8 pack abs

Scott Schwab

These days it seems like there is an obsession with abs. The six pack ab articles are everywhere. Do a general search and you will have enough tips for days on how to get those abs. Well I thought of a show that I have seen that made me think and made me laugh. It is Something about Mary. In the show Ben Stiller picks up a hitch hiker and the hitch hiker proceeds to tell Ben about 6 minute abs that he is going to come out with to revolutionize the market. Ben Stiller listens and in a way that only he could do, he suggests, well what if someone comes out with 5 minute abs. The hitch hiker gets enraged and says; "no, it cannot be 5 because he was doing 6". Well the point is; there are all sorts of ideas about how to get those 6 pack abs, but you need to know your abs. What I mean by this is getting to the point where you exercise your core(abs) everyday. This means doing something for your abs that is working them differently everyday. An earlier post I wrote about an exercise that is sure to rip any ones mid-section back into shape. Refer to that if you never tried it, because you will thank me. I wanted to speak about an exercise that I include in my weekly routine. Get a large exercise ball and some dumb bells to start. It is very important to get a low weight so as not to injure yourself. Lay down on the ball and bring the dumb bells over your head as far back as you can reach. Take them to the floor and back above your head as if you were looking at them completely extended above your head. Do this 10-20 times at 4 reps. The most important thing to this exercise though is your breathing. you will want to breath all your air out of your lungs and then do short stints of pushing all the air out while flexing your abs. It is like the sound of a snake in short intervals until there is "no air, no aiiiirr" (Jordin Sparks), if you catch my drift. Just kidding. Anyway you need to also take time to rock back and forth with the weights in your hands to where your head is almost touching the ground. These three exercises will work your abs in such a different way than you are used to, you will be coming back for more each week and be able to get those 8 pack abs that are there, but require just a little more work than the 6 pack abs. Let me know if you have any questions but again the key is your breathing and flexing your abs the entire time! Good Luck