Believe it or not, having a nice tapered waistline and a little sexy ab muscle definition doesn't take a whole lot of work. All it takes is a combination of fat-burning cardio and muscle-building core workouts -- or as I call it "bike two ways".
The first "bike" is basically any cardio workout that helps burn the fat, letting the muscles underneath in the torso (and everywhere else) show through. Whether you choose to actually bicycle, run, kickbox or dance your way into a cardio-burn, incorporate this for at least 20 minutes a day/3 days a week to give your fat cells a run for its calories!
The second "bike" is the bicycle crunch, demonstrated below:
I absolutely love this move since it engages all the major core muscles: front, sides, upper and lower. No surprise that it's considered one of the best ab moves to do!
While this and other targeted-muscle exercises will not "spot reduce" and shrink the fat specific to that area, it will show some really nice lean and mean cut and definition once the fat does go away (which is what the cardio is for.)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bike Two Ways for Great Abs
Posted by H. C. at 12:38 AM
Labels: abs, workout tip
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My college cross-country team did this exercise all the time in our ab workouts -- it's a great one!
abs of steel!
Let me know when you decide to get out to La Casita, will let those guys know and...prepare to be amazed :)
I would like to have her abs.. omg..
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