Get That Six Pack Abs Look Build some muscle to kick start the fat burning process and show those six pack abs.

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

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cassiusclaynyc asked:

How to perform the Kettlebell swing.

Kettlebell swings are one of the best exercises for firming your buttocks, hamstrings, quads, abs and pretty much everything else. The dynamic loading and unloading of the weight trains you to you your entire body to generate the force necessary to move the bell from between your legs to chest or shoulder height. Proper form is imperative to keep from hurting yourself.

These tips will help you maximize the fat burning potential of the kettlebell swing!

The hips go BACK not down! I can’t tell you how many people have come to me saying swings hurt their back. Inevitably the reason is they are squatting down instead of pushing the hips back.

Try this – Place your hands on your hips with the forefinger of each hand in the hip crease and use the hands to tilt the pelvis. Let the knees unlock, but don’t bend them, just unlock them.

Keep pushing the hips back. At the same time keep the chest lifted and shoulder blades pinched, chin up.

Pop the hips forward and straighten the knees. The hamstrings, glutes, quads and abs should all be tight at the moment of full expansion. The pelvis should be forward.

If you are doing swings with 1 kb (2 handed or 1 handed) the forearm(s) should be touching the inside of the upper thigh through the bottom portion of the movement. If the forearm(s) go between the knees you are squatting (or you have longer arms than me which is saying a lot)

If you are practicing with a more relaxed style you can let the arm relax a little and round a bit through the mid & upper back but the lower back stays flat!

Activate your lats to keep the shoulder down and packed

Shins stay vertical – Do not allow any movement below the knees. This results in scooping and is usually caused by shifting the weight from the mid foot/heel to the ball of the foot. You should be able to lift the toes off the floor at any time during a swing.

Going deeper into the backswing (back NOT down) will generate more power by loading the posterior chain more. You can’t go as deep/back with 2 handed swings.

Swing to shoulder height or forehead height, unless you are specifically working on high pull variations. The variation that I have seen some do, two handed swings overhead can be dangerous, you are better off snatching

At the top of the swing don’t arch the back to get it higher. You may lean back onto the heals to counter-balance the bell but the back remains flat.

Save your grip and hands. Do not squeeze the handle in a death grip. For all but the heaviest (for you) bell you should be able to hold the bell in the fingers by just keeping them curled and only tightening a little through the back swing. Holding the bell tight at the base of the top of the palm below the finger will lead to much pain and suffering from blisters and torn callouses.

Breathing should be natural. Don’t force it. Find a rhythm that works for you. Personally my breathing pattern changes depending on how much work I’ve already done. I tend to inhale on the downswing and exhale on the upswing when fresh, but when I get tired I do a double breath. Exhale on the backswing, quick inhale on the way up, exhale at the top, quick inhale on the way down. It takes a bit of experimentation, but that  really is your natural breathing pattern.

That’s it for now. I hope you find these pointers helpful in fine tuning your swing so you can get the most benefit from this tremendous exercise!

By: Dave Randolph

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NoFearFitness asked:

Kettlebell Swing – Lisa Shaffer – Kettlebell Basics. Kettlebells. Video clip of the two arm kettlebell swing from Lisa Shaffer’s DVD “Kettlebell Basics”, based on the best selling kettlebells manual “Get in the Best Shape of Your Life” www.nofearfitness.com