Abdominal Muscle Training
Crunches? 6 Second Abs? Ab Swing? What's The Answer?
For so many of us having great abs, or a six pack has almost become a fad. A sexy slim waist, wash board abs, those "sex lines", its almost like magic, they seem to captivate the human eye. When I took a local poll asking, "What body part do you think women look at first on a man?", 9/10 of the responses were "abs" or "stomach".
Hell, if women love abs so much, no wonder so much of the male population bust their ass's to get those damn abs. Even those who do not train seriously try to achieve a 6 pack, but are they going about it the correct way? What is the correct way?
Will thousands of crunches get the job done? What about those products seen on T.V.? "Get a six pack with 6 second abs in only three weeks!", or "Wear this belt as it tasers the crap out of you while you watch TV and you'll get abs in no time!" will they work? Probably not, unless you have the genetics of an ape on steroids, or are related to Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler.
It seems as though many of those who are looking for a 6 pack are uninformed, and unfortunately ignorant, thus allowing the notion that getting a 6 pack is much more difficult than it really is. In this article you'll learn the truth about the abs, and how to properly go about getting a 6 pack in less time than you'd ever believe.
Understanding The Muscle
First lets try to understand the muscle group that is so often referred to as the "abs". The abdominal regent is made up of four separate muscles, the internal and external obliques, the transverse abdominis and the rectus abdominis. Oh don't these words bring back those memories of bio class? No wonder we just call our stomach muscles "abs", or as they are also sometimes referred to as "core" muscles.
The "Core" Muscles
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