Well, in my way of thinking, this is only
partially true. There?s more to a complete physique than
?abdominal exercises? and ?six pack abs? and most people are
completely wrong about ?stomach exercises? and ??stomach
muscles.? (you'll find out why in just a moment)...
The Difference Between "6-Pack Abs" And
Truly "Fit Abs"
Having a great looking set of abs is very much a
matter of low body fat. But make no mistake, just being lean
and seeing a ?six-pack? doesn?t mean you are strong, fit or
conditioned. Real fitness means more than visible muscle
development, it means strength, endurance, and stability, and
this type of true functional fitness does not come from merely
eating the right foods or reducing your body fat.
Nutrition is so important that you could even
say that ?abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym? and you
would not be telling a lie. But this clever maxim is not
telling the whole truth either. Great abs come from nutrition
AND training, not one or the other. The training develops
them. The nutrition uncovers them.
Don Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in America in
1493 looking for a fountain of youth and today in the ?stomach
exercise? marketplace, it seems that far too many people are
looking for a ?magic fountain? in order to flatten their
waistlines.
Ponce never found the fountain of youth and you
will never find a magical solution for flat abs. There are no
short cuts. It takes a change in lifestyle to get a change in
health, physique and performance. That includes nutrition AND
training.
There's No Such Thing As "Stomach
Exercises"
 THIS is your
stomach! |
Proper choice of exercise is a critical factor
in your quest for a firm and flat waistline. But you will
never get a great ?stomach? from ANY "stomach exercise"
because your stomach is a part of your digestive tract, not
your skeletal muscular system! So let?s get the
terminology straight, shall we?
The area of you body you really want to
improve is called your ?core region.?Many people refer
to it as the ?abdominal region.? However, training only with
?ab exercise? is NOT the optimal approach.
The abdominals only include the front (anterior)
side of your body and if the only type of training you do is
abdominal training, you may be unwittingly setting yourself up
for lower back problems. If you don?t think this is serious,
then consider this statistic:
According to the American Chiropractic
Association, more than 31 million Americans are suffering from
low back pain at any given time.
So would you like to trade great abs for a bad
back?
I didn?t think so. The good news is that you can
kill two birds with one stone. You can develop great abdominal
muscles, great core muscles and a strong, pain-free back by
using exercises that focus not on the ?stomach,? (which is not
a muscle you train at all), not on the ?abdominals,? (which is
only part of the muscles you need to target), but on the
entire core.
The core is the key to your success.
The core is the entire complex of muscles around
your hip and waist region from your lower rib cage to the
bottom of your pelvis. If you just focus on ?abdominal
exercises? alone (or ?stomach? exercises, LOL), you will
develop what I refer to as a ?one dimensional body.? I focus
on training the body as a whole, or ?multi-dimensional
training? to develop a complete person and to develop
effective and powerful athletes.
What every program I write has in common is that
I do not attempt to ?isolate? the abdominals (or train the
?stomach muscles!?) It?s all about the core and about
integrating your body as a unit so you function better in
daily life.
As you do core-focused exercise programs you not
only train your muscular system but also the system that
drives your muscular system ? that is, the nervous system.
This may very well be the most important secret for getting
better results in your workout programs.
The more efficiently your nervous system works,
the better your results will be. Core workouts that improve
both muscular strength and conditioning while also improving
neural drive will develop stronger neural control of the
associated muscles.
This type of training for your core may very
well be the most important secret for getting better results
in your workout programs.
- THIS is why my ?brand? of core training gets results in
women who have had C-sections, or other abdominal surgeries
when nothing else worked
- THIS is why the core exercises I recommend will flatten
out a ?pooching? belly, which is a result of deep muscular
weakness and lack of neuromuscular control (It's NOT just a
body fat problem!)
- THIS is why my clients have overcome agonizing lower
back pain when all else failed
- THIS is why my workout program have helped men and women
recover from embarrassing incontinence
- THIS is how I have helped hundreds of new moms regain
their flat and firm midsections after having their babies
- THIS is why my clients remain injury free, while so many
other training programs are actually the CAUSE of injuries
- And THIS is why my type of training ? PROGRESSIVE CORE
TRAINING ? develops amazing athletes ? top wresters, PGA
golfers, and pro boxers with powerful punches and abs of
steel.
The purpose of this article was not to give more
workout routines (I?ve written an entire book about core
training that's FULL of workouts (?Firm And Flatten Your
Abs) and there?s plenty of Free sample workouts to be
found on this site and lots more to come in upcoming issues of
my newsletter. The purpose of this article was to "install"
3 incredibly important lessons into your brain:
- You can?t train your ?stomach? because your stomach is
an internal organ of digestion not a skeletal muscle!
- You can?t totally ?isolate? your abdominals because your
abdominals do not work in isolation, they work in
conjunction with the rest of your body (and "isolation" as
with only doing crunches, is not the optimal approach
anyway).
- You get more by training your core! You become a better
athlete, you help prevent injuries, you get stronger and you
get that coveted 6-pack abs look.
I hope the ?morals? of these lessons have
already sunk in and will become a part of your own fitness
philosophy... and the next time you hear someone talk about
?stomach exercises?, you?ll now be able to get a good chuckle
out of that.
Coach David Grisaffi,
Tacoma
Washington
http://aseafood.davidfit.hop.clickbank.net/
About the Author:
David Grisaffi majored in physical
education and holds multiple certifications including 3 from
the prestigious CHEK Institute: Level II high Performance
Exercise Kinesiologist, Golf Biomechanic, and health and
lifestyle counselor. He's also certified by the ISSA as a
personal trainer and specialist in performance nutrition.
David has been a high school wrestling and baseball coach and
is currently an independent trainer and strength coach. He has
been sought after by some of the top athletes in professional
sports including world champion boxer Greg Haugen and
professional golfer Michael Putnam. David?s ebook, Firm And Flatten Your
Abs is an online best seller which teaches you how
develop ?six pack abs" while improving strength, function and
athletic power at the same time. Find out more on the home
page at: http://aseafood.davidfit.hop.clickbank.net/
