Revealed – Progressive Overload

by admin on November 6, 2009

Build Muscle and Burn Fat

Abdominal workouts can be made quick and effective by following these three guidelines:

1. Keep your Abs Tight Throughout the Repetitions

A common mistake is not flexing your abs while preforming crunches. This is called “activating” the muscle group you are working with, and should be applied to any weight workout. By flexing your abs, you are using them to move your body, instead of overcompensating with the upper body, or hips. If you can do more than 20 crunches, you are not properly activating your abs, or the exercise is too easy.

It is also a very good idea to actually plan the workout itself. There are many different muscle building techniques. Some of them may work for you, some may not. Ultimately, a lot of fads exist within the muscle building arena, enough to persuade a lot of people to waste hours of their life.  

3. Use Stability Balls and Weights

Going back to treating your abs like any other muscle group, when training you probably use body weight in combination with resistance. Do the same thing for your abs. Some routines should incorporate weights. A good example of this, is holding a 5-10lb weight on your chest.

In order to see maximum return on your sweating investment, you must strain your muscle so that every single muscle fiber that can be trained will be trained. No lifting till just tiredness stops you; you must make it hard enough that you stop, through not being able to lift any more weight. Reaching the limits of your muscular strength in other words. This is called OVERLOAD.  

This balanced approach using cardio, interval, and strength training has a proven success record, whether you decide to use simple weight training equipment at home or you join a gym with the latest high-tech machines. And it leads to quicker muscular development than ab, glute, or other single muscle system training by themselves

Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez Higueras
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