Looking for ideas to help you get better results from your abs work out?

Even though I believe programs like The Truth About Abs and Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle can really help you get seriously toned visible abs, there’s a whole lot you can learn from the late great Bruce Lee about training your abs.

It’s true! In addition to being a martial arts superstar, Bruce Lee studied physiology & kinesiology and was a serious expert on abs fitness.  See Bruce believed that core fitness was critical to his martial arts training. In fact, Bruce believed that you had no business doing martial arts sparing if your abs weren’t fit.

Like I said in the beginning, there’s a whole lot you can learn about training your abs (not to mention training your entire body). And with me being a HUGE fan of his since forever (I also had a buddy named Bruce who was giving me karate lessons at that time), it would be so easy for me to break down his ideas for you.

But that wouldn’t help you as much as you reading an article, a blog post or watching a video and getting the understanding for yourself.  So I’m going to point you to some free online resources about Bruce Lee’s abs work out and how you can use his ideas to get better results from your own program.

This way to your training, grasshopper …

Bruce Lee’s Ab Workout Routine

Bruce Lee’s “Secret” Six Pack Ab Exercise (Rusty over at Fitness Black Book wrote this post about the “Breath of Dragon” exercise a few years ago. Rusty writes some excellent articles on his blog, so I highly recommend you check this one out.)

How Did Bruce Lee Get Those Washboard Abs

“WARM MARBLE”: The Lethal Physique Of Bruce Lee (This is an excellent article goes beyond abs; it’s about Lee’s strength training ideas and routine, as well as his influence on physique athletes – you really need to read this.)

I wanted to post some videos on Bruce’s fitness training, but most of what I found were videos like this ab exercise called the “Dragon Flag” or “‘Bruce Lee sit ups” …

and this advanced ab routine ….

But I’m positive that you will benefit greatly from the ab workout content I’ve linked to in this post.  Oh yeah and I would really appreciate you letting me know what you think about Bruce Lee’s ab routine.

Keep your eyes on the prize!

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There are a number of ab exercises that you can do in the comfort of your own home without any exercise equipment.

• One of the most popular exercises for training abdominal muscles is the crunch. This is done lying down on a mat with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Your hands can be placed behind your head or across your chest. Slowly raise your shoulders a few inches off the floor, contracting your ab muscles as you move, hold for a few seconds, lower back down and then repeat. There are a number of different variations of the traditional crunch including twisting crunches, lower ab crunches, reverse crunches and much more.

• The bicycle exercise: Lie on a rug or exercise mat, hold the back of your head with both hands and raise both legs a little off the floor. Bring your right knee and left elbow as close together as you can, then switch sides and keep repeating as in a cycling motion.

• The plank: Rest face down on a mat resting on your forearms, with your palms flat on the floor. Keep your legs straight and raise your body so that you’re supported by the balls of your feet, with feet hip-distance apart. Face the floor, and keep your body straight. Hold this position for as long as you can to begin with, extending the time as you get stronger.

What about ab exercise machines?

Have you seen those TV infomercials featuring models with amazing abs trying to sell you a ‘miracle’ ab machine? Just use ‘Ab X’ and you can get sexy abs like theirs.

The truth: most of those ab machines don’t work (research has shown that they can’t produce any better results than regular crunches). Not only that but many of them are pretty expensive and best to be avoided by anyone serious about getting visible six pack abs.

And ab exercise programs?

Ab exercise programs? IMO it really depends on the individual, where they are in terms of their fitness quest and their goals.  If you’re serious about getting great results and you’re just starting out with little or zero knowledge about training … a good, organized abs fitness program like The Truth About Six Pack Abs or Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle will be of tremendous value to you.  Even if you’re knowledgeable, programs like these can expose you to new ideas and methods of working out – as well as nutrition – that are very effective.

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The 3 Best Ab Exercises That Are Not Direct Ab Exercises
By Mike Geary

Instead of the typical ab exercise routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc… I like to give my readers better options for metabolism-boosting high intensity workouts that work their entire body while also working their abs.

I’m going to show you an example today of one of my favorite ab workouts that doesn’t include any direct ab exercises at all. It’s in a tri-set format (similar to a super-set but alternating between 3 exercises).

Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows

1b. Front Squats with Barbell

1c. Mountain Climbers on Floor

A good rep scheme to use with this could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for less reps, such as 5 sets of 5 reps of each exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30 seconds) instead of “reps”.

Renegade dumbbell rows are done starting in a pushup position with the hands on 2 dumbbells. You then row one dumbbell up while stabilizing your body with the other arm. Bring the dumbbell back to the ground and alternate the rowing arm while stabilizing with the opposite arm. This stabilizing effect during the rows creates incredible work for your entire midsection core area. Trust me… you’ll feel it in the abs!

Front squats are done similar to back squats, however with the barbell in front of your body on the front of your shoulders instead of resting on the upper back as in back squats. You stabilize the barbell on your shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of the body. This takes a little practice at first, so you will want to seek a professional trainer at your gym to help you with the form. Front squats require extreme stabilization strength from the abs due to the barbell weight being shifted to the front of the body instead of the back. Even though this is mostly a leg exercise, you’ll feel this one in the abs big time!

Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup position and then shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in under your chest and then back out to starting position. It sort of resembles climbing a mountain but flat on the floor. If you want an advanced version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward in addition to the leg movements. This really makes it a full body exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain climbers.

After finishing each exercise, rest about 30 seconds before starting the next exercise. Rest about 1-2 minutes after completing each “tri-set” before repeating.

This will give you one of the best ab workouts you’ve ever had without even doing any direct ab exercises. You’ll see what I mean after you try it!

If you are tired of failing to get visible six pack abs, consider losing the traditional ab exercises and bogus ab gadget machines, and find out the real fat loss for abs truth at Best Ab Exercises & Workouts for Abdominals

If you are a busy business professional looking for good home workouts that you can do before or after work, go to 4 Minute Home Workouts with Bodyweight or Dumbbells

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So what did you think about the abs exercises Mike Geary is recommending? I hope you will try them during your next abs work out. From personal experience I can tell you that those mountain climbers are very taxing!
And if you haven’t seen it, here’s the link to a video that reveals 7 abs exercises to get toned abs.

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Let’s face it … everybody wants to have a great set of toned abs.  From the teenager working hard to get a ripped six pack, the over 30 guy trying to get back in ‘fighting’ shape, to the mom who wants her body to look like it did before she had children. And there are lots of six pack abs diet and abs work out programs on & offline that promise to help you lose abdominal fat and get toned abs really fast with very little effort on your part.

The sad truth is …. many of these programs are nothing but hype and the only thing you will lose is time & money. But this doesn’t mean that getting the abs you want is impossible!

No.

If You’re Serious About Losing Abdominal Fat And Getting Amazing Toned Abs, Here Are 5 TRUTHS You Should Know:

1. You Can’t Spot-Reduce

Many people search for the best abs exercise to tone their abs, but the truth is you can’t target a specific part of your body for fat loss. You lose excess fat from your entire body. And the best way to do this is to consume fewer calories while eating nutrient rich foods and working out 3 – 4 days a week for at least 30 minutes a session.

2.    Cardio (the Right Way) Is Important

Cardio can help you burn fat and boost your metabolism IF you do it the right way. 30 minutes of high intensity interval training 3-4 times a week will help you burn fat quickly and seriously boost your level of fitness. Boxing, kick boxing, playing tennis, jumping rope and doing wind sprints are great exercises to burn fat.

3.    Cut Back On the Calories

To lose abdominal fat it’s necessary to have a caloric deficit. And to do this you need to burn more calories than you consume. And the easiest way to do this is to eat smaller portions of nutrient dense foods. Create a daily caloric deficit and you have no choice BUT to lose weight. A healthy rate of weight loss is about 0.5 – 2 pounds per week .

4.    If You Want Abdominal Fat Loss … Sit Ups Are Useless

A lot of people are surprised by this because we’ve been told over and over to do sit ups and crunches to develop six pack abs. BUT the truth is  … these exercises (if done right) are only good for strengthening your abs and lower back. The don’t do anything for getting rid of fat around your midsection.

5.    Exercises You Should Do

Instead of traditional ab exercises do these instead: planks, squats or lunges with dumbells/barbells, push ups and hanging leg raises (hang from a pull up bar and bring your knees toward your chest in a upward crunch motion).

Getting toned abs isn’t as easy as the TV infomercials try to make you believe, but anyone with the desire and determination to do it can lose abdominal fat. Just NEVER give up. And not only will you tone your abs, but you will be healthier and be in the best shape of your life.

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BUT the TRUTH is we all need to follow a regular exercise or workout program just to be as healthy as we possibly can be.  So, I thought it would be a good idea to give you 7 reasons why you need to start exercising now … that have nothing to do with our usual focus on losing abdominal fat and getting toned abs.

1.  Helps You Lose Body Fat

It’s a proven fact (based on scientific research from around the world) that physical exercise contributes to fat loss. If you burn more calories through exercise than you consume through nutrition, you’re going to lose body fat.  It’s that simple!

2.  Helps Reduce Risk Factors For Certain Diseases

About 4 out of 5 deaths caused by heart disease and cancer, are linked to risk factors that include stress and lack of exercise.  It’s well known that  diabetes increases the chance for heart attacks and strokes. What this shows us, is that many of the risk factors and diseases caused by not exercising are working in together to impair your health.  To reduce these risk factors and do all you can to prevent these diseases from happening in your life, start exercising regularly.

3.  Exercise Can Improve Disease

Many minor and serious diseases, including those listed in item 2 above, can be improved or even healed through regular exercise.  By adopting a regular plan, you can also decrease HDL cholesterol levels, decrease triglyceride levels, and decrease your blood pressure as well.

Exercising on a regular basis can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer for men, breast and uterine cancer for women, and much more.  All of this is scientifically proven, which is why you should start exercising today.

4.  Enhances your mental outlook and sense of well being

Many scientific studies show that regular workouts can lead to an increased
release of endorphins in the body.  These chemicals fight depression and make you feel good about yourself.  The body releases these endorphins only 12 minutes into the workout.

During and after your workout, the levels of another chemical - serotonin – increases.  These increased levels of serotonin in the central nervous
system is associated with feelings of well being and decreased mental depression. Serotonin also helps you get a better nights sleep.

5.  Enhances your wellness

When you’re in great shape, you’ll have more energy and you’ll notice that your overall mood is improved.  You will have experienced that
you can go beyond your own limits and you know that you can do more than you thought possible.

6.  Increased  Productivity And Persistence

Exercising regularly will give you more energy, which can help you be more productive at home and at work.  Exercising can help give your new goals
a sense of purpose and give you something to focus on and aim for.  This can help you increase your persistence and prevent you from getting off track
while pursuing your goals.

7.  Improves Your Social Capabilities

Regular workouts can boost your self esteem.  This can help you become more sociallyactive and you might find it easier to meet new people. Your increased self esteem can also make you more interesting to and/or attractive to the opposite sex. Exercise can also increase your sex drive, and can help you improve your marriage or your relationship with your partner.

Now that you know so many reasons why you should exercise, there’s no reason you can’t work out at least 3 – 4 times a week. All you need is 30 – 45 minutes each workout session.

You can do it at home or in a gym.  You can use free weights – barbells or dumbells, exercise machines or even bodyweight exercises — you don’t need a lot of different exercises to get results.  just get started and your body
will thank you.

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BUT I see a lot of people making some basic mistakes when it comes to working out. And these mistakes are causing them to not reach their abs fitness goals.

If you want to want to avoid these mistakes and get great abs, this article reveals 3 powerful  abs work out tips you really should know about before you begin your get toned abs exercise program.

Now let’s review these 3 powerful tips you can use (right now) in your lose ab fat work out program:

1. If you want to lose abdominal fat and get an amazing  set of visible six pack abs, the first thing you need is commitment.

Everyone says they want to look good in and out of their clothes, but FEW ARE WILLING to pay the price.  Until you make that commitment, you’re just hoping and wishing.  So make up your mind – right now. And once you cross that line, there’s no more excuses for not making the time to work out 3-4 times a week.  No more excuses for not pushing yourself when you exercise.

2.  After you make that commitment and set your goals, create a good fat burning exercise routine. Your plan should include traditional ab exercises to strengthen your core, fat burning whole body exercises to torch your fat and resistance training to develop lean muscle.

Don’t overtrain your abs by doing 100′s of crunches. Crunches won’t get you visible six pack abs - they will only strengthen them. You need to do exercises that work your entire body – not just your abs – to burn off excess body fat. 

To avoid the exercise mistakes that make me cringe,  add high intensity interval training to your get toned abs program.  High intensity interval training makes your muscles work harder by  constantly changing the intensity level of your exercises.  This keeps your muscles from getting used to your workouts while burning more body fat.

3.  No matter how good your abs work out program is, you need to change your diet.  This doesn’t mean you need to “go on a diet”.  What it does mean is that you need to change the way you look at food, change what you eat and even the way you eat – so you can reach your six pack abs goals.

Don’t pooh – pooh the diet component of your program. Your workout CAN’T make up for a poor diet.  Only 10% of your six pack abs results comes from exercising. The other 90% comes from what you eat and how you eat!

So discover how to diet for six pack abs, study/analyze food labels to help you make smarter food choices, stay away from processed foods and junk foods.  Eat high quality proteins, good fats, fiber rich foods and complex carbohydrates.

There’s much more to getting toned abs than what I’ve revealed in these 3 tips . BUT they’re what you really need to know about – especially if you’re starting out or if you’ve hit a road block – if you ever hope to develop a serious set of ripped six pack abs.

In The Truth About Six Pack Abs, Mike Geary reveals the exercises you should be doing if you really want to get  toned abs. And he gives you more than 60 body weight exercises to get great abs and how to make your workouts 2x as effective so you can lose abdominal fat & keep it off!

To discover why The Truth About Six Pack Abs is an excellent program for men & women who really want to develop amazing abs and get in the best shape of their lives, click here.

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