Have your jeans grown a bit too tight? Have you grown a little belly that you simply cannot get rid of? Diets do not work, and going to the expensive gym seems to be a waste of time, regardless of how much time and energy you put into them. However, there are a few different forms of crunches that can honestly flatten your stomach, just as long as you do not eat too many donuts. Performing crunches is not hard. The stomach exercises build muscle, while burning calories from your frame. You just need to do crunches on a daily basis to lose belly fat.
To begin, do not jump right into the deep end. Start out with a few repetitions of basic crunches to build up your stomach muscles, while burning fat. With time, you simply increase your number of reps. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you are not necessarily trying to lose weight. Rather, your goal is to eliminate as much fat as possible. Start out slow by lying on your back with your feet flat on the ground, if not suspended at about a 90 degree angle. Place your hands behind your head, if not flat along your sides. Using your ab muscles, pull your head, shoulders and chest up towards your knees, while slowly breathing out. During the routine, keep your feet still, and your eyes glued to your knees. Hold your body still for a second when you reach the top, and slowly return to your starting position. You can perform 25, or even 50 reps at a time.
You can effectively work out your lower abs by performing vertical leg crunches. Place yourself flat on the ground with your arms at your side. Shoot your legs 90 degrees into the air. Lift your butt high enough to remove your lower back from the ground. Then, try to bring your head as close to your knees as possible, and hold the position for a second or two. You can perform 25 vertical leg crunches at a time, and eventually work your way up to 50 reps.
To get your upper abs into quality shape, position yourself flat on the floor, and place your hands behind your head. Pick up your legs to a 45 degree angle and hold the position. Then, pull in your right arm, while turning the rest of your body to the left. Swap sides, and repeat the routine about a dozen more times everyday.
Last, but certainly not least, chin up crunches burn fat, while working out both your back and biceps. It is not quite as easy to perform as the previous crunches. In fact, you need a horizontally fixed bar to do chin up crunches. To begin, place the bar above your head, and get a firm hold of it. Reach up and grab the bar with both hands, and pull your body towards the top, while keeping your legs at a 45 to 90 degree angle. Bring your chin to the bar, and hold it for a couple of seconds to achieve the best ab workout. Chin up crunches, as well as the other exercises discussed, can make fat loss and muscle growth easy for you and your abdomen.
A few months ago, I was desperate to achieve the physique I had in high school. No matter how much I worked out, or what diet I depended on, I could not lose my giant beer belly. Eventually, I asked my doctor how to lose weight fast. Fortunately, he knew the quickest method of weight loss on the market. Thanks Doc!
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