| A Powerful Centerby Bidz dela Cruz | | | | powerful midsection yet, and you might |
| The center of the human body is the | | | | just get a number of serious back pains. |
| midsection area composed of the midriff | | | | So what you should do first is to do |
| (or abdominals) when seen in front and | | | | crunches first. Crunches develops the |
| the lower back when seen at the back. | | | | upper abs with a slight supplementary |
| In most cases, achieving balance, | | | | workout for the middle abs. |
| stability and proportionality requires a | | | | 3)If you can see that your upper abs is |
| good play of the center. And the human | | | | developing already, you can now train |
| body is a good example of this. To | | | | your mid abs. Yes, you can do sit-ups |
| achieve optimum balance and stability, | | | | now. |
| the upper body and the lower body should | | | | 4)When you see that you have a good |
| always be proportionate, but most | | | | developing mid abs already, then you can |
| especially, the center of the body | | | | start training your lower abs. For |
| should be powerful enough to support the | | | | starters, this is the hardest part of |
| movements of both upper and lower body. | | | | the abs to train, this requires focus in |
| In exercising, it is always a basic rule | | | | breathing and endurance of the lower |
| to strengthen your abs and back first | | | | legs. But do not stop training for your |
| before developing the other body parts. | | | | upper and middle abs. |
| And since there is no such thing as | | | | 5)While you are training your abs, you |
| "spot training" where you choose to only | | | | should also train your lower back. The |
| workout a particular body part isolating | | | | abs and the back support each other: A |
| it from the others, this only means that | | | | good back helps develop good abs, and a |
| you will still train your whole body | | | | good set of abs helps develop a good |
| part but giving priority and emphasis on | | | | back. |
| your midsection. | | | | 6)While doing all these, you can also |
| Having a poor midsection may mean | | | | train for your lateral abs to give you |
| straining your back after a long and | | | | the needed strength for your sides and |
| strenuous workout. You would want to | | | | the most admired midsection appearance. |
| avoid that because having too many | | | | For men, a great set of abs is having |
| backaches in life may cause you to have | | | | all the eight packs of abdominal muscles |
| slipped discs, which will lead to your | | | | defined. |
| body's deterioration. So while you are | | | | 7)Remember that you can achieve great |
| young and have the time to exercise, | | | | abs just by doing crunches and sit-ups. |
| train your midsection hard. | | | | I would like to reiterate that "There is |
| The following are some basic guidelines | | | | no such thing as Spot Training" So do |
| for starters (meaning those people that | | | | total body workout all the time. Have an |
| are just starting to exercise now): | | | | exercise program where you get to train |
| 1)Do not do any abdominal exercises | | | | all your body parts in at least twice a |
| first if you have a big belly. Trim | | | | week. |
| your belly first. If you do abdominal | | | | 8)Cardiovascular exercises are the best |
| exercises immediately with a fat tummy, | | | | way to trim your abs. |
| it will get hard and stiffened, thus you | | | | 9)Exercising is just the first half of |
| will have a hard time trimming your belt | | | | the story, diet eating is the other |
| size. | | | | half. Exercise with no diet will give |
| 2)If you have a relatively trimmed | | | | you minimal results. So optimize your |
| belly, do not attempt to do sit-ups | | | | exercise and diet programs and flaunt |
| immediately, you might not have a | | | | those midsection in no time! |