How to work on my abdominals.

[Anonymous]

I want to exercise my abdominal to tighten my abs and reduce my waist but I don't need to tone up anywhere else. I'm wary of loosing weight because I don't want to loose my bust. My stomack is already pretty flat when I tense, but I'd like it to be more like this link rather than this when I tense link and this when I don't link . I heard that just doing crunches and sits up actually make a girl lose her waist and become too masculine. What should I do?

[Symorg]

Leg lifts, go! Okay, lay on your back and put your hands under your rump. Extend your legs straight out and raise them up, forming an 'L' lower them somewhat slowly but, and this is the hard part, do not let your heels or legs touch the ground, keep them a few inches up and repeat the 'L' shape lift. Do this for a few reps, then relax and repeat.

This type of exercise will work the obliques, which is the lower tummy (one of the sexiest parts of a woman IMO)

Next, when you do situps, do what's called 'Rocky sit-ups" where you put your hands behind your head and extend your elbows out to the side, then touch one elbow to the outside of the opposite knee, so you lean as you sit up, alternate elbows on each rep.

This type of exercise will give you that curve along the sides of the abs. Mad hot!

[Symorg]

Another thing to do when the leg lifts get boring and/or painful is to do flutter kicks which is pretty much just what it sounds like, keep your extended legs off the ground and quickly lift one leg, then the other in rapid sequence but not very high up, just a few inches. alternating legs quickly, like a series of little kicks.

[Asker]

Oooo, I like your answer! Just did 30mins on the elliptical (decided I'll try to do this every day since I want to be more fit). Those exercises sound good so I'll try. How long/many do you recon for each 5/10/20mins, or literally until I get tired?

[Symorg]

Well, I'm ex-Army so... we always went to muscle failure. Break it up into reps and rest periods that you're comfortable with and keep it short duration, high intensity.

[Asker]

Muscle failure? Damn you must have a good body! Okay, I'll do just that :)

[Symorg]

Not as good as it was three years ago. Ex-Army, haha

[Asker]

Haha!

[kambo_trick3y]

I do this.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1766ve_ab-ripper-x_sport

Followed immediately by these.

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The first one should be more than enough though until you get to higher levels.

[sweatgirl]

you can't spot reduce. you can do all the abdominal exercises in the world. take a look at your genetics if everyone or almost everyone in your family carries their weight in their stomach then chances you will to even if you have a great diet and exercise. also women are meant to have more body fat then men.

[GoldCobra]

It's more cardio of anything. If u build too much muscle it's a turn off. So hit abs like twice a week and do moderate cardio for about 45 min everyday with a protein shake immediately after. You also have to eat right so I encourage u to go look that up on google.

[Anonymous]

Bicycle crunches.