Website design By BotEap.comFew things are more alluring than a perfect six pack! In fact, ask any girl and I’m sure she’ll agree. Razor sharp abs are a true symbol of dedication and consequently very few people will achieve such abs. The most important factor in achieving the perfect abs is maintaining a low percentage of body fat. However, a low body fat percentage alone is not enough!
Website design By BotEap.comIf you ever want to get magazine-worthy abs, you’re going to need to develop deep, dense abs, and this is where the best abs workout comes in!
Website design By BotEap.comAlmost everyone I see in the gym trains their abs in the worst way possible. Never make the mistake of doing these things again:
Website design By BotEap.com1. Performing abdominal circuits on the mats:
Website design By BotEap.comTo be honest, even before I knew how to train my abs correctly, I used to do super long ab circuits on mats. These circuits made my abs burn like crazy and I thought these circuits worked. The problem with these circuits is that they consist of a bunch of exercises that are all very easy. In order for people to challenge themselves, they need to perform more and more reps and super sets. Therefore, they are only working on muscular endurance. It will literally take light years for your abs to develop further with just crunch circuits. The funny thing is that everyone in the gym has their own ab routine and most of the time it consists of these ab circuits.
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Website design By BotEap.comDoing your abdominal training on machines is a complete waste of time. These machines try to isolate your abs but end up putting all the stress on your lower back. I highly recommend avoiding the machines. Your body is not meant to work like this.
Website design By BotEap.com3. Performing sit-ups or sit-up variations:
Website design By BotEap.comThere is no need to perform any crunch or crunches for your abs. These moves actually destabilize your spine, leading to injury instead of stronger abs. In addition, they also lead to poor posture (hunched back) which is very unattractive. I know you probably can’t imagine working your abs without crunches or crunch variations, but trust me, I have a much better method.
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Website design By BotEap.comThe most important factor in building the perfect body is increasing the shoulder to waist ratio. This means bigger shoulders and a smaller waist. The problem with weighted side bends is that they thicken the waist by adding muscle to the obliques. So I recommend dropping and doing the full side bending exercise. If you want to work your obliques, do an isometric exercise like a side plank. This will make your obliques tighter and harder without making them bigger.
Website design By BotEap.comYou see that most people in the gym are focused on their upper torso. They perform almost all of their ab exercises ‘crunching’. Even when people get out of bed performing a sit-up exercise. The truth is, almost everyone is close to their abs potential. Therefore, doing these exercises will only slightly improve your abs.
Website design By BotEap.comThe key to developing incredible abs:
Website design By BotEap.comThe key is to perform leg raise variations. This is where the true potential lies. These moves will ‘shock’ your abs to a whole new level. Now, most people just do lying leg raises as an afterthought. But they don’t realize that doing leg raises lying on your back is just one way to do it. Here are some of the most effective and challenging leg raise variations, from easiest to hardest:
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Website design By BotEap.comPerform hanging on a bar. Bring your knees up to your chest, and then lower them down. To make this exercise more difficult instead of bringing your legs down, try extending your legs down and forward.
Website design By BotEap.com2. Hanging bent-leg raises:
Website design By BotEap.comPerform hanging on a bar. Keeping your legs partially bent, raise them higher than 90 degrees, then lower them back down.
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Website design By BotEap.comSame as hanging bent leg raises, but this time you’re going to keep your legs straight.
Website design By BotEap.com4. Hanging bent leg raises from the feet to the bar:
Website design By BotEap.comSame as hanging bent leg raises, but you’re going to raise your legs until your feet touch the bar.
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Website design By BotEap.comKeep your legs straight and raise your feet until they touch the bar and then lower down.
Website design By BotEap.com6. Hanging 90 Degree Bent Leg Raise to Bar:
Website design By BotEap.comThis time you are going to raise your legs until your feet touch the bar and then lower them until your legs are parallel to the ground. This is extremely challenging and works your abs like no other exercise.
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Website design By BotEap.comSame as hanging bent leg raises at 90 degrees to the bar, except you’re going to keep your legs straight.
Website design By BotEap.comAs you can see, these exercises can be very challenging. Therefore, very few people will master these exercises, but those who do will have some of the most spectacular abs.
Website design By BotEap.comGreg O’Gallagher has written an entire article with workouts on The Best Workout for Abs
