Weight Loss Guides

1) Definition.

Remember that your abs (abdominal or colloquially called abs) are striated muscles located in the middle of your body. The abdominals are the chest to the upper edge of the basin. These are the muscles you use most because they allow your body to ensure the rotation and tilt.

The abdominal muscles are in the gray.

The abdominals play an important role in balancing the pelvis, posture, static spine, but also forced expiration and cough in direct confrontation with the diaphragm pushing the abdominal contents.

There are eight abdominal muscles, placed symmetrically. The abdominals are composed of a set of four different types of muscles:

* The Great Law,
* The Grand oblique
* The internal oblique,
* The Transverse.

2) Strength Training.

The abdominals are also strengthening exercises aimed at muscle or to emphasize the abdominals. You hear so often someone say “I’ll do my abs.

For your abs become visible, your body fat should not exceed 10% if you are male and 15% if you are a woman.

Bodybuilding by the abs exercise abs long arms

This movement focuses on the upper abdominal. To those abs the right way, you should:

1. You lie on a mat and extend the arms behind any human head (hands side by side and not separated). Keep your arms next to ears
2. Contract the abdominal and shoulder blades off the ground,
3. Keep arms extended straight behind the head and to avoid neck strain. If you feel pain in the neck, bring one arm behind his head while keeping the other arm extended
4. You lower and repeat the movement 12 to 16 times.

Abdominal exercise the abs inverted

It may seem that the abs are dedicated to reverse the lower abdominal, but remember, the rectus abdominal is one long muscle, so you can not separate the top from the bottom. To those abs properly, we recommend: (more…)

Abdominal exercise by the swiss ball (exercise ball)

The exercise ball (swiss ball) is an excellent tool for strengthening the abdominal. To do this abdominal exercise as we should, we recommend:

1. You lie face up with the exercise ball resting on the part of the mid / lower back,
2. Crossing your arms across your chest or place them behind your head,
3. Contract your abdominal to lift your torso to the ball, pulling the bottom of the ribcage down to your hips
4. Keep the exercise ball steady while you roll (you should not run with the ball in motion)
5. Reduce your lower back, thereby obtaining a stretch in the abs. Repeat the movement 12 to 16 times.

Bodybuilding by the abs exercise abdominal legs vertical. (more…)

Abdominal exercise the abdominal bicycle

Abs exercise bicycle is the best move to target the rectus abdominal (i.e. say “chocolate”) and the oblique (the waist). To do this exercise correctly abs, you should:

1. You lie back on the ground and hug the 2 fingers of your hands behind your head,
2. Bring your knees toward your chest and lift shoulder blades (or scapulae, bones located near the ends of your shoulders) above the ground without pulling on the neck,
3. Straighten the left leg while rotating your upper body toward the right, bringing your left elbow to right knee
4. Switch sides, bringing your right elbow to left knee
5. Continue alternating sides while the movement of “cycling” from 12 to 16 times. (more…)