Posts Tagged ‘abdominal training’

5 Exercises to Improve Core Strength

Couple doing drunchesProper posture helps maintain a structurally stable body. But how do you achieve proper posture? Well, it all begins in the core. The core is the center of the body and where all movement begins. The core consists of the muscles of the hips, abdominals, and low back. These are some of our largest muscles groups, and provide the human body with the structural integrity it needs to function.

When these muscles are strengthened, they protect your back from potential injury and can alleviate most existing back problems and help to take undue load off of your joints and spine by helping the body to work more efficiently.

Six-Pack Abs In Only Five Minutes a Day

Perfect absBuilding those six-pack abdominal muscles is notoriously one of the most difficult areas of the body for many people to achieve for a few reasons:

  • The abdominal area is one of the most common places that the body selects to store fat which then causes the muscles to be hidden.

Never Do Crunches Again

Girl at the gymIf you want to have a flat stomach or 6-pack abs, you never have to do another crunch or sit-up ever again.

In fact, the truth about abdominal crunches is that they are useless, ineffective, and even damaging to your spine. The latter fact is covered in great detail by Dr. Stuart McGill in his book, Ultimate Low Back Fitness and Performance. His research will shock and scare the bejesus out of you — if you are one of those gym rats who spends 30 minutes on abdominal crunching type movements.

3 Common Ab Mistakes - Exposed!

Here’s my list of the most common mistaken beliefs people hold about abs — and the truth about getting that six-pack you desire.

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