TIGHT ABS FOR HUBBY!

[Tita]

Hello.

I am trying to get a nice tight stomach for hubby. He will be coming back from his 5 month deployment at the end of September.

I am a very hard worker. I love to run, and do pilates, and I regularly go to a class called cardio sculpt 2 times a week, and I jump rope for 30 min twice a week. I work out 5 days a week. I do not do enough strength training though. So that is what I need to work on.

I weigh 115lbs. I'm 5'2. I TRY to eat every 3-4 hours. I eat fairly good. I try to put fiber in the mornings, carbs for lunch, and protein for dinner. snacks are usually a piece of fruit.

Can anyone give me advice or suggestions for some ab routines?

Thanks in advance

[cassiegose]

Hi there,

In order for your abs to come through you must have a low body fat. If you're body fat is higher then your abs won't be visible no matter what ab exercises you are doing. Sooo to lose the fat you MUST eat a clean diet. As the saying goes... abs are made in the kitchen. So I would first look at your diet, then seriously consider cutting some of that cardio and adding a solid weight routine (lifting weights builds muslce... the more muscle you have the more calories you'll burn.. the more calories you burn the less fat you have.. the less fat you have the better your abs look!). Once these are in force you can start looking at some ab exercises.

Hope this helps!

Cassie :)

[bubblebuttguy2]

put your lower back on top of a big exercise ball, knees bent feet flat on the floor---extend your arms all the way back so that they are parallel to the ground while you hold an eight pound ball weight---then bring your arms straight up so that they point to the ceiling ---bring back down to parallel and hold for 5 sec's--then repeat--great for cutting the abs.

[fitnessedu]

Ab strap leg lifts are all-time favorite core exercise. Do a set or two of 30 and I guarantee you'll feel it (aka. see results).

Also, try doing the Ab Ripper X workout from p90x. It's tough, but definitely effective. I have a post on it on blog (including instruction videos).

Check out fitness and nutrition blog http://fitnessnutritioneducation.blogspot.com. I'm sure that you'll find some useful information there.

Good luck!