When it comes to getting the abs of your dreams there is much more to it than making a plan to smash out 100 sit ups a day and hope for the best!
Without the correct combination of technique and training tactics you will find your progress is slow and you will likely become frustrated.
So here are some tips for smarter abs training that will help you to achieve the results that you are looking for!
#1 Time Your Breathing
When you are training biceps, at the peak contraction you squeeze the muscle, right? With abs when you crunch you need to do the same! In order to do that correctly, you must time your breathing. As you crunch breathe out, and as you move through the negative inhale.
#2 Train Your Abs First Thing
I recommend training your abs in the morning after your fasted cardio. This is because you have a much better chance of contracting the abs when your stomach is empty, as opposed to when you are bloated from food which makes training your abs properly much harder.
#3 Don't Forget Resistance
The abs are a muscle so you need to add some resistance along the way to make them develop faster. However, not all abs exercises are a good fit for adding resistance - I highly recommend kneeling cable crunches, weighted crunches and decline bench weighted sit ups as great abs exercises for adding resistance.
#4 Frequency & Reps
I suggest that you train abs twice a week, however you can push that to three times a week if you want to because your abs recover faster than other muscle groups, and although I usually use 8-12 repetitions for most body parts you can take this up to 15-20 reps for abs because I find this generally works a little better.
As with all training plans consistency is key, and abs are no different to any other muscle group.
Implementing the plan is the first step but it is consistency that will get you where you want to be and KEEP you there!
That’s where my personalised training program is great for keeping you accountable and guiding you on the correct path to achieve your goals, whatever they may be.
Finally, wherever you are at on your training journey, always remember ….
Be stronger than all of your excuses and get shit done!!
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