Even if your goal isn’t to get six pack abs you more than likely are going for the flat, fat free toned abs. For too many of us it’s a dream that seems to be a never ending quest.
Keeping with our total body conditioning workouts here are 3 exercises you can easily do at home to help with that six pack abs look.
1) Mountain Climbers
Mountain Climbers should be performed in 30 seconds. How you can go about this is to lie on the floor with top push-up position. In this way, only your hands and feet are touching the floor. Then, brace your abs by flexing one of your knees and bringing it towards your chest. Return the knee to the starting position and repeat the same routine for the other knee. Do this in a swift tempo as though you are running or as though you are climbing a mountain for about 30 seconds.
2) Burpees
Stand up in a normal position as straight possible. Then slowly progress into a normal bodyweight squat. Once you reach the bottom, put your hands on the floor and throw your feet back so you are in the push-up position. Do a push-up( if your conditioning allows) return to starting position. Yeah you got it the old squat thrust from high school.
3) Kettlebell Swing
Stand up straight with your feet just slightly wider than your shoulders while holding one kettlebell(we are doing a two handed kettlebell swing). Flex at the hips as you swing the kettlebell between your legs. Then quickly and explosively flex your gluteus maximus (your largest muscles on your bottom) and swing the kettlebell up to chest level. Perform the kettlebell swing for about 10 reps or for as many reps as you can in 20-30 seconds.
After you have finished with the kettlebell Swing exercise, rest for about 20 to 30 seconds. Then start with the routine of Mountain Climbers again and perform the whole circuit as many times as you can in 4 minutes.
You can perform this circuit of these 3 exercises 2-3 times a week on top of your regular workout. Make this a regular workout and in a short amount of time(along with a healthy eating plan) and soon that six pack abs look will be yours.
By: Joe Gagliano
About the Author:
Remember total body tconditioning workouts like I have just showed you are the fast track to that six pack abs look. Raising your metabolism is critical to fat loss.
By training with compound exercises or total body conditioning exercises with weights, kettlebells or bodyweight keeps that metabolism working overtime long after your workout is over.
If your not familiar with kettlebell training check out my site KBELLS the Kettlebell Training Page for complete exercise instruction ans how to videos.
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