February 10, 2010
How to Get Abs Fast – Even If You’ve Had Trouble in the Past
A nice, lean, washboard mid-section is the perfect symbol of being fit and healthy today. Everywhere you look, you can see the attention that chiseled abs command.
Getting a nice mid-section can be a struggle, especially if you're not following the right advice. It really doesn't have to be that hard. In the following I am going to show you exactly how to get abs fast.
The Basics
There are two things which determine the visibility of your abs. The first is the size of your abdominal muscles. The second is the amount of fat you have covering those abdominals.
If you have good sized abdominal muscles and a low percentage of fat around your stomach you will have great abs, but one without the other will lead to nothing but frustration for you. Keep reading to learn how to get abs fast.
Best Abdominal Building Exercises
As you already know it takes strong abdominal muscles to have a great looking mid-section. The best exercises to strengthen your abs and give you the quickest results are hanging knee raises and bent-knee sit-ups. If you want to know how to get abs fast you must do these...
· Hanging Knees raises work your lower abs. To start you should aim for 4 sets of 10 reps. Once you reach this target, increase the number of reps per set. You should perform this exercise 3 times a week.
· Bent-knee sit-ups work your upper abs. To start you should aim for 4 sets of 25 reps. Once you reach this target, increase the number of reps per set. You should also perform this exercise 3 times a week.
Lower Your Body Fat
The last step of how to get abs fast is losing the belly fat. For you to see your abs clearly your body fat needs to be around 10 percent if you're a man and around 15 percent if you're a woman. The best way to decrease you body fat is cardio vascular exercise. In the beginning you'll notice changes very quickly, but eventually your fat loss will begin to plateau. To prevent this you must change your workouts often to keep your body guessing. For example, on one day you could do long cardio on the treadmill and on another day you could do interval cardio training at the track.
By now you should understand how to get abs fast. If you follow these steps you'll be well on your way.
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Program your subconscious mind to develop the perfect abs, build your abdominal muscles, flatten your abdomen and reduce belly fat for a flat stomach and six pack abs. Using exclusive state-of-the-art subliminal and brainwave entrainment technologies, you can program your subconscious mind for positive lasting results, created by a Certified Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Silent affirmations, inaudible hypnotic suggestions and thousands of powerful subliminal messages program your subconscious mind for positive results. The first 3 tracks have an ocean background. The Silent Ultrasonic Track 4 is completely silent with no sound at all! BMV exclusive Quantum Subliminal Matrix Technology sets a new standard for the subliminal industry! BMV has merged existing subliminal neurotechnology with many new exclusive technologies to create the most powerful CDs on the market. This CD contains the following audio neurotechnologies to maximize your results: *Ultra-Silent Ultrasonic Subliminal Frequency Modulation Technology- All subliminal messages are modulated to ultrasonic ranges (higher frequencies) for full meta-programming with no audible sounds at all on Track 4! You can use this powerful broadcast of silent subliminals in any setting! Program yourself anywhere, anytime! *Multi-channel Subliminal Replication Technology- 100 times more subliminal messages makes it 100 times more powerful than other subliminal tapes or CDs. *Autonomic Audio Pacing Technology- Relaxed heartbeat and breathing patterns cause physiological responses that trigger deep progressive relaxation to maximize your results. *Brainwave Entrainment Technology- Embedded binaural beat frequencies and monaural tones create hemispheric synchronization while tuning your brainwaves to specific frequencies that are most effective for subliminal programming. *Monaural entrainment tones- No need for headphones! |
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Joanie Greggain's Super Stomachs [VHS] List Price: $7.98 Used From: $4.36 Average Rating: ![]() |
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15-minute workout. This workout is designed to strengthen, tone and reduce your stomach. These exercises will help reduce fat, and tone those famous trouble spots like the over-hang, and love handles. You're going to look great in that new bikini. Joanie has chosen some exciting music for the work-out. Remember, FITNESS IS FUN! So, put on this video-tape and let's get moving. Some of the exciting exercises in this work-out are SUNNY SIDE UP, TORSO ROCK, the STAR STRETCH, and the STOMACH STARTER. The Super Stomachs Program has a warm up and cool down, combined with 12 minutes of continuous exercise. Bonus! This tape also includes Joanie Greggain's 15 minute HIGH ENERGY WORKOUT which is designed to increase your energy & endurance levels, as well as help you burn calories. Aerobic exercise strengthens the most important muscle in your body, the heart! |
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The Firm - Firm Parts: 5-Day Abs (Classic Workout Series) [VHS] List Price: $9.98 Sale Price: $4.33 Used From: $1.35 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Firm Parts: 5-Day Abs offers five distinct workouts that train and strengthen the abdomen. A variety of instructors lead each segment and concentrate on specific areas of the torso. Crunches, reverse curls, and cross-lateral movements are presented in this uncomplicated format. All of the major muscles of the abdomen get attention here, including some great target toning for the obliques. Time-savvy exercisers will appreciate the quick and effective delivery of each set (ranging from six to nine minutes). Students have the option to do all five sets back-to back (36 minutes) or to complete one set for a quick fix. Firm Parts provides vital information on proper form while keeping the movements challenging. Beginners will learn about safely executing sit-ups in the informational segment at the start of this video. Several exercises are performed with the legs off the ground, and students with injured backs and necks may need to modify these moves. This brief but winning workout combines easy-to-follow moves with schedule conscious formats. Participants of all fitness levels will find a program that can tighten and strengthen the abdominals. Simply said: 5-Day Abs delivers crunches for the time-crunched. --Olivia Voigts ASIN: 6303284019 Binding: VHS |
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P90X Plus - Workout DVD List Price: $55.00 Sale Price: $54.95 Average Rating: ![]() |
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If you love P90X and you're looking for a new challenge, the P90X Plus Series is for you. Professional trainer Tony Horton amps up the Muscle Confusion with brand new moves and never-before-seen workouts--all set to hot music created exclusively for P90X. The P90X Plus will break through plateaus with intense new cardio, muscle chiseling, and ab/core-ripping moves to ramp up your results. The P90X Plus Series is for you, if you have achieved a respectable level of fitness and you have completed P90X. It will enhance any athletic performance and is the perfect tool to quickly build on your fitness accomplishments while getting you ripped beyond belief. Five Extreme Workouts on Four DVDs: Interval X Plus: A lot more effective than standard cardio, Interval X Plus propels your heart rate up and down with 3 speeds: recovery, medium, and full-out, creating the most dramatic change in the shortest period of time. (40 minutes) Kenpo Cardio Plus: This advanced-level Kenpo, with new moves, will shred the most stubborn layer of fat with an all-out self-defense workout that builds stamina, balance, and agility. Upper Plus: This monster upper-body workout will defy the plateau phenomenon by blasting all the muscles from the hips on up: chest, back, biceps, triceps, and shoulders, in a complete synergistic P90X way. After this one, you won't be able to pick up a ping pong paddle for a couple hours. (45 minutes) Total Body Plus: By adding new synergistic moves, your muscles get pumped, then recuperate in stages until you've got nothing left. An unprecedented total-body phenomenon. (45 minutes) Abs/Core Plus: This advanced new ab/core workout adds 4 different positions (hanging, sitting, standing, and plank positions) to intensify your ab work and shred your midsection even faster. Is a ten-pack even possible? You'll find out. (20 minutes) Bonus Materials Include: Fitness Guide with fully customized workout schedules showing you how to incorporate your new P90X Plus workouts into your complete P90X training system Downloadable worksheets to record your reps and sets and track your progress. 24/7 online access to chats with Tony Horton and an amazing online community that will cheer you on. DVD extras--Tony's Trainer Tracks with detailed professional tips on every move to help you achieve perfect form and even better results. If you love P90X® and you're saying, "Give me more," or, "I need a challenge"-then here it is, the P90X Plus Series. Tony amps up the Muscle Confusion with BRAND-NEW MOVES and never-before-seen workouts all set to hot music created exclusively for P90X Plus by Jason Scheff, lead singer of the band Chicago! The NEW P90X Plus will break through plateaus with intense new cardio, muscle chiseling, and ab/core-ripping moves to ramp up your results. Adding these new advanced workouts into your P90X rotation will literally TAKE YOUR WORKOUT TO THE NEXT LEVEL and create workout combinations beyond your imagination. Trust me, it doesn't get better than this . . . |
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HIP HOP ABS DVD Set - 6 Workouts Set Sale Price: $59.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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(1)SECRETS TO FLAT ABS: Shaun shares his targeted training technique, TILT, TUCK & TIGHTEN, which activates your upper, middle, and lower abs and obliques at the same tiem so you get beautiful, flat, sexy abs!(2)FAT BURNING CARDIO: This is not your mama's aerobics video. A mazimum calorie burn that targets your ABS, so you burn off the fat while revealing a tight, toned, sexy midsection. Shaun's energy, hot music, and exciting moves like the "throw down" and "up-rock" make the time fly by.(3)AB SCULPT: Are you ready for your very own six-pack? Shaun teaches you the most innovative standing ab and core moves you'll ever experience! With Shaun's TILT, TUCK & TIGHTEN technique you'll really fire up those ab muscles and melt the flab!(4)TOTAL BODY BURN: This head-to-toe workout combines cardio with total body sculpting, while you target your midsection - so you burn off the fat and reveal a tight, toned body ... Say goodbye to love handles and say hello to a slimmer waist and flat, sexy abs!(5)HIPS, BUNS, AND THIGHS: Slim your upper and lower abs while you target those stubborn lower-body problem areas. Forget boring lunges and dreaded squats - Shaun's dynamic Hip Hop moves like "the freak" and "drive the car" not only get results but they make it fun! So now you can slim your hips, trim your thighs, lift your booty, and get back into your skinny jeans FAST!(6)LAST MINUTE ABS: Ready, Set, GO! Just give Shaun 5 minutes and you're guaranteed an ab workout that's fast, fun, and effective. Plus, you'll be singing out loud to this famous tune and before you know it you're not only done, you've got great abs too! Perfect when you're short on time but still want to work on that six-pack! *BONUS LEARN TO DANCE Routines. *Extras Include: Workout Calendar; 6 Day Slim Down; Step-By-Step Nutrition Guide; Results on the Run Fat-Burning Fast Food; Measurement Tracker; & Measuring Tape. Dance your way to hot, sexy abs and burn fat off your entire body with Shaun T's fun, exciting dance program, which includes four DVDs, a step-by-step nutrition guide, 30-day workout calendar, and six-day slimdown plan. Workouts include: Secrets to Flat Abs: Shaun T shows you his exclusive training techniques that target your upper abs, lower abs, and obliques while you burn fat. Just Tilt, Tuck & Tighten and you're on your way to a flat, sexy midsection. (13 minutes) Fat Burning Cardio: You'll burn calories and shed fat with Shaun T's fun, hip dance moves set to the same hot music you hear on the radio. (30 minutes) Ab Sculpt: Shaun T gives you more of his signature ab moves to get you the six-pack you've always wanted without a single sit-up or crunch. (25 minutes) Total Body Burn: This head-to-toe workout combines cardio and total body- sculpting with even more ab-defining moves. You'll have a blast while you burn fat and get a lean, tight body. (45 minutes) Hips, Buns, and Thighs: Get ready to lift and firm those stubborn problem areas, and get you back in your skinny jeans fast. (25 minutes) Other items in this package include: Step-by-Step Nutrition Guide: Shaun T shares his secrets for how you can lose weight faster and still eat the foods you love. 30-day workout calendar: You can freestyle your Hip Hop Abs workouts, or follow Shaun T's schedule designed to get you jaw-dropping abs and to tone your entire body fast. Measurement card & tape measure: Use these tools to chart your progress as the inches melt away. Results on the Run diet guide: You can still eat at your favorite fast food restaurants--guilt free. Shaun T shows you the best stuff to order when you're on the go. 6-Day SlimDown plan: Want to start losing in a hurry? Jump-start your weight loss with Shaun T's easy-to-follow plan and lose up to 3 inches off your waist in your first week. Learn to Dance: Shaun T shows you 2 full Hip Hop dance routines that will rev up your metabolism while you learn the latest moves he's been teaching the hottest names in music for their videos (Take It to the Dance Floor; Last Minute Dance). |
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Pilates: Abs Workout List Price: $14.98 Sale Price: $2.49 Used From: $6.48 Average Rating: ![]() |
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A Pilates exercise program to slim and strengthen the ab muscles. |
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Max Fitness 65cm Exercise Ball with Foot Pump (Pearl White) List Price: $27.99 Sale Price: $22.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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65 cm Max Fitness Exercise Ball with free pump included. Incorporate the versatility and effectiveness of the Max-Fitness exercise balls into your workout. Core strength training is the only way to exercise. You can take your exercise balls with you wherever you go or exercise at the conveinence of your home. Whether you are new to fitness or a seasoned athlete, this ball will enhance your workout giving you results. Ideal for stretching, strengthening and toning exercises. First used by physical therapists over 30 years ago, Exercise Balls are now used in leading health clubs around the nation and are quickly becoming a standard item for any home gym. The Max Fitness Exercise Ball is safe, durable, and easy-to-use. The ball is made of burst resistant heavy gauge PVC vinyl and is rated to withstand up to 500lbs pressure. The 65 cm exercise ball is ideal for a person 5'6" to 5'11". Includes: 1 pearl white ball , 1 foot pump. |
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Max Fitness 75cm Exercise Ball with Foot Pump (Black) List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $24.99 Used From: $22.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Max Fitness 75 cm Exercise ball with FREE Pump included. Incorporate the versatility and effectiveness of the Max-Fitness exercise balls into your workout. Core strength training is the only way to exercise. You can take your exercise balls with you wherever you go or exercise at the conveinence of your home. Whether you are new to fitness or a seasoned athlete, this ball will enhance your workout giving you results. Ideal for stretching, strengthening, and toning exercises. First used by physical therapists over 30 years ago, Exercise Balls are now used in leading health clubs around the nation and are quickly becoming a standard item for any home gym. The Max-fitness Exercise Ball is safe, durable, and easy-to-use. The ball is made of burst resistant heavy gauge PVC vinyl and is rated to withstand up to 500lbs pressure.The 75 cm exercise ball is ideal for a person 6'0" and up. Includes: 1 black ball , 1 foot pump. Get yours Today! |
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The Anti-Burst Ball from JFit is made of a new material that is stronger than ever! This innovative design holds up to 2000 lbs! The burst resistant material allows the ball to slowly deflate if punctured, minimizing the chance of injury. With this exercise ball you can specifically target your abs, back and glutes. Strengthen and tone your entire body by working your muscles in a completely new way by providing constant resistance from every direction. The Anti-Burst ball is great for people of all ages, and all fitness levels and includes a pump and an exercise guide. |
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