Get The Flat Abs You've Always Wanted Without Any Direct Abs Exercises

By Tim Williams

Instead of the typical ab exercise routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc... Stop doing the abs exercises that claim to be the best for six pack abs and try a better high intensity workout that workouts the whole body, not just your abs.

I'm going to show you an example today of one of my favorite ab workouts that doesn't include any direct ab exercises at all. It's in a tri-set format (similar to a super-set but alternating between 3 exercises).

Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows

1b. Front Squats with Barbell

1c. Mountain Climbers on Floor

A good rep scheme to use with this could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for less reps, such as 5 sets of 5 reps of each exercise. Instead of reps for mountain climbers, you can do them for a time interval (30 seconds).

Starting position for the renegade dumbbell is just like a pushup position. With only difference being is that you have your hands on two dumbbells. You then row one dumbbell up while stabilizing your body with the other arm. Then switch arms by bringing the dumbbell back to the ground and rowing the other one this time using your other arm to stabilize your body. It is when you are stabilizing your abdominals are being worked. Trust me... you'll feel it in the abs!

Front squats as you most likely guessed it are just like back squats, only difference being that you are positioning the barbell in front of your body on the front of your shoulders rather than on the upper back. Get the barbell on your shoulders while crossing your arms to stabilize, and push your firsts into the bar against your shoulders being sure to keep your elbows out in front of your body.

You may need a little practice to do this work out in proper form. Be sure to take your time in getting the form and technique set properly. You may want to consult a trainer to help you with getting your form straight. You abs are working through the extreme stabilization your body is going through as the weight shifts to the front of your body creating this strenuous stabilization strength effort. True that it is primarily a leg exercise, but youre abs are getting just as much a workout!

For the mountain climbers you are going to hold a starting position just like a you would a push up. The motion process begins by shuffling your feet in a manner so that your knees are moving up to your chest and then back to the pushup position. It sort of resembles climbing a mountain but flat on the floor.

After doing each exercise, rest for 30 seconds then start the next one. For the completion of each tri-set, rest for about 1-2 minutes before repeating the whole tri-set.

In spite of the fact that there are no direct abs exercises involved, this is one of the best abs exercises you can do. Do the workout and youll become believer too! - 17269

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