Like many people I got sick of pausing during a hard workout and asking myself, " What do I do next?" Everyone knows that once you pause for that second or minute you end up breaking up the flow of your workout.
More often that not, this pause in my workout always occurred when it came to completing my daily abdominal workout.
There are so many types and variations of abdominal workouts that you can often be left confused as to what exercises you should do and what ones you shouldn't.
Below I have written some information on 3 base exercises that cover all the needs of your abdominal area, and by simply following whats pointed out, will insure you never need to pause during a workout again.
Ever.
The first exercise involves you lying flat on your back, have your knees up, arms crossed and placed on your chest and your feet flat on the floor.
While gently contracting your stomach muscles, gently raise your torso part of your body, and back down again.
Repeat this while always keeping your stomach muscles contracted, you will feel the strain on your muscles.
This is good.
Never place your hands on your neck or head as this can cause neck ache and back pain eventually.
The main purpose of this exercise is to target the muscles that run down the middle of you abdominal area.
It you are aiming for that six pack, then this is definitely one exercise you should incorporate into your daily routine.
Second exercise is often known as the oblique crunch or side way situp.
Place yourself on your side with your legs kept together and your knees slightly drawn upwards.
You then must twist your torso so it's facing upwards while keeping your legs in the same place.
While in this position lift your torso up repeatedly to target the muscles in your oblique area.
Repeat this process for both sides of your body, if done correctly you should feel strain.
No pain, no gain! Last but not least is our third exercise.
The scissor leg exercise.
Place yourself flat on your back with your legs kept together and gently raise your feet at least 4 inches off the floor in a scissor style movement, crossing both over each other.
Repeat this for as many sets as you feel is necessary, if you find it to easy add some resistance in the form of some ankle weights.
In fact, any of the exercises listed here you may add any resistance when necessary.
This specific exercise targets you lower muscles, this provides core stability for your whole back as well as insuring you get that six pack.
Those were my 3 simple exercises to get a great abdominal area, follow these simple exercises in your regime and in time you will witness the rewards.
Now you know what exercises to use, you no longer have to pause and break up your routine!