Monday, February 9, 2009

4 Principles for Abs - Part 2

Principle #2: Total Body Training

Focusing on exercises that directly target the core will result in a larger waist and in order to reduce the size of your waist you need to do something to burn the fat off that is being stored on your waist. This is where total body training comes in. Total body training consists of performing exercises that incorporate the large muscle groups of the body in each workout. Using a body-part specific routine, such as chest day, arm day, and leg day, will not result in enough of a metabolic demand on your body to burn fat. A more efficient strategy is to workout three days per week and use one exercise from each of the six major movement patterns (horizontal pushing/pulling, vertical pushing/pulling, squatting, and deadlifting). This is total body training.

Live Fit,

Josh

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