The Body's Core and the Abdominals

This whole area of the body is called the “Body's Core”. Whenever I do abdominals, which is in every workout I do, I include pushups , crunches, sit ups and flutter kicks as part of my resistance training. The core muscle training involve the chest, abdominals and hip flexors. So, as I have preached and you will hear me say over and over, that you must have a diet, resistance training and aerobic as the elements of your fitness plan.

Look at the picture of the Abs. There are not any bones, ligaments, or tendons to support your body upright. There are no bone structures so strengthening you midsection is vital for holding you upright and your good posture. Good, strong abdominal muscles and the reduction of body fat can eliminate back pain.

Lowering body fat through an aerobic exercise routine is the major factor in having the wash board stomach. I am going to say this very bluntly, if you excessive layers of fat in your Body's Core and do 100 sit ups, you will have very large and nice muscle tone, but no one will see them because your strong abs will be under a thick layer of fat. Body fat must be less than 10% for wash board look.

It is well known that the 10% or less body fat target is easier to obtain for men than it is for women. Women will generally have 2% to 4% more body fat because of their genetics. Menstruation cycle can be influenced by weight and body fat. Women may notice a change in their menstruation cycle if they have a too low body fat percentage. This cycle is very delicate and a lack of a menstruation cycle is usually found in the marathon runner because they are so thin.

Professional athletes stress having a strong body's core. If you pay close attention to most professional athletes they have a strong core consisting of their chest, abdominals and hip flexors. To name a couple of athletes that are examples of what I am talking of are the football player Terrell Owens and the boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Work on your abs throughout the day. Keep them tense while standing or at your desk at work for example. Crunches can be performed in your chair at work or while driving in your car. This is over looked by a lot of plans and by just concentrating on your posture and tensing your abs throughout the day you will get gains quicker. Keep them tense while aerobic exercise too. Again while jogging or lifting weights you can keep your stomach tense, flexed and contracted.

Generally people want to do a whole bunch of crunches at a time. I believe it is better to do multiple sets of fewer crunches at a time. Crunches can easily be cheated. If you are cheating when doing your crunches then you are cheating your abdominal muscles and your Body's Core. If you do between 15 and 25 repetitions then you can concentrate on the crunch and contraction of your abdominal muscles.

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