I don’t need to tell you that real success in reducing your waist size and flattening your stomach requires exercise. These are some exercises I do today. They can help get you started on your quest.
Crunches
Crunches are a basic and effective exercise which primarily targets your upper abdominals. Lie on a flat surface with your hands on your chest. Using your abs, pull your upper body straight up towards the ceiling. Don’t go all the way up to where your abs have disengaged, such as having your elbows touching your knees. What most people would consider about “half-way Read more…
There are some women who think washboard abs are a guy thing.
But it’s a growing trend for women to take on rigorous training to get flat and toned abdominals. This isn’t surprising at all since working for a smaller waistline also leads to keeping fit in general and looking fit, healthy, and sexy.
But many women fear getting bulky muscles and what we might generally call a masculine appearance. The fact is, however, that women can’t generally put on that level of bulk because their bodies cannot produce the required amount of testosterone to do so.
The key to success for women in getting a flat stomach is proper nutrition.
Increasing your metabolism is one effective way to burn off the extra inches. One way to do so Read more…
I heard reported on TV today that more than half of the average person’s annual weight gain happens in the few weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. We make a resolution to work it all off before summer, but we never really seem to get it all off, do we? And the older we get, the farther away we get from our ideal weight, or waist size.
It is likely that our bodies are pre-wired through genetics and our evolution to store fat leading into the winter. Think about it… prehistorically, people would have used extra layers of fat in the winter to protect them against the cold. Then as the winter was ending, food Read more…
Check out this video which details why you should lose those extra inches around your waist, and get some great additional tips on how to lose the extra inches around your waist. This is great background material to help you get washboard abs!
Your quest for perfect six pack abs is not just about how you look. Reducing stomach fat and having a strong body core is also a key to good overall health. Did you know that people who carry that spare tire around the waist are often at increased risk of heart disease than people who carry excess weight below the waist?
Determining your waist to hip ratio can help you determine your risk of heart disease and other illnesses and conditions related to obesity. Knowing where you stand give you a good idea of what to target to get washboard abs fast!
To calculate your waist to hip ratio, exhale and then measure your waist Read more…
There are many myths about stomach exercises. Here are some common ones:
Get Washboard Abs Myth I – Losing Fat Just Around the Stomach
It is not possible to target reducing the fat just around a particular part of your body by training that part alone. It just doesn’t work that way.
If you would like to lose the stomach fat, the spare tire, or the love handles you will need to burn off the fat all over your body. The fat burns off relatively evenly all over. Sadly, this means that biggest problem area is probably the last part to finally get all the fat off.
You will need to practice some cardio exercises… this is probably the most important thing you Read more…
There is a lot of talk and information out there. And a lot of gadgets and devices with wild claims. But do they work? Will you lose those love handles? work off the beer gut? flatten that tummy?
How many late night infomercials have you seen promising a toned core and six pack abs just by sitting in a funny looking chair and bending a bunch? or kneeling into a device on the floor and swiveling side to side for a few minutes?
My favorite was the the plastic device with exercise bands which looked like a crossbow. The exercise was to pull that thing in towards your stomach as hard as you could for as long as Read more…
Who am I?
I'm Alex DuBoy. I've spent a ton of time and money searching for a system to transform my once-flabby core. In this blog I tell you what I've learned to save you from all the trial and error.
