You can only do so many crunches before you start looking for other ways to get that stomach in shape. Good abdominal workouts should be able to blast your abs into shape in a relatively short amount of time. For those of us who have truly experienced a good ab workout know that 10 to 20 minutes can be plenty of time for soreness to take over the next day.
Good abdominal workouts should be able to be done in your own home. No fancy gym equipment is needed to firm up your midsection. If you are looking for a great addition to your home fitness library check out the abdominal workouts in P90X, 10 Minute Trainer, or Turbo Jam. Both are complete home fitness systems with excellent abdominal workouts included.
When developing your abs with a good abdominal workout, you want to uncover your work by making your entire body lean as well. You can’t show off your 6-pack if you’ve got a keg on top of it! A good abdominal workout can only do so much, the rest is up to diet and fat loss.
A home fitness system can ensure that you are losing fat all over while gaining muscle. This means that with the addition of a good abdominal workout, your flat chiseled abs will show through rather than be masked by fat on top. Some people think they can “spot train” or do sit ups to lose fat on their stomach. While it’s true that any exercise will burn calories, sit-ups or other good abdominal workouts won’t directly get rid of your chubby tummy.
The key in uncovering that hard work on your stomach is losing fat, eating right, and adding a good abdominal workout. The ab work won’t do it all and must be done in conjunction with the rest. If you want to get ripped and have lean muscles and a toned physique, you may want to give a fitness program a shot. Not only will your 6-pack show up sooner but so will your strong arms and defined legs!
Jun 14, 2009 @ 00:36:30
My glutes and hamstrings are so sore after this weeks WO session with Tony. Todays Kenpo was the icing on the cake, I have never not even with my previous trainer been so sore before…And of course before I started which was 2 weeks ago was in shape or at least thought I was but after woeking out with Tony for these past 2 weeks almost makes me feel like I am not in such great shape…I dont want to loose much weight rather tighten and tone and gain more muscle..
Any advice on whats good for sore muscles and Im going on vaca for 2 weeks and this will be the 3th week into this program. I dont want to loose everything that I have already done so far. What can I do when I am on vaca?
Isabel
Isabel Hoskin
Jun 14, 2009 @ 00:39:06
My glutes and hamstrings are so sore after this weeks WO session with Tony. Todays Kenpo was the icing on the cake, I have never not even with my previous trainer been so sore before…And of course before I started which was 2 weeks ago was in shape or at least thought I was but after woeking out with Tony for these past 2 weeks almost makes me feel like I am not in such great shape…I dont want to loose much weight rather tighten and tone and gain more muscle..
Any advice on whats good for sore muscles and Im going on vaca for 2 weeks and that will be in 2 more weeks making that the 4th week into this program. I dont want to loose what I have gained so far . What can I do when I am on vaca?
Isabel
Isabel Hoskin
Hello Isabel,
A great way to prevent muscle soreness is to make sure you are fully hydrated and to stretch a lot after each workout. Also, the P90X Peak Recovery Formula is great when it comes to alleviating muscle soreness. Of course, it also helps repair muscles and allows them to build faster. You will always be a little sore when starting a new exercise program. I remember back in the day, after a summer off, going back to school and starting sports again……ooooww! The first week was always torture! After a while, you muscles start to realize that you are exercising and they wont give you as much grief. BUT, with the P90X, we have muscle confusion. You may be sore in the middle of the program when you start working a new muscle group.
So the key is to stretch well, hydrate, and you might want to try the Recovery Formula.
http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/p90x-products/p90x-peak-recovery-formula.php
When you are away, you can still workout. If you can get some time to yourself! Remember to bring your bands if you have them. You can use the bands in place of the dumbbells and the chin-up bar (band kit required for the chin-up bar exercises). If you can’t watch the DVD’s, just use your fitness guide. The guide tells you exactly what workout you should be doing for what day and how to do each exercise. It is better to try and get your workout in rather than doing nothing for two weeks. You will loose some of you progress. This way you don’t have to start all over again!
http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/p90x-products/resistancebandugkit.php
-Mike