Six Pack Abs in 3D (part 1)

Published: Mon, 08/02/10

Hey ,
 
Hope you got some nice R&R and you're feeling refreshed
to have a great week.
 
I wanted to share some cool ab exercises with you today
courtesy of my friend Dr. K who is a strength and conditioning
specialist and advocate of andvanced metabolic training.
 
Dr. K sent me his top 10 list. I'm going to share the first
five with you today. 
 
Enjoy,
 
Mike
 
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Six Pack Abs In 3D

by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS

Neuro Metabolic Six Pack Abs Expert

 

There is a difference between training your abs and using 3D exercises to
enhance metabolic demand all over your body, forcing your abs to 'Pop'
out like nothing you've ever seen before...

 

There is a difference between choosing a normal workout and choosing
specially stacked metabolic and neural training protocols that exploit how
your nervous system works and engage more muscle with every exercise that
you do...

 

There is a difference between exercise from 'before' and exercise from the
future...

 

You are about to experience futuristic ab strength training and begin to
understand a world that never made sense before... you are way ahead of the
curve. 

 

Before we get into today's workout, let's talk a bit about nutrition and the
importance of eating well for six pack abs training.  Most people get this all
wrong by calorically depriving themselves during an effort to rip up their mid-
sections.  The only problem with this mentality is that you may achieve six pack
abs, but over time your metabolism will fall so much that it's nearly impossible
to maintain what you've worked so hard to attain.

 

Instead, I'd suggest that you strategically choose food based upon your
intended activity level for the day.  In other words, if I'm going to be doing high-
intensity based exercises, then it's ok to consume a bit more carbohydrates before

I do, as I'm likely to break them down, utilize all of the excess glucose derived
from those carbs, and actually leverage the carbs for an increased exercise effect. 
Following a high-intensity training program, a combination of carbs and protein
will help me replenish the otherwise depleted energy  source for my body and
muscles and surge my energy through the roof; I'll be able to do more with the
rest of my day as a result. 

However, as my metabolism falls later in the day, I'll choose foods that help
keep me full, restore muscle glycogen for the following day's workout, and serve
to keep my body in balance.  At this point in the day, my diet will consist more of
proteins and fats...

 

This is a winning strategy.  The most important word you just read is strategy. 

Knowing what the implications are of what I eat today for tomorrow's productivity,
concentration levels, and workout potential will affect how I make my nutritional
choices.  This is the #1 problem most people face when it comes to getting super
lean and ripped.  You are way ahead of the curve, my friends.

 

The workout below is founded upon the following 5 principles:

 

1.    Your abs functionally work to stabilize your body during standing, walking,
running, reaching, and jumping. 

2.    Systemic fat loss cultivates a six pack that is longer lasting and appears more
quickly
.

3.    Creating body symmetry makes you look better, feel better, and avoid injury.

4.    Burning calories in the gym isn't nearly as important as creating an 'afterburn'
effect that will last for 2-3 days after you leave the gym.

5.    You have multiple muscle fiber types; it's important that you stimulate as
much muscle as possible in every exercise that you do.

 

Are you ready for a whole new era of ab training?

 

Instructions:  Perform each of the following exercises for 50 seconds of work
and 10 seconds of rest.  Utilize the 10 second rest period to transition to the following
exercise.  You are so much stronger than you even know.  It's time to realize all of
the strength inside of your mind and translate that to your body, which is only human. 
In your mind, you are much more than that.

 

Exercise #1:  Horizontal Dumbbell One Arm Swings (switch at top)

  •  
  • Start with your feet shoulder width apart, holding the dumbbell horizontally in one
    hand between your legs.

  •  
  • Keeping your chest big and shoulders back, thrust through your hips and engage
    your gluteal muscles to max contraction.

  •  
  • While letting your arm go for the ride and following the momentum, make sure
    to switch hands with the dumbbell at the top and come back down controlling
    the weight.

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  • Thrust back up through your hips and repeat for as many repetitions as possible. 

     

     

    Exercise #2:  3 Position Medicine Ball Press

  •  
  • Stand with your feet about hip width apart, chest big, and shoulders depressed,
    while holding the medicine ball just in front of your chest with your elbows
    against your side. 

  •  
  • Maintaining abdominal stability throughout, press the medicine ball straight
    overhead and a 10 degrees in front of your body.  Stop if/when you feel your back
    arch or your shoulders elevate.  This is a loss of form.

  •  
  • Return the med ball to the starting position and press again, except this time
    while rotating your spine and shoulders (not pelvis) to the left. 

  •  
  • Repeat to the right. 

  •  
  • Continue to follow this process without losing abdominal stability, balance, or
    shoulder elevation control at any point. 

     

    Exercise #3:  Bent Leg Dumbbell Deadlifts

  •  
  • Stand with your feet about hip width apart, toes facing forward or slightly out
    to the side (symmetrically on both sides); dumbbells are in your hands at your sides.
     

  •  
  • Chest big, shoulders back, elbows at your side, begin to squat down towards
    the ground.

  •  
  • Make sure to keep your hips swinging back behind you as you approach the
    ground.

  •  
  • Once you reach 90 degrees of knee flexion, recruit your gluteals to return to
    a standing position. 

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  • Your abs should be tighter on the way down, your glutes on the way up.

     

    Exercise #4:  Upright Dumbbell Rows

  •  
  • Stand with your feet about hip width apart, dumbbells in your hands by your
    side, slightly forward bent so that your torso is at a 45 degree angle to the ground.

  •  
  • Pull both dumbbells up while keeping your elbows against your side and avoiding
    standing or jerking throughout the motion (HINT:  this is done through your abs)

  •  
  • Make sure to pull through your lats (back) instead of through your biceps (arms). 
    It matters what muscle you recruit.

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  • Return the dumbbells to the starting position in a controlled fashion.

     

    Exercise #5:  1/2 Push Up Position Plank

  •  
  • Assume a push up position - abs tight, abdominal tremble, hands under shoulders,
    feet close together.
  •   Come down half-way and hold for the entire 50 second time period without
    letting your back arch or your shoulders round forward.  Hold strong!
     
     
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