
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How to get six pack abs quickly at the age of 13?
I am 13 and desperately need a six pack. I'm skinny but when in a sitting position, my stomach folds and wrinkles even though i am like 115 pounds. Right now, I barely have a 4 pack. Any suggestions on how to get them and how long it will take and to lose body fat at 5 feet 4 inches and 115 pounds? (by the way, my body fat percentage is 18) Thanks, it will mean a lot to me.
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Thanks I’m going to try that out. Now I just need to convince my parents not to buy me tons of food I’ll be good to go.
Well, you seem to have somewhat knowledge of bodybuilding, but there are definitely flaws in your routine. First of all, cut the cardio.
Either you are bulking up or reducing bodyfat, you can't do both together, to reduce bodyfat you need to burn more calories than you consume, and to bulk up you need to consume more calories than you can burn.
To bulk up you should be doing a variety of exercises and about 3 sets of 6-10 repetitions for each. Your weights should be heavy enough that you can lift it no more than 6-10 times. Then, to completely fatigue slow-twitch muscle fibers you would have to use a lighter weight for more repetitions.
When reducing bodyfat you should try HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). It is the only cardio exercise that does not burn muscle. It burns fat 9 times more effectively than any other cardio as well, making it perhaps the best type of cardio for a bodybuilder. You should be doing HIIT 2-3 times a week on off-days from weightlifting.
The best protein powder out there is perhaps Whey. It should be taken both pre and post-workout. Forget Super Pump, if you're getting good results you can stick with it, but otherwise, I highly recommend Whey. Also, you can go ahead and try NO-Xplode, but I've heard a lot of bad reviews about it not working.
By the way, when you are bulking, you do no cardio, bodybuilders have a bulking and cutting season, during bulking season there is no cardio and an excess of calories. During a bulking season there is cardio and a deficit of calories.
Make sure the sources of your foods are all healthy, junk food does good for no one. Another thing, you probably didn't know this, you need protein every 3 hours to keep in a positive nitrogen balance (state keeping you from burning muscle mass as fuel for energy).
During the nighttime, you won't be getting any food for hours, so you need a slow-digesting protein right before bed. I highly recommend Casein protein for this, which can be bought at your local vitamin store.
Here is a site on HIIT:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw40.htm
Edit: Ok, if you decide to change that routine at some point you can use my advice. If you don't want too many different protein powders I think you should at least get Whey, and the most important time to have it is post-workout if you take it only once.
Also, like I said, your body burns muscle mass as fuel for energy when you don't get protein every 3 hours. So at night, if you don't take Casein, you should take 4 cups of milk or a cup of cottage cheese instead, since both are full of Casein.
And for your main question, like I said, if Super Pump is helping, you can take it, Whey is by far my recommendation. And I haven't heard many good reviews on NO Xplode or NaNo Vapor. Some people claim No Xplode doesn't work. I don't really know since I haven't taken it. You can try them out and see for yourself.
Drugs are bad.
crunchs are not the best ab exercise you can do
thx man, your really helped me
Hmmm… I’m going to try this workout
Really well made video, nice demo and advice.
Great Video, Really works and really helps… Great Stuff Man. Thanks.
Oh yeah, for those of you who think this workout doesnt work, then beleive me your technique is wrong, because this workout is a KILLER.
Hey scooby, i was reading on your website that you should NOT sync your breathing with exercises, is this the same for crunchies? If not please can you explain to me.
I am 14 and would really like to get the crunchies right and also have a nice set of abs for when the summer break ends and i go back to school.
Thanks