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"To get rich, never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth."

-Richard Baker, American Congressman

Friday, March 06, 2009

"The Greatest Abs Workout Ever"!!!!!!

I really think it would sound better to say "greatest ab workout ever" but what do I know? I did add those exclamation points in the title to make this post really eye catching. Incidentally, at David Barton Gym they have a class called "ASSolutely ABBulous". Why must they capitalize the letters they do and why does "ABBulous" have two b's? These are questions to which no one will ever know the answer. Kind of like the square root of a million.

Anyway, click on this photo I snapped of my own abs to read the article at Men's Health.com -

It's intense. Many people do not realize that the only way you're ever going to see your abs is to get rid of the fat that covers them. This must be done with aerobic exercise. You can do lots of crunches and even buy some gimmicky ab roller thingy and never obtain a six pack. This is a particularly noteworthy component of the workout -

Burn Off Your Belly

This interval routine is designed to strip away the excess flab that’s hiding your six-pack. Do it 3 days a week, after your weight session or on the days in between. Use your mode of choice—a treadmill, stationary bike, or rowing machine.

Step 1 Warm up for 3 to 5 minutes at an easy pace, about 30 to 40 percent of your best effort.

Step 2 Run, cycle, or row at 95 percent of your highest effort for 30 seconds.

Step 3 Perform active rest, slowing back down to your warmup speed for 90 seconds.

Step 4 Repeat five to seven times.

Step 5 Once you can complete eight intervals, reduce the length of your active rest periods by 5 to 10 seconds each workout, until they’re only 30 seconds long.

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