Wednesday, February 4, 2009

New Ab workout

Today I will write about an abdominal workout that is sure to get things going. What you will need is a medicine ball. You will lay on the floor on your back and take the ball in one hand. Stretch your arm with the ball as far past your head as possible and raise your legs together between 30-45 degrees. Raise the ball in a vertical motion, but not past the point where you would drop the ball on your face. It is also important to keep your head elevated. Repeat 10 times and switch the ball into the other hand. Once you have completed 10 reps with each hand take the ball into both hands, again stretching it as far past your head and close to the ground without touching as possible. Take the ball and raise it 10 times, while raising your feet until they meet above your torsoe and chest area in the air. Finally bring the ball tight to your chest area. Raise your legs to where your knees create a 90 degree angle to your upper body. With both hands take the ball side to side with your head and shoulders as high off the ground as possible. You will want to flex your abs and have your elbows almost touching the floor on each side as you take the ball back and forth. This is your final rep so shoot for as many as you can do. I try to get 100 each time. If it becomes painful stop! Again let your body be your judge. That routine should be repeated 3 or 4 times depending on how you feel. This is another key exercise to my week. It is hard and targets the core very well. Good luck and let me know what you think.

1 comment:

  1. This is a great workout!You should see Scott's abs!Works like a charm.

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