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Tip three. Compounds lifts. Bench presses, squats, deadlifts and bent over rows. What place to they have in a ‘getting defined abs’ article? A very good place. When you are performing these compound lifts, your abs are working more than you would ever imagine. You try squatting twice your weight without any abdominal strength. How do you think that would go over? Likely not so well. Every time you perform one of these exercises, your abs are going to be working. So give them a hand by focusing on them while lifting. Really tense them up, suck them in and use them to your advantage, allowing their strength to add to the total strength you have available to you. It will help you lift more weight. Period. More weight means more results. Now we are getting somewhere.
After you’ve performed all those exercises, and the rest of your body is looking great I might add, then you can move onto the abdominal mat and do some ab work.
But not so fast. Beware of the crunch. It doesn’t really target your abs all that much and if anything may make your abs look thicker. Instead pick up an exercise ball and perform some crunches, leg extensions, leg raises and so on with that wonderful piece of equipment. Exercise balls reduce your base of support meaning your whole entire core region has to work harder to support yourself giving you a much more intense workout. There are a multitude of exercises out there that you can do on one of these balls, not strictly for your abs either, but for your entire body.
So before you go to it with the crunches, give your approach a second thought. You want to make sure you are taking the smartest approach to getting a tone and developed midsection so you can realize your goals faster and with less work.
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