Exercise Routine - Five Abdominal Wakeup Exercises To Shred Belly Fat Now
Think about this for a second, in order to display your six pack abs, you need to be fewer than 10 percent body fat for men and 12 percent body fat for women. To really get the edge, you need to be around seven to four percent body fat for men and eight percent body fat for women.
Your diet will determine how well you begin to strip the fat off, but you'll need a set of core exercises that will pump up the shape of your muscles to give you the look that others will admire. Forget about sit-ups and crunches, they are a waste of time.
The following five exercises form a powerful series of core training for blasting fat as they get your important muscles ready for showing off to our fans.
Hindu Squats
Stand straight with your feet about shoulder width apart. Bend your knees until your bottom touches your calves. Spring up as fast as you can, then repeat the motion for 20 reps. Graduate to five sets. You will be burning fat like crazy and with proper deep breathing, you will work the abdominal muscles as well.
Hanging leg raise
Grab a chinning bar and lift your knees as high as you can while rounding your back. You are attempting to bring you knees to your chest. Lower your knees for one rep. repeat five times to make your first set. Do as many sets as possible.
V-ups
This is the exercise for taking care of the rectus abdominis; that sheet of muscle that starts at the sternum and ends at the pubic bone. The wash board effect comes from the development of the individual sections of this sheet. This exercise works the entire muscle.
Lie on your back on a mat. Slowly begin to raise your upper body and legs while using just your stomach muscles to achieve the lift. Your hip flexors will come into play but that's ok. Bring your arms up to touch your fingers to your toes if possible. Hold the position for 30 seconds before slow release. You are now back in the starting position and have completed a rep. Do as many as you can to reach failure.
Trunk rotation
Stand up straight in a superhero pose. Your legs are spread apart and your hands are on your hips. Keep your posture erect and your head held high. Breathe in deeply as you begin to bend forward at the waist. As your trunk forms a right angle to your pelvis, rotate clockwise, keeping your body bent. Keep going around until you end up at the starting position. You've completed one rep. Do as many as you can.
Waist turn
Return to the superhero pose with your feet spread apart slightly more than shoulder width. Rapidly twist at the waist from left to right, twisting as far as you can in each direction. Repeat the exercise at least 50 times. Graduate to 100 times during an exercise session.
These exercises should be done twice a week along with your regular workout routine for maximum effect. Don't forget to drink lots of water and get adequate rest for recovery.
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