Ab Exercise Secrets You Should Know

By: Alex Smithson

When it comes to getting a solid 6 pack, doing the right ab exercises is crucial. Don't spend hours doing ineffective sit-ups that aren't going to have much benefit. You'll only be demotivated. So it's important to choose smart ab exercises to save you not only gym time, but also a great deal of frustration. Let's talk about both the best lower ab exercises and the best home ab exercises.

The most effective for the abdominal muscles are those that will reduce your overall stability. This is because this requires all your muscle tissues to contract, even those deep within the core, in order to maintain balance.

When performing regular sit-ups, for example, they are will only target the most superficial muscles so will not get you near the results you could and want be seeing.

So which ab exercises are those that reduce your balance?

Basically, any done on an unstable surface are going to get the job done. This includes walking across a balance beam, doing one leg squats, one arm shoulder presses, or bent over dumbbell rows standing on one leg, and using an exercise ball for any laying abdominal exercises you perform. As long as you have a set of free weights and stability ball then these would qualify as your best home ab exercises as well.

The most effective lower ab exercises are hanging leg raises while using your lower abs to rotate your pelvis - this is the secret to performing this exercise effectively. Lying leg raises, lying leg raises on a 45 degree incline and cable crunches are also rock hard ab exercises.

Another area you may want to try with your ab exercises are those that utilize heavy weights. Doing weighted movements also increases your strength significantly, so reducing the risk of injury from any other types of exercise you attempt. Weighted ball crunches with a stability ball on your chest is my favorite home ab exercise.

So when to perform your ab exercises? If you are looking for performance you should do them on a separate day from all your other workouts. Just like any muscle group, you need to be fresh when you do them.

If, on the other hand, you are doing them to help build strength then you should do them at the end of your workout session. This will prevent them from fatiguing, because they are going to be predominately used in all the other lifts you perform (for example - heavy squats).

In conclusion, the next time you are planning your workout and are picking out ab exercises, keep these points in mind. Having good dedication to performing these exercises on a regular basis and then following a clean diet based around raw vegetables and proteins are the two main components to developing that six-pack you're hoping for.

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