Perfect Abs - The Right Abdominal Muscle Exercises To Do

By: Allison Thompson

When it comes to improving the condition of your abdominal muscles just by carrying out specific exercises that are designed to work on this group of muscles will not help you to achieve your ultimate goal. You also need to look at your genetic structure, how old you are as this ultimately determines the shape of abdomen you have whether you are a man or a woman. But having said this if you do use the right kinds of exercises then you will help to improve and strengthen your abdominal muscles.

The most effective types of exercises that you can use in order to improve, tone and condition your abdominal muscles will involve you doing some resistance training. As with all the major muscle groups to be found in the human body (arms, legs and back) you will find that your abdomen ones react in a more positive way when you use resistance training exercises.

The most effective kinds of exercise you should consider using are those which make the muscles feel fatigued after you have carried out 20 repetitions or less. Not only are these exercises ensuring that you are working the muscles correctly but the results you achieve are much better.

When you want to improve the shape of your abdominal muscles the best types of exercises you should be using are the standard and combination crunch ones as well as the reverse curl. However along with exercising you should also be looking closely at your diet as well. You will not be able to achieve your ultimate goal of having a great looking stomach if you find yourself still eating the same types of food which caused you to put on the weight in the first place. Below we take a look at the exercises mentioned and the ways in which they should be carried out.

With the standard crunch you will first need to get yourself in to a prone position on your back on the floor. It might be wise to put a mat or blanket underneath you especially if you are laying on a wooden floor. Then slowly raise your legs up until your feet are flat on the floor and your knees are bent. As soon as you are in this position comfortably you should start to raise your shoulders up off the floor and make your ribs move towards your hips. But you need to actually prevent your should from raising up above your shoulder level and the easiest way to do this is by pretending that you are holding on to a piece of fruit which has been placed under your chin. When first using this exercise and to avoid putting too much strain on your body you should place your hands on your chest. Then as your muscles begin to grow stronger then you can choose to place your hands either at the side or above your head.

When it comes to the reverse curl this exercise has been specifically designed to work on the fibrous matter to be found in the lower and side ab muscle in your body. Once more you need to lay on the floor (with some sort of protection underneath you) and then bend your knees up towards your chest in to a position that is not uncomfortable. However you must make sure that as you raise your knees towards your chest your hips remain touching the floor. Once you have got yourself into the correct position you need to start raising your hips off the floor. But rather than just pulling your knees closer to your chest you need to contract your abs muscles and this will help to bring your knees towards your chest. Also whilst doing this exercise in order for it to be really effective you must make sure that your legs do not swing to either side.

After a while you may discover that doing the reverse curl or standard crunch becomes much easier as your muscles begin to become stronger. Therefore if you want to challenge yourself further and help to get your muscles much stronger and more condition then start to include the combination crunch in your abs workout. This particular exercise is much more difficult as it requires you to carry out the reverse curl and standard crunch together.

But when it comes to improving the condition of your abdominal muscles no matter if you are a man or a woman you need to find a workout routine which suits your needs and your body type perfectly. So take your time and try a few different ones out before and this will help you to decide which ones are ideally suited for you and will help you to achieve your goal of improving the condition of your abs.

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