Following on from my last blog post, I wanted to show you more of my favourite abdominal exercises.
All you'll need is a stability ball and your bodyweight for these...that's it!
I got my Dad to film this the other day. I'm not sure what he did half way through (or what he was looking at, but my head seemed to get cut off when I'm demonstrating the jackknives. Well he WAS buried deep in the bushes when he was filming so we'll let him off!)
Here's 2 great abdominal supersets:
Try these abdominal exercises and let me know how you go = >
Sam
Showing posts with label supersets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label supersets. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Fat Loss Abdominal Supersets
Alot of you have been asking me about abdominal exercises...
"When's the best time to train abdominals?
"What are the best exercises?"
"How often should I train them?"
are just some of the questions I get on this subject.
The answers?
"Any time is a good time (so long as you train them!), exercises that don't put pressure on your back are the best and training your abs three times a week is more than enough to get you results".
Training your abs THROUGHOUT the workout as part of a superset (instead of right at the end like you'll see in most health club programs) is a great way to burn belly fat.
The core muscles can become more and more fatigued as the workout progresses so performing your ab exercises throughout the workout can be a great way of avoiding "core fatigue" and impairing technique towards the end.
The best ab exercises are the ones that DON'T involve you lyeing on your back, curling your shoulder blades off the floor, or any type of movement that requires you to perform hundreds of situps whilst lyeing on the floor.
Exercises that will help you burn belly fat without placing stress on your lower back are by far the most effective.
Here are 4 of my favourite abdominal supersets that I use in my own personal program and with my clients as well.
That's a much better way of training your abs! Perform that workout 3 times a week and see how you go = >
Sam Winkworth
CPT, SPN
"When's the best time to train abdominals?
"What are the best exercises?"
"How often should I train them?"
are just some of the questions I get on this subject.
The answers?
"Any time is a good time (so long as you train them!), exercises that don't put pressure on your back are the best and training your abs three times a week is more than enough to get you results".
Training your abs THROUGHOUT the workout as part of a superset (instead of right at the end like you'll see in most health club programs) is a great way to burn belly fat.
The core muscles can become more and more fatigued as the workout progresses so performing your ab exercises throughout the workout can be a great way of avoiding "core fatigue" and impairing technique towards the end.
The best ab exercises are the ones that DON'T involve you lyeing on your back, curling your shoulder blades off the floor, or any type of movement that requires you to perform hundreds of situps whilst lyeing on the floor.
Exercises that will help you burn belly fat without placing stress on your lower back are by far the most effective.
Here are 4 of my favourite abdominal supersets that I use in my own personal program and with my clients as well.
That's a much better way of training your abs! Perform that workout 3 times a week and see how you go = >
Sam Winkworth
CPT, SPN
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Fatloss Supersets
One of the most common questions I get asked all the time is "What is a superset?"
Good question,
"What is a superset"?
A superset is a pair of strength training exercises done back to back with little or no rest between exercises. After you complete the pair of fat burning exercises, you generally take a longer rest and then repeat the superset - usually for a total of 3 times per superset.
Supersets are great for quick fat burning workouts because they help you get more fat burning exercise done in less workout time. So instead of spending all your time sitting around waiting, like you see most people doing in health clubs, you actually do more work. This extra work that you'll do will help boost your metabolism so that you burn more calories at a quicker rate.
Supersets play a big part in my own training along with interval training and circuits. I made a video (below) of my favourite 2 supersets to show you what I mean.
If your workouts follow this structure instead of "The 60 Minute Cardio Session" for fatloss then you'll be well on your way to a better body.
If you have any questions on workouts then post them below
Train hard and be strong.
Sam Winkworth
CPT, SPN
Good question,
"What is a superset"?
A superset is a pair of strength training exercises done back to back with little or no rest between exercises. After you complete the pair of fat burning exercises, you generally take a longer rest and then repeat the superset - usually for a total of 3 times per superset.
Supersets are great for quick fat burning workouts because they help you get more fat burning exercise done in less workout time. So instead of spending all your time sitting around waiting, like you see most people doing in health clubs, you actually do more work. This extra work that you'll do will help boost your metabolism so that you burn more calories at a quicker rate.
Supersets play a big part in my own training along with interval training and circuits. I made a video (below) of my favourite 2 supersets to show you what I mean.
If your workouts follow this structure instead of "The 60 Minute Cardio Session" for fatloss then you'll be well on your way to a better body.
If you have any questions on workouts then post them below
Train hard and be strong.
Sam Winkworth
CPT, SPN
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