Building a Killer Midsection
KILLER ABDOMINALS
Developing a great mid-section is a function of two factors:
a) Building the abdominal muscles up
b) Stripping away body fat so that the abdominal muscles are visible and prominent.
Developing a great mid-section is not difficult, but it requires discipline. The routine that I’m going to show you doesn’t take long to perform, but does require focus, concentration and near-perfect form.
I want you to perform this abdominal routine three times per week, and give it at least one month before assessing it.
Never train my abdominals more than three times per week because like any other muscle group, the abdominals can become easily over-trained, bringing progress to a halt.
this quick and easy abdominal routine consists of only two exercises: abdominal crunches and hanging leg raises.
Now, before you lose interest, I am going to be revealing some interesting things, about these very simple and common exercises, that you may not already know, so stick around. First, some general notes:
- Perform as many repetitions as you can on each set, bringing the abdominal muscles to failure on each set. Failure is the point at which you cannot perform any more repetitions.
- Take approximately one minute of rest between sets.
- Maintain constant tension on the abdominal muscles through- out the range of motion.
- Maintain perfect form on both exercises and do not cheat or swing.
- Let’s look at the abdominal’s range of motion. If you lie perfectly flat on the floor and then, by contracting your abdominals, raise your shoulders as high as possible off the floor, the maximum level to which you’ll be able to bring your shoulders up is that of a 30
