“Stomach exercise” is the most commonly inquired about and searched on (via internet) still misunderstood topic in the whole field of health, fitness and exercise. And it's no wonder. Despite of age, experience or gender, every person wants a flat "stomach" because the stomach region is the true showcase of your figure. Since the abs are commonly the last place to “shape up” and “lean out,” then most people would say that if you’ve got abs, you’ve got it all.
Well, in my way of thinking, this is only partially true. There’s more to a complete physiques” and the majority are absolutely wrong regarding “stomach exercises” and “”stomach muscles.” (you'll find out why in just a moment)...
The Difference Between "6-Pack Abs" And Truly "Fit Abs"
Having a great looking set of abs is very much a matter of low body fats. But make no mistake, just being slim and seeing a “six-pack” doesn’t indicate you are physically powerful, fit or conditioned. True fitness means more than visible muscle development, it means strength, staying power, and stability, and this type of true functional fitness doesn't come from only eating the best foods or reducing one's body fat.
Nutrition is so critical that you can even say that “abs are created in the kitchen, not in the gym” and you wouldn't be telling a lie. Excluding this clever maxim is not telling the entire truth either. Great abs come from diet AND keeping fit, not one or the other. The training develops them. The nutrition uncovers them.
Don Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in America in 1493 in search of a fountain of youth and today in the “stomach exercise” marketplace, apparently far too many individuals are searhing for a “magic fountain” in order to flatten their waistlines.
Ponce never found the fountain of youth and you will never find a magical answer for flat abs. There are no short cuts. It takes a change in life-style to get a change in health, figure and performance. That includes nutrition AND training.
There's No Such Thing As "Stomach Exercises"
Right choice of exercise is a significant factor in your quest for a firm and flat waistline. And you won't ever get an awesome “stomach” from ANY "stomach exercise" since your stomach is part of your digestive tract, not your skeletal muscular system! So let’s get the terms straight, shall we?
The area of you body you actually need to enhance is named your “core region.”Many people refer to it as the “abdominal region.” However, working out only with “ab exercise” is NOT the optimal approach.
The abdominals only consist of the front (anterior) side of your body and if the only type of training you do is abdominal training, you may be inadvertently setting yourself up for lower back troubles. For those who don’t think this is serious, then consider this statistic:
According to the American Chiropractic Association, more than 31 million Americans are suffering from low back pain at any given time.
So would you like to trade great abs for a bad back?
I didn’t think so. The good news is that you can kill two birds with one stone. You are able to build up great abdominal muscles, great core muscles and a strong, pain-free back by utilizing workouts that focus not on the “stomach,” (which is not a muscle you train at all), not on the “abdominals,” (which is only a part of the muscles you want to target), but on the entire core.
The core is the key.
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