Teen Ab Excercises Video

Posted by Dreamer On July - 12 - 2009

The best ab exercises are not the classic crunch or situp. You can find much
more effective fat burning movements than this.

The classic ab crunch is generally a waste of time because it is a small
movement that burns few calories and provides very little stress to the ab
muscles. Plus, it can be tough on the lumbar spine.

There are other better, unique ab exercises that men and women can do to
flatten their lower abs. And if you want to lose belly fat, forget about
doing long, slow boring cardio for fat loss.

You’ll get more results in less time in your fat burning workouts by using
interval training for fat loss rather than ab exercises.

In this video, you’ll see my 3 favorite ab exercises. None of them involve
getting on the ground and performing the traditional “crunch” style of
abdominal workout. These exercises can be done in a circuit for an excellent
abdominal workout while minimizing the stress on the lower back.

The first exercise is the ab wheel. Beginning in an upright position
contract your abs roll the wheel out and then return to the upright
position. Doing 8 reps of this exercise is tough. Go slow on the way out.
Get a stretch and contract your muscles hard on the way back in.

In the circuit you can immediately go to the stability ball jackknife.
Beginning with your feet on the ball and elbows on the bench, have your body
parallel to the ground. Contracting your abs tuck in and out, there are many
different variations to this exercise. It can be performed with one leg or
with a rotation by bringing your knees up to one side. It can be performed
with your hands on the floor rather than the bench, and to add difficulty
you can add in a push up to the move.

The final exercise is a mountain climber with a cross body rotation.
Beginning in the push up position a traditional mountain climber we bring
the knees straight up, but in this variation bring your knees across your
body to your opposite arm for increased difficulty. This is a great circuit
of ab exercises to burn fat and get ripped abs.

About the Author

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com