Top Best Ab Exercises

Do you know that the majority of ab exercises today jeopardize the natural movements of our spinal cords? Which leads to back pains and a weak mid section?

Furthermore, have no application in real life challenges such as carrying a very heavy box or a kid on the shoulders?

Yes, specifically sit-ups and crunches. Though these exercises help to establish (targeted) abdominal muscles alone; crunches for instance, "pull the spine from a safe and healthy position to a weak and more vulnerable position" states Fitness Trainer Chad Waterbury, author of Huge in a Hurry.

But fortunately researchers and good fitness trainers created better ab exercises to enhance, instead of weaken, the natural movements of the vertebral column.

These in turn, help to develop strength and stability, not just for the rectus abdominis (the 6 pack ab muscles) alone, but for the whole core itself; which includes every muscle surrounding the spinal cord; resulting for a more powerful and healthier core.

Right here are some of the very best core exercises that will also give you the 6 pack you've always desired:

The Plank

This is the standard core workout. Done in a modified push-up position; with your weight resting on your elbows; forearms aligned with the torso, shoulder with apart.

It is very important to form a straight line from neck to ankles to obtain the right difficulty. The position needs to be held for 60 to 90 seconds.

Side Plank

A workout concentrated on the sides; with the weight on the forearm (straight below the shoulder) and side of the foot. The position should be held for 30 to 45 seconds.

Hand Walk Out

This is an advance workout for the core; a really challenging one. It needs to be done starting in a standing position, and hands on the floor aligned with your feet. Your hands need to walk in front of you as far as possible. Then, go back to the starting position.

Ab Wheel Rollout

This is similar to the hand walk. Except that it's done on bended knees, and hands on a small wheel in front that goes back and forth.

Though these exercises may not appear to contract the rectus abdominis itself, scientific researches reveal that spinal extension movements such as the ab wheel rollout or hand walk out, force core muscles (including abdominals) to contract tougher than spine flexion movements, like crunches and sit-ups.

Core exercises are absolutely much better than any targeted ab exercises. They do not only develop a solid 6 pack abdominals, but train your body to respond to real life challenges too; whereas classic sit-ups won't.

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