Top 3 Stomach Exercises That Are Not Stomach Exercise
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Some of the ab workouts that come to your mind I bet are ab crunches, sit-ups and leg lifts just to name a few. I must admit, before I learnt about the following exercises, I would have said the same thing, however, I can tell you that the exercises that I am about to discuss is leaps ahead of the previously mentioned workouts. These exercises are called high intensity metabolism boosting training and it gives you a full body workout which coincidentally works your abs.
These exercises that I am about to show you are some of my most favorite stomach workouts that do not actually focus directly on the stomach. These three exercises also called the tri-set, can be done in different sequence. Here, I present you with the three best stomach exercises that are not directly related to the stomach:
a) Renegade Dumbbell Rows
b) Front Squats With Barbell
c) Mountain Climbers On Floor
As you can see these are not your ‘normal’ ab exercises but believe me, it is one of my most effective result producing exercises.
To make your workouts more interesting, change up your reps and sets. To experiment, you may wish to try 3 to 4 sets of 7 reps for every exercise or execute 5 sets of 5 reps for every exercise. To do the mountain climbers exercise (described later), time interval is used instead of reps.
Let’s begin:
a) Renegade dumbbell Rows
The set up for this exercise is with a dumbbell in each hand while in a push-up position. To perform this exercise, you would alternately row one dumbbell at a time while making sure the other arm keeps you in balance. The incredible ab workout comes from you performing this exercise while trying to stabilize your body. Believe me, this exercise works out your midsection more than you can imagine!
b) Front Squats With Barbell
This particular exercise is very much like the back squats except that the barbell is in front of your shoulders instead of in the back. To make sure that you have the barbell in control, have your arms crossed in front of you cradling the barbell. To accomplish this, you will require to have your elbows right in front of you. This workout takes a bit of balance in the beginning so it may be a good idea to have a professional trainer to check your form. As you will notice, this exercise uses great core strength and stability which is why it is such a superb ab exercise. After you do a complete rep of this exercise, you will discover that this workout which seems like a leg workout actually works your stomach area more than you expect.
c) Mountain Climbers On Floor
With this workout, you will also start in a push-up position with wide stance. To perform this exercise, you would simply move your feet back and forth while your body remains on the spot. This motion also looks like climbing a mountain. You can make add more intensity to this workout by also moving your hands forward and backwards as you move your legs in the opposite direction. This intense workout is not only a full body exercise, but after completing the even the first set, you will also feel it in your abs.
To keep the intensity of the workout, a rest period between the exercise should not be more than 30 seconds. Rest for no longer than 2 minutes after completing each set of the ‘tri-set’ exercise and then repeat the whole workout.
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You will find that after doing these three (in my opinion) best ab exercises that you have ever done, your abs will swear at you. Wow, you just learnt about ab exercises that are not your basic sit-ups or crunches. So… are you finding it hard to lose your belly flab by doing exorbid amounts of cardio? To find out more, check out Get A Six Pack Fast.
