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Gut-Busting Part 3 - The Specifics
Gut Busting - Part 3 The Specifics
Ok! You are on your way to a fitter body with a fitter lifestyle. If your body is in agreement that should automatically include slimming down a bit, including a trimmer waistline. But how can we encourage the midsection to develop inwardly, to flatten out. If you think that's just a set of ab exercises in a gym you'd be wrong. If that was the case then this would be a quick slam dunk kind of thing, like every other Adonis-in-30-days magazine article and video. Work those abs enough and bingo, right? Sorry, there's no bingo to this. Were going to do this right!
What if I told you to just suck in that gut (as best you can) and hold it there until it stayed in place? Well that's actually the premise to the first technique we'll explore. Remember when your mom kept reminding you to sit up straight to improve your posture? The idea, of course, was to make sure your body was allowed to develop with the correct posture. The same goes for your stomach. You need to work those muscles "in place". (I'm assuming you have already dealt with any abdominal medical problems.)
So just sit or stand straight and pull your abdominal muscles in as far as they will go. Then hold them there, tight. If you are holding your breath, don't. Breathe normally and continue to hold 'em in, tight. Do this any time, anywhere you go and for as long as you can. See how long you can hold that gut in while doing other things. See how long you can hold the tension. If you find yourself forgetting and releasing just pull them in again, remembering to maintain good posture and not hold your breath. This is the start of toning those abs, to literally put them in their place so that eventually, you won't need to consciously think about it. And remember to use this technique while you exercise, not just your abs, but throughout your whole workout.
Remember, this is just the start, it's not easy to keep your focus on those abs when you are doing something else, it takes persistence. It also takes practice ...lots of practice. It may seem simplistic but it's actually a big commitment. At first you may not be able to pull that tummy in much, but that will come with time. If you think about this it makes sense to do it. Otherwise, if you exercise your stomach wall while it is extended out there all the time, that's where it will stay. You want that abdominal muscle wall to grow thicker stronger and flatter.
After a while you will be able to improve this simple activity by focusing your efforts on specific areas of the tummy... above the navel and below the navel, etc. Some guys' bellies bloom below the navel, so holding that lower area in will help them.
Next: Gut-Busting Part 4 - Workouts
Ok! You are on your way to a fitter body with a fitter lifestyle. If your body is in agreement that should automatically include slimming down a bit, including a trimmer waistline. But how can we encourage the midsection to develop inwardly, to flatten out. If you think that's just a set of ab exercises in a gym you'd be wrong. If that was the case then this would be a quick slam dunk kind of thing, like every other Adonis-in-30-days magazine article and video. Work those abs enough and bingo, right? Sorry, there's no bingo to this. Were going to do this right!
What if I told you to just suck in that gut (as best you can) and hold it there until it stayed in place? Well that's actually the premise to the first technique we'll explore. Remember when your mom kept reminding you to sit up straight to improve your posture? The idea, of course, was to make sure your body was allowed to develop with the correct posture. The same goes for your stomach. You need to work those muscles "in place". (I'm assuming you have already dealt with any abdominal medical problems.)
So just sit or stand straight and pull your abdominal muscles in as far as they will go. Then hold them there, tight. If you are holding your breath, don't. Breathe normally and continue to hold 'em in, tight. Do this any time, anywhere you go and for as long as you can. See how long you can hold that gut in while doing other things. See how long you can hold the tension. If you find yourself forgetting and releasing just pull them in again, remembering to maintain good posture and not hold your breath. This is the start of toning those abs, to literally put them in their place so that eventually, you won't need to consciously think about it. And remember to use this technique while you exercise, not just your abs, but throughout your whole workout.
Remember, this is just the start, it's not easy to keep your focus on those abs when you are doing something else, it takes persistence. It also takes practice ...lots of practice. It may seem simplistic but it's actually a big commitment. At first you may not be able to pull that tummy in much, but that will come with time. If you think about this it makes sense to do it. Otherwise, if you exercise your stomach wall while it is extended out there all the time, that's where it will stay. You want that abdominal muscle wall to grow thicker stronger and flatter.
After a while you will be able to improve this simple activity by focusing your efforts on specific areas of the tummy... above the navel and below the navel, etc. Some guys' bellies bloom below the navel, so holding that lower area in will help them.
Next: Gut-Busting Part 4 - Workouts
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