Abs are made in the gym and revealed in the kitchen, as the saying goes. You can't have a well-sculpted abdominal area if you don't build the muscles and you won't see those muscles if you don't eat right. Men are especially susceptible to building fat reserves around the waist area first, so if you are a man and want
For years, it’s been common practice among bodybuilders and gym rats to finish off a gym session with a round of steady state cardio. But these days, spending that much time in the gym just isn’t practical, it may not be effective either. You don’t have to spend two hours in the gym just to get a good workout. In
If you’ve never used a medicine ball for your workout then you’re missing out. Medicine balls are particularly useful for explosive movements, and there’s no better exercise for relieving stress in the gym than the medicine ball slam, where you hurl one into the ground as hard as possible. You can’t do that with a dumbbell, unless your gym is really
Your holiday day is upon you and I know many of you are getting ready for a day of fun and memories. I also know that many of you are like me and enjoy squeezing in a workout along with your holiday fun. I have pulled together some bodyweight workouts that you can do with no equipment, so that whether
Yes, you can have a strong midsection with rocking abs,but it’s going to take more than crunches to get it. While the crunch may be a classic exercise, it targets only a single muscle group, when your core is made up of at least four different muscle groups. Since the core is typically required during dynamic movements, it should be
The oblique muscles run along the sides of your stomach and are an important piece of the core. If your obliques are weak or just not working as well as they should, it can cause other areas to compensate when you're twisting or turning your body. Of course, you should be incorporating some rotational exercises into your overall routine, but doing
By fusing the latest science with a bit of hard graft, your core will be stronger and more defined in time for the swim-shorts season. For your first workout, you’re working one side of your body at a time. Not only will this make you look cool on the gym floor, but it will also activate your core and obliques
Try this quick and effective body-weight high-intensity interval training routine, whenever you are short on time but want a great workout with no equipment needed. Dynamic body-weight exercises help develop functional strength and recruit more muscles to perform the movement compared with an exercise like a bicep curl. Set an interval timer for 30 seconds of work and 20 seconds
Pumping iron isn’t the only way to strengthen your legs. Weight training typically targets the quads, hamstrings and glutes, yet neglects the smaller muscles critical for balance and joint stability, such as the hip abductors and adductors, flexors and obliques. Training with resistance bands is one of the best ways to work every muscle in the lower body, and you can
You’ve probably heard it before, but you really don’t have to do another crunch. No, really—don’t. They’re bad for your posture. Instead, use these exercises to firm, flatten and contour your waistline by training your abs, obliques and back muscles to resist bending motions and stabilise your core. The recipe for six-pack abs isn’t all that complicated: Crank out an abs workout, eat
