Comments on: Can I get a six pack by spring break? http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/ Answering Any and All Fitness, Nutrition, and Exercise Questions Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:18:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fitness Equipment That Changed My Life | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-3295 Fitness Equipment That Changed My Life | Ask A Fitness Coach Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:48:26 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-3295 [...] take off a riser or two from one side), you’ve got a more comfortable angle for leg lifts, planks and bicycle, and [...] [...] take off a riser or two from one side), you’ve got a more comfortable angle for leg lifts, planks and bicycle, and [...]

]]> By: Train Your Core, Not Your Abs | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Train Your Core, Not Your Abs | Ask A Fitness Coach Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:30:54 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-3147 [...] the last ten years there has been a monumental shift in the way we train our abs or core (or whatever people are calling the area that contains your belly [...] [...] the last ten years there has been a monumental shift in the way we train our abs or core (or whatever people are calling the area that contains your belly [...]

]]> By: Gaining Muscle 101 | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 Gaining Muscle 101 | Ask A Fitness Coach Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:37:59 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-2383 [...] a chiseled stomach is your goal, it doesn’t take much to get there: you can get washboard abs fast and without [...] [...] a chiseled stomach is your goal, it doesn’t take much to get there: you can get washboard abs fast and without [...]

]]> By: Chelsea Bush http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Chelsea Bush Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:35:22 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-1222 Glad to hear you've been using some of these pointers! The lower abdominal muscles can be a little more stubborn to define, maybe because they're more likely to be shrouded in a bit of extra padding. Keep working on fat-burning activities, and put extra focus on movements in which you can engage your lower abdominal muscles. The bicycle maneuver is one; another is simply lifting your legs up to a 45 degree angle and lowering them back down while lying on the floor (remember not to arch your back). Sounds easy but you'll feel your core working! Glad to hear you’ve been using some of these pointers! The lower abdominal muscles can be a little more stubborn to define, maybe because they’re more likely to be shrouded in a bit of extra padding.

Keep working on fat-burning activities, and put extra focus on movements in which you can engage your lower abdominal muscles. The bicycle maneuver is one; another is simply lifting your legs up to a 45 degree angle and lowering them back down while lying on the floor (remember not to arch your back). Sounds easy but you’ll feel your core working!

]]> By: Can You Isolate Your Glute Muscles? | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Can You Isolate Your Glute Muscles? | Ask A Fitness Coach Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:54:44 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-1219 [...] Surefire Ways to Get a Six-Pack Fast [...] [...] Surefire Ways to Get a Six-Pack Fast [...]

]]> By: Harrison http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Harrison Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:15:20 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-1149 So I've done a lot of ab workouts, have green tea at least once a day, and my diet is primarily eggs. I've seen that my abs are starting to appear but only at the top. The top are becoming more and more defined but I can't seem to get the bottom to do anything. What should do to make my two pack a six pack? So I’ve done a lot of ab workouts, have green tea at least once a day, and my diet is primarily eggs. I’ve seen that my abs are starting to appear but only at the top. The top are becoming more and more defined but I can’t seem to get the bottom to do anything. What should do to make my two pack a six pack?

]]> By: Personal Trainer John Romaniello Review | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Personal Trainer John Romaniello Review | Ask A Fitness Coach Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:37:22 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-888 [...] Get a Six-Pack Now! [...] [...] Get a Six-Pack Now! [...]

]]> By: ciara kearns http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-576 ciara kearns Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:26 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-576 I'm not a fitness coach but i learn this in PE. But if you have fat around the area your looking to gain muscle you have to lose the fat first e.g deiting slowly e.g eating 1200 cals a day while doing muscle and endurance exercise. Muscle Endurance Exercise Includes sit up- while making your way up to your knees you twist from side to side to develop the hip musle. the famous plank- but all your weight on your to back toes and your elbows. keeping your head facing the floor and your bum has to be low. Hold for 1min and then increase the time. These are the most effective stomach developing muscle exercises. I’m not a fitness coach but i learn this in PE. But if you have fat around the area your looking to gain muscle you have to lose the fat first e.g deiting slowly e.g eating 1200 cals a day while doing muscle and endurance exercise.

Muscle Endurance Exercise Includes

sit up- while making your way up to your knees you twist from side to side to develop the hip musle.

the famous plank- but all your weight on your to back toes and your elbows. keeping your head facing the floor and your bum has to be low. Hold for 1min and then increase the time.

These are the most effective stomach developing muscle exercises.

]]> By: Fizzled Fitness Routine? It's Time to Focus! | Ask A Fitness Coach http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Fizzled Fitness Routine? It's Time to Focus! | Ask A Fitness Coach Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:02:11 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-516 [...] Make the Most of Your Core Workout Like The Article? Share It! [...] [...] Make the Most of Your Core Workout Like The Article? Share It! [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/2010/01/how-can-i-get-a-six-pack-by-spring-break-will/comment-page-1/#comment-262 admin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:44:36 +0000 http://www.askfitnesscoach.com/?p=747#comment-262 You don’t necessarily have to work harder to maintain a six pack, but sticking to a disciplined ab routine year-round can be tough! If you want to keep your six pack, you will have to stay motivated with exercise and nutrition. Don’t start slacking once you see those sculpted abs appear. On the other hand, there’s nothing wrong with easing up on your strict ab routine sometimes. By maintaining balance, you are less likely to get burned out and give up completely. So why not commit to keeping your six pack through spring and summer, and then give yourself a break in fall and winter? You probably won’t need a chiseled stomach in the chilly weather months, anyway. Just make sure to stay in shape… or you’ll be starting all over again next year! You don’t necessarily have to work harder to maintain a six pack, but sticking to a disciplined ab routine year-round can be tough! If you want to keep your six pack, you will have to stay motivated with exercise and nutrition. Don’t start slacking once you see those sculpted abs appear.

On the other hand, there’s nothing wrong with easing up on your strict ab routine sometimes. By maintaining balance, you are less likely to get burned out and give up completely.

So why not commit to keeping your six pack through spring and summer, and then give yourself a break in fall and winter? You probably won’t need a chiseled stomach in the chilly weather months, anyway. Just make sure to stay in shape… or you’ll be starting all over again next year!

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