Exercise: Six Pack Without Doing Crunches
So you are probably wondering what in the world I am talking about in the description of this article.
Well the truth is that doing crunches is fine for training the rectus abdominis muscle alone, but what about all of the other surrounding muscles and ones that are deep to the abdomen?
You see the common misconception out there with a lot of people trying to shape their midsection is that they must do tons of crunches and other spinal flexion movements. This couldn't be further from the truth.
Read on if you want to know how to get a six pack without the need for crunches.
You see if you are going to develop a strong lean midsection you have got to do the obvious first and that is to rapidly speed up your overall metabolism.
Once you do this then you will start to lose body fat altogether.
You can't choose on your body where you want to be lean. Now as far as you training the muscles of your midsection including your rectus abominis you are much better off executing movements, lifts, and exercises that engage all the many areas of your core midsection.
As a matter of fact, by engaging in standing lifts that force you to stabilize your body you stand to achieve a much more profound training result for your core muscles.
By including movements that involve the extension of your spine instead of flexion you can yield a six pack even more effectively than working on doing those traditional sit ups.
Keep this in mind when you are planning your workouts. Dumbell swings, squats, squat jumps, and static planks are all great for your core and go way beyond the act of doing a crunch!
Now I'm not saying that crunches and sit ups are bad, but there are simply other ways of getting a more ripped midsection that simply don't get the credit deserved based on what can be achieved.
