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The Slide Board Ab Pike is a great exercise for bikini and figure competitors looking for a new way of training their abdominals while simultaneously improving their upper body strength and stability. As you can see in the video, a fancy slide board is not needed to do the exercise. You can purchase gliding discs [...]
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Continue ReadingThis is a great movement for figure and bikini competitors who have mastered the plank exercise and are ready for something more challenging. Like the plank, the barbell rollout targets the deep abdominal muscles responsible for flattening the stomach and stablizing the spine. This type of abdominal training will strengthen and tone the abs in their fully elongated [...]
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Continue ReadingMy previous article dispelled three of the most common myths in abdominal training, and addressed the importance of training this area for both function and aesthetics. This installment will explore the function of each individual abdominal muscle group and offer guidelines for appropriate exercise selection, frequency, volume, load and progression. These guidelines are based on [...]
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Continue ReadingOne of the most common requests any fitness professional encounters is ‘flattening’ and ‘toning’ of the abs. There seems to be a new gadget, book or exercise video for this area coming out all the time. The abdominal training section of any gym is full of people performing variations of situps, crunches and leg raises, [...]
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