Monday, March 2, 2009

For A Washboard Stomach You Need A Plan

By Jason King

Getting a washboard stomach is easy as long as we understand certain principles. By following those principles a washboard stomach can be attained easily. A flat stomach is accomplished by training smart.

When exercising for a fat free stomach, it's a must to burn fat from the entire body. When we are able to efficiently train our bodies to do that, our washboard stomach becomes more ripped.

The following exercises are easy flat stomach training methods that will increase the strength of your whole body as well as develop the abdominal core.

Warm up: you should start with an activity that is of light to medium intensity for 5-10 minutes. You'll follow this with some stretching of the muscles involved in the exercise. It's important that your muscles are warmed up and ready for the activity.

Exercises: Multi joint exercises are best such as

Rows Split-squats Step-ups Chin-ups Lunges Squats Dead-lifts

Do 3 sets of 8 repetitions for each exercise.

Stability ball sit-ups and bridging can be incorporated into the group of exercises as well to tone and strengthen the abdominal muscles.

Post Exercise: You want to emphasize correct stretching and cooling down to make certain you keep your movement and flexibility of the parts of your body that you have trained.

The increased lean body mass that you gain as a result of resistance training will increase your metabolic rate. When your metabolic rate is faster it has an effect on the body so it burns fat as fuel not only during exercise but several hours afterward as well. When your metabolic system has been increased, your six-pack abs will begin to be more prominent, and results will come quickly.

This workout plan will aid you in achieving a washboard stomach faster. Your commitment to eat and train effectively, and allowing the body to rest will speed up the rate in which you see your results. - 15438

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