Monday, May 10, 2010

Killer Ab Work Out You Can Do At Home

Are  you searching for a killer ab work out?  I am sure that you’ve found plenty of abdominal workouts all over the internet.  Enough advice is obtainable that it becomes challenging to narrow down a good ab work out.  You definitely do not want to waste your time with work outs that do not work.  Well, here is a circuit type ab work out that you can do at home with little or no equipment.

You should always begin with a warm up that will get your blood pumping throughout the muscles that will be doing most of the work.  For example, focusing a warm up on your arms if you are going to work your legs is not the most effective way to warm up. 

Perform this circuit of exercises in 3 sets.

1.  Plank on a Swiss Ball.  Beginners can begin by kneeling on the floor and placing your forearms on the top of the ball.  Maintain this position for at least 30 seconds.  As you become better and need more of a challenge, stand on your feet instead of being on your knees.  From there, hold a push up position on the ball instead of using your forearms.  If you want to add a little upper body challenge you can do a push up on the ball.

2.  Spiderman Push Up 10x.  Begin in a push up position.  Imagine how Spiderman climbs a wall and move your left hand forward about 6 inches while moving your right knee just outside of your right elbow.  Simultaneously perform a push as you move your hand and foot forward.  Return to the starting position.. 

3.  Cross Body Mountain Climber 10x per side.  To perform this exercise, start out in a push up position.  Lift your right knee and move it toward your left elbow and return to the push up position.  Now lift your left knee and move it toward your right elbow and return to the push up position.

4.  Woodchopper 10x per side.  Begin in a 1/4 squat position with your arms to outside of one of your knees.  In a diagonal direction raise the weight to above the opposite shoulder and return to the starting position.  Complete a set on this side and then switch to the other side for a set.

To make this a killer cardio work out in a addition to a great ab work out, progress quickly from one exercise to the next without rest.  Take a 1 minute recovery between sets for a total of 3 sets.

For more information on a killer ab work out, go to the Interval Training Guide.com website.  You will also be able to instantly access your 10 Day Interval Training Secrets Mini Course at http://www.IntervalTrainingGuide.com/?tid=bl301

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