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Originally Posted by FoolsGold
Alright, it's summer here in the northern hemisphere and I'm staring down a beach vacation in about a month's time. What's the best way to get nice abs? I currently do 360 situps a day-- 3 sets of 40 to the center, the right, and the left. I'm thinking a cardio workout would also be useful, but I'm not sure what would be most effective at trimming the fat off my tummy.
Yeah, I know 6-pack abs aren't for everyone, but I at least want to give it a whirl.
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Yikes. Cease that regiment immedeately.
The trick to abs, mainly for appearance, is quality, not quantity. There are five parts to your abdominals; upper abs, lower abs, obliques, transverse abdomis, and the lower back. You'll need to do a full body workout, and diet as well if you want to burn off those last 10 lbs (the last 10 requires the most work to burn unfortunately). In addition to your full body workout, do the following regiment for your abs:
10 Crunches (upper abs)
12 Reverse Crunches (lower abs)
20 Russian Twists (obliques)
30 second Vacuum (transverse abdomis)
10 Back-ups (lower back) (lay on your stomach, with your hands on your head, and lift your head as high as you can)
Do all of these slowly (two seconds up, two seconds down), and breath out hard at the apex of the repetition.