There are a few obvious reasons your core can stop working properly and all you have to do is ask yourself the following questions…
If you answer yes to even just one of them, there’s a good chance your core is NOT functioning properly and you’ll need to reactivate it before seeing the results you want.
Have you trained your abs using conventional crunches and sit-ups?
Do you sit more than 2 hours a day?
Have you had a bone, joint or tissue injury (even a small one)?
Is there room for improving your posture?
Have you ever had a surgery performed on you?
Do you ever workout using weight machines at the gym?
Have you ever experienced any sort of head trauma?
Do you have a noticeable lack of self confidence?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions then keep reading, because I’m about to share with you 2 breakthrough techniques you can use to shrink your waistline and build toned or even 6 pack abs!
This is the truth… There’s a very good chance that you’re wasting your time using worthless ineffective exercises. Even worse, these exercises can injure you in the process!
I’m talking about poorly designed ab training.
You see most people don’t have any idea how to train their abs. In fact did you know that 99% of people are targeting the wrong ab muscles when they workout?
Let me explain…
The muscles that everyone knows about and wants to have on the beach are what’s called the rectus abdominus muscles. Exercises like sit-ups and crunches target specifically these muscles.
The problem with traditional ab workouts isn’t that they don’t affect the rectus abdominus because they in fact do.
Many years ago when I set out on my own journey to shrink my waist and reveal my 6 pack I fell for the myth that 1,000 crunches was all you had to do, and let me tell you, the first few times I performed this routine I was sore as can be. But I didn’t see any results from it 🙁
As I later found out, the problem wasn’t that my muscles weren’t being worked, the problem was that I was working the wrong muscles!
Wrong Muscles? What the heck are you supposed to do about that?
There is a group of muscles buried deep within your core that surround your midsection much like a corset whose sole responsibility is to stabilize the spine and core during phases of movement.
The reason why these muscles are so important is because they are essentially the ones the give your stomach the flat appearance you desire. If these muscles aren’t active, you’ll never have the flat belly you desire no matter how many crunches you do.
Think about it like this, you probably know someone who has a relatively low body fat percentage but seems to still have that little beer gut or pouch belly even if they don’t drink beer or are constantly spending hours in the gym, right?
The reason for this is because they are NOT able to activate their deep abdominal muscles. When these muscles are turned off, you’ll be left with a protruding gut no matter how lean you get.
How can you target these deep abdominal muscles that will rapidly flatten and tone your midsection?
The best way to target these deep core muscles and quickly tone your midsection is to use exercises that cause your core to fire as a stabilizer rather than a mover.
One simple exercise that you can do is a plank on a Swiss ball. When you do this, you’ll instantly feel all of your deep abdominal muscles work hard to support your body in the plank and keep your spine protected.
How about another exercise?
Alternating lying leg raises when done properly with what’s called braced abs are a great way to work your deep abdominal muscles!
Just lie down on your back with your legs together and feet towards the sky. Keep your lower back glued to the ground while you lower one leg slowly toward the ground and then alternate. This exercise will help correct any unilateral imbalance in your deep core muscles.
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