Show Me the Abs!

Today was another day on my X-Factor journey. I popped in the abs workout and felt the burn! It was a short workout coming in at just over 16 minutes, but in those 16 minutes I never stopped pushing. I felt that workout all day in my abdomen! It got me thinking about when I was younger and how I use to think that you needed to do 1000 sit-ups a day to get that six pack everyone dreams about, but what I found with age and experience is sit-ups are great, but there are a few exercises that I really enjoy that help get my abs get stronger without my back ever hitting the floor. One of my all-time favorite exercises is the plank. It really gives you a lot of bang for your buck. It not only helps you in your quest for rock solid abs, it also helps you tone the rest of your body while making you stronger and fitter. You will find when you first start planking you won't be able to hold your form for very long, but if you work at it every other day within a few weeks you will see great progress in the amount of time you can hold your form. Another exercise I really like is the squat leg lift. This exercise really works your obliques while throwing in a little something extra for the legs. The greatest part is you never even come close to the floor. You just stand in horse stance, squat, lift left leg, squat, lift right leg and repeat. It's easy and great for people who hate the mundane everyday sit-up. Uppercuts are another great way to work those abs! Keeping the abs tight while throwing some uppercuts gets the heart pumping while helping you sculpt your six-pack. Remember rock hard abs don't happen over night. It's a long journey to the body of your dreams, but if you keep at it one day you will get there.