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Too Many People Do Too Many
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By: Tristan
Lewis |
In
training many people from many
different Countries I've been able to not only pick up a good feel for
how
different people and body types respond to different training, but also
compile
actual facts and a clear understanding of what works for people trying
to get
six pack abs and their 'perfect' midsection.
When
I started training at the age of 15
(15 odd years ago - wow!) I jumped into it like a boy
possessed. And I
did exactly what I'm going to tell you all NOT to do. I did
my 100, 200,
300 sit ups like a 'fiend' - sweating like mad as I did exactly what my
workout
through the mail' told me to do...
I
now know different.
You
see as far as I'm concerned and
judging by the results of the programs I've set people on, a varied
approach is
my big 'thing' based around a principle of some days less and some days
more.
It
is OK to do an occasional workout of
100 'crunches and 100 leg raises' for example. I like that
approach as a
good 'Shock' treatment. BUT I do not do it religiously and I
don't want
you to. I believe, and so do my students, that you need to
treat abs like
any other muscle and even though some may disagree I feel a rep range
of say
6-10 intense reps in 5 sets with minimal rest is one great example of a
lower
rep count BUT absolute intensity that WILL produce results...
I
have numerous other programs that I mix
and match with the odd 100 sit up 'stomach burner'
BUT
the moral of the article is please,
please, please do not just stay stuck in the '80's' and continue the
100+ sit
ups as your ONLY abdominal workout plan.
My
book mixes it all up with 15 years of
research from over 15 Countries. It will help you understand
a proven
science to obtaining results. And save you some time too!
Sincere
best wishes to you all,
Tristan.
Tristan Lewis is a Certified Fitness Professional, Personal Trainer and Author of the most informative book on abdominal training on the internet. He has travelled the world training clients and has spent 15 years in over 15 Countries in the research of his book. His AbMetrics - The Global Almanac of Proven Abdominal Training was researched thoroughly and provides many new and exciting proven abdominal exercises as well as a structuring of the 'classics' that work. Get the book now
