Want 6 Pack Abs Try A New Way 5 Kettlebell Abs Exercises

June 16th, 2010

Turbulence Training 5 Kettlebell Abs Exercises

You’re already aware that doing endless crunches or situps will NEVER get you six-pack abs, right? Let’s understand why and how Kettlebell training can help you get a 6-pack that works.

One of the many functions of your abdominals is to stabilize your spine and torso – to hold you upright, not allowing your torso to collapse.

That said, by swinging, snatching or doing any Kettlebell exercises where your center of gravity is being moved around, you are using your abs to resist rotation or any excessive lateral flexion (bending sideways). Doing this forces your abs to contract or brace and protects your very sensitive lower back area forcing your abs to not only work the way they were meant to work, but doing it at every conceivable angle.

Kettlebell training is interval training “on steroids”.

Interval training, usually done at the end of a workout, involves bouts of high intensity exercise (sprinting, bodyweight circuits, complexes, etc) followed by recovery periods.

Research has shown that training of this type creates an amazing fat burning response and will spare your hard-earned muscle.

Traditional Kettlebell training usually involves doing a series of full body exercises and movements continuously without any rest until we reach a certain time or until we finish our required number of repetitions. These “circuits” or “drills”, as they are sometimes called, give us a more of challenge simply because we adding KB into the mix. The result is one of the gut wrenching interval sessions you’ve ever done in your life. And the beauty of it is the variety of movement that will reduce the amount of overuse that occurs with traditional sprinting on a track or bike.

Kettlebell training, although it’s history is rich in tradition, is the wave of the future. It’s the hottest 6-pack-abs generator of the moment and will definitely help you get those rock hard abs you’ve been looking for.

Forget the crunches and sit-ups watch the video for your six pack abs solutions with kettlebells.

The exercises you are about to see are:

1 – Kettlebell Windmills

2 – Kettlebell Swings

3 – Around The World

4 – Renegade Rows

5 – Halo’s

The Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution Program by Chris Lopez and Craig Ballantyne

“Does the Kettlebell Revolution Program Really Work?”

If you are looking for a powerful exercise that gives results in fat burning, cardio and shaping and toning your muscles in just a short time, TheKettlebell Revolution program is the one that you need. Click Here For Kettlebell Revolution Instant Access Now!

What you get is 28 weeks of revolutionary weight loss that uses kettlebells. When you do these intense workouts you’ll be able to know how these training can improve your personality by transforming your whole body and tremendously boosting your energy. Just by doing one exercise such as, the snatch, the kettlebell swing or squat can provide you a workout that will enhance your strength and enable you to lose weight all at the same time, plus many other more benefits. The best part of the Kettlebell Revolution program is that the only required equipment is a kettlebell and if you are thinking if how much space is needed, you have nothing to worry about because it only needs a small space to do the exercise. The exercises in the program are easy to learn too.

When you buy the program you will be getting three more different products that goes along with it, such as the Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution which is the workout plan, for those of you who have questions with regards to the workout plan you can find answers here in The Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution Quickstart Coaching Guide, and The Kettlebell Workouts For Women Program. The best way to keep track of your progress is by keeping a journal and recording your development. It’s about time to get those fat burning, be stronger, more flexible and boost your energy and you’ll start to see results in just a week of doing the workout. Click Here For The Kettlebell Revolution Program Instant Access Now!

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6 Pack Abs Another Non Traditional (But Highly Effective) Ab Workout

June 12th, 2010

The abs workout I am about to show you comes courtesy of Craig Ballantyne and his Turbulence Training For Abs program. And yes it is another crunch less abs workout (you do know that these are the most effective 6 pack abs workouts don’t you?)

Now for an under-rated abs workout…

1A) Chin-ups OR Underhand Inverted Row – As Many Reps As Possible (2-0-1) – You could also use the chinup with knee up, or the V-grip Chinup
1B) Max Push-ups – As Many Reps As Possible (1-0-1) – Lately I’ve been playing around with ring pushups and those are even harder for your abs.
1C) DB Forward Lunge – 8 reps per side (2-0-1)
Rest 1 minute & repeat 1 more time for a total of 2 supersets.

2A) DB Step-Up – 10 reps per side (2-0-1)
2B) Stability Ball DB Pullover – 12 reps (3-0-1)
Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

3A) DB Renegade Row – 8 reps per side (1-0-1)
3B) KB Swings – 20 reps (1-0-1)
Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

4) Bodyweight Intervals

4A) Squat Jumps (or Bodyweight Squats for beginners)
10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.

4B) Calf Jumps (or Calf Raises for beginners)
10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.

4C) Stability Ball Jackknife – You could use the Power Wheel instead of the Stability Ball if you have one of these…I just ordered one the other week from Lifeline USA.
10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.

4D) Turkish Getup – DO IT! So many folks complain about this exercise…but it should be on your list of moves to do more often.
5 reps per side followed by 10 second rest x 2 rounds.

Well that’s it I told you non traditional. Really forget the crunches and the sit-ups your gym teacher was wrong. There have been study after study done on the ineffectiveness of doing the endless crunches and sit-ups so called ab workouts.

If you are interested Craig is offering a $4.95 trial of his Turbulence Training For Abs program and he also has some more FREE workouts for you when you click over to his site.

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Beach Ready 6 Pack Abs With Kettlebell Training

June 10th, 2010

5 Reasons Kettlebells Can Get You 6-Pack Abs This Summer
Posted by Chris Lopez, CSCS, CTT

Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years and they’re the simplest form of exercise equipment there is.

Only now are they beginning to gain popularity with the masses.

Here are 5 reasons kettlebell training can get you 6-pack-abs…

1. Unilateral Work

Most people that start out with kettlebell training really just want to see if it’s for them. Because of that, they go out and buy ONE kettlebell. Little do they know that they’re frugality is probably the best thing that they could do to get that 6-pack.

As they start to snatch, swing, row & press that single Kettlebell they’ll notice that their form has to be impeccable in order for the exercises to work.

Training with that single Kettlebell creates an imbalance in weight distribution while they are performing their exercises, meaning that the side that isn’t loaded has to work extra hard to maintain balance. That imbalance results in your abs and your low back & glutes to contract resulting in strengthening like no other.

2. KB Training Forces Your Abs to Work The Way They Were Meant To

You’re already aware that doing endless crunches or situps will NEVER get you six-pack abs, right? Let’s understand why and how KB training can help you get  6-pack abs that works.

One of the many functions of your abdominals is to stabilize your spine and torso – to hold you upright, not allowing your torso to collapse.

That said, by swinging, snatching or doing any Kettlebell exercise where your center of gravity is being moved around, you are using your abs to resist rotation or any excessive lateral flexion (bending sideways). Doing this forces your abs to contract or brace and protects your very sensitive lower back area forcing your abs to not only work the way they were meant to work, but doing it at every conceivable angle.

3. They force you to relax your hip flexors, getting rid of that stomach fat.

Living in a society that is constantly sitting, it’s no wonder that our posture is terrible. One of the most commonly tight areas of our body are our hip flexors (the muscles responsible for bringing our knees into our chest). The problem is with tight hip flexors (from excessive sitting) is that we force our pelvis into anterior pelvic tilt (the swaying of the back of our pelvis up giving us a big arch in our low back).

Not only is having that arch bad for our low back, but it unnaturally forces our guts out giving us the appearance of a paunch belly.

When you do the bread & butter exercise of Kettlebell training – the 2-arm KB swing, we force our hip flexors to relax by using their antagonist muscles, the glutes and hamstrings. After doing high reps of swings to finish our workout, your hip flexors will have no choice but to relax and thus eliminating that excessive protrusion peaking out of your shirt.

4. Kettlebell training keeps your low back healthy.

It’s a myth that Kettlebell training is detrimental to your back.

Learning and mastering “bracing” techniques (the same kind of bracing that you would use when you squat or deadlift), will actually allow you to strengthen your back when you dynamically use a KB.

As we stated in point #2 above, moving that KB around and shifting your center of gravity forces your abs to work in such a way that you are resisting rotation and flexion. Your abs don’t work alone in this as they have to contract in concert with your obliques and your erector muscles (the 2 columns of muscles in your low back).

Bracing properly and using a Kettlebell will make your back bullet-proof and safe guard you from any kind of “everyday” injury.

5. Kettlebell training is interval training “on steroids”.

Interval training, usually done at the end of a workout, involves bouts of high intensity exercise (sprinting, bodyweight circuits, complexes, etc) followed by recovery periods.

Research has shown that training of this type creates an amazing fat burning response and will spare your hard-earned muscle.

Traditional Kettlebell training usually involves doing a series of full body exercises and movements continuously without any rest until we reach a certain time or until we finish our required number of repetitions. These “circuits” or “drills”, as they are sometimes called, give us a more of challenge simply because we adding Kettlebells into the mix. The result is one of the gut wrenching interval sessions you’ve ever done in your life. And the beauty of it is the variety of movement that will reduce the amount of overuse that occurs with traditional sprinting on a track or bike.

Kettlebell training, although it’s history is rich in tradition, is the wave of the future. It’s the hottest 6-pack-abs generator of the moment and will definitely help you get those rock hard abs you’ve been looking for.

Make sure to get your 6-Pack for Summer with the Turbulence Training Kettlebell Revolution.

Chris

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