Hello, dear fitness lovers!
Have you been drinking plenty of water? Well, if you haven't, now is not a good time either, since this post will be about abdominal exercise and you don't want to do that on a full stomach.
I can't tell you how to get a lovely 6-pack in a week, but I will try to help, you and me both, better understand the concept of doing abs and lose that belly fat, none of us likes.
First, let's consider the difference between a crunch and a sit-up. The crunch puts all the pressure on your abdominal muscles, whereas the sit-up exercises other muscles, as well, such as the lower-back, the neck, the chest, even the legs muscles in some cases. In order to do a crunch properly, lie down on a rag and bend your legs at the knees keeping your feet at a distance equal to your shoulders width. Then put your hands at your ears, without pushing your head forward, and raise only your shoulders and head without unnecessary flexing at the neck . Try to keep your lower back on the ground, which will ensure that your abdominal muscles are contracted at all times. Don't forget to breathe - exhale as you go up and inhale as you go down.
If you hook up your legs somewhere to do a sit-up, the pressure will be divided between the legs and the abs muscles. So, this choice is up to you. Place your hands again at your ears, and unlike for the crunches, slightly flex your neck forward. Use your abdominal muscles to lift your body up until you reach a position where you're almost sitting, and then go back down. Keep breathing in the same way as mentioned above. Try not to fully relax as you go down so that your abs are contracted at all times. Make sure, you don't have any back problems, in order not to injure yourself by doing sit-ups.
For best results, perform both exercises in 3-4 groups of 20-30 repetitions each. Try to do them at least 2-3 times a week, if you wanna see that 6-pack peeking out from that belly! :)) Don't forget to increase the number at least once a week so that you can get better results in time! Sit up, crunch, enjoy! :)))
Source: http://www.bcliving.ca/health/which-abdominal-exercise-is-better-crunches-or-sit-ups
So, how much time do you think will it take for someone to get any results? With jogging I think you can achieve better results than just crunches. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteJogging and crunches exercise different body muscles, so for faster and more efficient results, you should combine both!
DeleteIn order to get a 6-pack as soon as possible I'd say you have to do more than just one type of crunches..try to combine different ones, it will be more effective:)
ReplyDeleteFrom my understandings you should combine that with a good selection of foods. But more importantly, from your experience, is it better to do only abs exercises for the day, or combine them with some other part of the body?
ReplyDeleteI usually combine them with arms, exercise and then work out for my legs and butt muscles on a different day! You can certainly combine them with whatever makes you feel good!
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