Rant and Tip for August 10, 2012
Quote: "You're never beaten until you admit it." George Patten
Now
while General Patton my never had the desire to hit the weights or not I
do not know. He did however lead many a man to a successful battle.
Sometimes that is exactly how we feel as we tackle our diets and our
fitness regimen. It is a battle. If you have a lot of weight to lose
still then it becomes an all out war. I believe that his words are
absolutely true. If you admit that you cannot follow your chosen diet
then you will fail. It truly is a mindset that you need to adapt that
you will not admit defeat. You will not get beaten in your quest. I
remember the last meet I did there was a point with I started to falter
during a lift. I remember thinking there is no way in hell I was going
to let that bar start a decent back down and I did not let it.
It
seems many people want to get better abs. I know I have repeatedly told
you that it is mostly diet that will get the abs to pop. If you do not
lose the fat the abs will never show no matter how many crunches you do.
With that said let’s talk a little about getting better abs. To get the
most out of your ab-crunches you need to keep the muscles tight
throughout the movement. You never want to let muscles relax during the
motion. You want to keep them tight though the entire movement. You
should not rest during a rep whether at the bottom or the top of the
rep. Do not rest or bounce on the floor or bench. Be sure to exhale as
you contract the abs on the upward movement. When you do exhale be sure
to fully exhale as if someone has punched you in the stomach. Inhale as
you lower your body on the way back down. Lastly you need to keep in
mind the range of motion for an ab crunch is very short. A full sit-up
or crunch brings in the hip flexors as well. So be sure to focus on
crunching of just the abs. For an added benefit you can crunch to the
left and the right and get the obliques involved.
I
had a good training session yesterday benching raw. Then some board
work from a 3 board. Well the equivalent of a 3 board that is. I have
noticed that my raw strength has suffered a bit since training in a
bench shirt and I really want to get that strength back. I was warned
this would happen and my to my surprise it did. I want to figure out why
this is and maybe it is just a matter of training both equally as hard.
What do you have planned for today regarding your diet and exercise?
Have a great workout!
Tip:
If you are having problems with crunches or other ab exercises try this
while sitting at your desk at work or at home. I know you at your desk
right now. Tighten you abs as tight as you can and hold it for 30
seconds. Now release and do it again for a set of 10. At the end you
should feel like you had just done several crunches without the pressure
of sitting on the floor.
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