burn fat and add muscle to the abs without doing any crunches
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Yahee March 14, 2010
10:35 pm
Jogging for atleast 30 minutes a day would help in losing fat and trimming your abs. Usually the upper part of the tummy starts losing fat first and in some time the lower part of the tummy also loses fat, which can be felt. Along with jogging it is necessary to do other ab exercises, push ups, pull-ups, weight training etc, to lose weight quickly.
Lisa P March 14, 2010
10:44 pm
My favorite is the plank. It’s in a push up position but just holding your body straight for as long as you can without dropping your middle.
iron maiden77 March 14, 2010
10:57 pm
Try HIP HOP ABS from beachbody.com.Excellent workout for abs.
Hello! Ab exercises will not decrese body fat. You must eat well, and exercise intensely. There are no short cuts, unfortunately. Spot reducing does not exist. If you utilize body fat as an energy source, it will come from all over the body and not in one spot.
colarefull124 March 15, 2010
1:06 am
Here are some more ab excercises. Personaly I think the first 4 excecises are the best.
Leg Lifts – Lay on your back resting on both your elbows, keep your legs straight as you lift them to vertical, lower your legs till they are right off the ground hold 5 seconds, repeate. Your feet should not touch the ground at all during this excercise & your legs should be straight the entire time.
Reverse Crunches – lay your on back with your legs vertical and place your arms wherever you wish for balance, raise your legs, rear end and lower back straight off the ground, lower back down to start position.
Pike Ups – lay on your back with your legs and upper back of the ground with your arms at your sides, keep your legs straight as you pull them towards your upper body (think closing like a book), lower back to start position. Balance on your rear end as you do these.
Hollow Rocks – lay on your back with legs and upper back off the ground with your arms straight by your ears, rock back & forth as many time as you can. You could also hold the position.
Hollow Hold – same as Hollow Rocks just don’t rock back & forth.
Side Crunches – lay on back with knees bent and arms crossed over your chest, lay your knees to one side, pull your upper back off the ground towards your legs.
Tower Sit Ups – lay on your back and hold your legs vertical while keeping them straight and keep your arms by your ears, keeping your arms on your ears and legs like they are touch your toes or whatever you can get to.
Tuck Ups – lay on your back with your legs and upper back of the ground with your arms at your sides, bend your knees as you pull them towards your upper body, lower back to start position. Balance on your rear end as you do these.
Side rocks – lay on your side, put your arms that is on the bottom up by your ears, bend the other arm and put in front of you for balance, now lift your legs and the arm by your ear off the ground and rock back and forth.
Side ups – lay on your side, with whichever arm is on the bottom go up on your elbow keep the other one at your side, use your top foot for balance by placing it slightly in front of the other one, now lift your hips as high as you can, then lower back down to start position.
Aaron G March 15, 2010
1:09 am
I think almost every exercise given by the lady above was a variation of a situp!! Truthislight’s response was absolutely correct. You cannot spot reduce and if in order to get fat off you need to be doing movement pattern’s that require the use of multiple muscle groups. Squats, lunges, pull ups and pushups are very good for that. As far as exercises go, if you have a stability ball (the big blown up ball) there are lots of things you can do on there.
One of them is called a SB extension. What you do is place the ball in front of you and drop down on your knees behind it. Move the ball about 18 inches in front of you and put your hands together with your wrists on the ball. Slowly roll out letting your hips and shoulders extend. Then pull back in,.Be careful, you do not want your hips to drop too far to where it hurts your back.
Another on the ball is called “hand walkouts”. Start with the ball underneath your stomach as you lay over it with your hands and feet touching the ground. Slowly start walking yourself out until your feet are on top of the ball and your body is in a push up position. Then walk yourself back in without falling off the ball. This will be tough, so do not get discouraged. Be sure to not let your hips drop and do keep your stomach tightened up as if someone were about to punch you in the stomach. This exercise requires stability which is what you need. Hope this helps.
davidth626 March 15, 2010
1:32 am
ill keep this simple for you.
running works fine. but can you really run for 30 mins??
i can also see y you didnt want anything without crunches. forms a weird 2 pack that bulges out from the top.
well the 2 best things to do are. not running but sprinting. sprint up and down your block about 10 times a day. if you dont want to sprint then run with your bak straight, or slightly leaning back with your arms up, bent, with your hands cupped together touching the back of your head. and yes all these has to be done out door. becuase of of wind resistance. not like tred mills
also on your free time. sit at the very edge of your seat. half your butt hanging off the chair. (no arm rests) lean back as much as possible grip the sides of the seat. extend your leg away from you as far as possible. and bring your knee up and close to your chest as possible.
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Jogging for atleast 30 minutes a day would help in losing fat and trimming your abs. Usually the upper part of the tummy starts losing fat first and in some time the lower part of the tummy also loses fat, which can be felt. Along with jogging it is necessary to do other ab exercises, push ups, pull-ups, weight training etc, to lose weight quickly.
My favorite is the plank. It’s in a push up position but just holding your body straight for as long as you can without dropping your middle.
Try HIP HOP ABS from beachbody.com.Excellent workout for abs.
hanging leg raises
or a Power wheel: http://www.mattfurey.com/powerwheel.html
Hello! Ab exercises will not decrese body fat. You must eat well, and exercise intensely. There are no short cuts, unfortunately. Spot reducing does not exist. If you utilize body fat as an energy source, it will come from all over the body and not in one spot.
Here are some more ab excercises. Personaly I think the first 4 excecises are the best.
Leg Lifts – Lay on your back resting on both your elbows, keep your legs straight as you lift them to vertical, lower your legs till they are right off the ground hold 5 seconds, repeate. Your feet should not touch the ground at all during this excercise & your legs should be straight the entire time.
Reverse Crunches – lay your on back with your legs vertical and place your arms wherever you wish for balance, raise your legs, rear end and lower back straight off the ground, lower back down to start position.
Pike Ups – lay on your back with your legs and upper back of the ground with your arms at your sides, keep your legs straight as you pull them towards your upper body (think closing like a book), lower back to start position. Balance on your rear end as you do these.
Hollow Rocks – lay on your back with legs and upper back off the ground with your arms straight by your ears, rock back & forth as many time as you can. You could also hold the position.
Hollow Hold – same as Hollow Rocks just don’t rock back & forth.
Side Crunches – lay on back with knees bent and arms crossed over your chest, lay your knees to one side, pull your upper back off the ground towards your legs.
Tower Sit Ups – lay on your back and hold your legs vertical while keeping them straight and keep your arms by your ears, keeping your arms on your ears and legs like they are touch your toes or whatever you can get to.
Tuck Ups – lay on your back with your legs and upper back of the ground with your arms at your sides, bend your knees as you pull them towards your upper body, lower back to start position. Balance on your rear end as you do these.
Side rocks – lay on your side, put your arms that is on the bottom up by your ears, bend the other arm and put in front of you for balance, now lift your legs and the arm by your ear off the ground and rock back and forth.
Side ups – lay on your side, with whichever arm is on the bottom go up on your elbow keep the other one at your side, use your top foot for balance by placing it slightly in front of the other one, now lift your hips as high as you can, then lower back down to start position.
I think almost every exercise given by the lady above was a variation of a situp!! Truthislight’s response was absolutely correct. You cannot spot reduce and if in order to get fat off you need to be doing movement pattern’s that require the use of multiple muscle groups. Squats, lunges, pull ups and pushups are very good for that. As far as exercises go, if you have a stability ball (the big blown up ball) there are lots of things you can do on there.
One of them is called a SB extension. What you do is place the ball in front of you and drop down on your knees behind it. Move the ball about 18 inches in front of you and put your hands together with your wrists on the ball. Slowly roll out letting your hips and shoulders extend. Then pull back in,.Be careful, you do not want your hips to drop too far to where it hurts your back.
Another on the ball is called “hand walkouts”. Start with the ball underneath your stomach as you lay over it with your hands and feet touching the ground. Slowly start walking yourself out until your feet are on top of the ball and your body is in a push up position. Then walk yourself back in without falling off the ball. This will be tough, so do not get discouraged. Be sure to not let your hips drop and do keep your stomach tightened up as if someone were about to punch you in the stomach. This exercise requires stability which is what you need. Hope this helps.
ill keep this simple for you.
running works fine. but can you really run for 30 mins??
i can also see y you didnt want anything without crunches. forms a weird 2 pack that bulges out from the top.
well the 2 best things to do are. not running but sprinting. sprint up and down your block about 10 times a day. if you dont want to sprint then run with your bak straight, or slightly leaning back with your arms up, bent, with your hands cupped together touching the back of your head. and yes all these has to be done out door. becuase of of wind resistance. not like tred mills
also on your free time. sit at the very edge of your seat. half your butt hanging off the chair. (no arm rests) lean back as much as possible grip the sides of the seat. extend your leg away from you as far as possible. and bring your knee up and close to your chest as possible.