At some point, each of us passionately wanted a chiseled, rock-hard midsection. We all want to know how to get great 6 abs. Well, here’s one of the best kept secrets. It is the most desired body part, the symbol of sexuality. In study after study, researchers and health specialists alike have found that reducing the amount of fat in your stomach and your waist-to-hip ratio is the most important step you can take to stay healthy and age gracefully throughout your life. Most of us have given up on the idea because our search is in vain. We’ve been inundated with misinformation, from fad diets, fat burner supplements to fitness equipment, promoting six-week transformations with dramatic before and after photos, etc. The key to getting those coveted six-pack abs is not one thing, but four things. Lower your body fat percentage by: 1.) Following a precise nutrition plan that combines the right amount of protein with the right amount and type of carbohydrates, strategically distributed throughout the day, as well as around strength training and cardio sessions. 2.) A smart one
Cardiovascular Program3.) A Happy, Athletic Middle Period4.) Building Core Muscles and Building All Other Muscle GroupsIn this article we will focus on #4. The secret weapon for developing abdominal wall muscles is a little-known exercise, the abdominal vacuum. It targets your inner abdominal muscle, the transverse abdominis (TVA for short). Most people don’t even know they have one, let alone how to activate it. The TVA is like a corset, it is your own internal weight belt that keeps your internal organs in place. It is the basis for the rest of the abdominal muscles, the internal and external obliques and the rectus abdominis. If you’ve been doing crunches and leg raises until you’re blue in the face and still aren’t happy with your midsection, this information can take your quest for that fit, chiseled midsection to the next level. There are other benefits to strengthening your TVA. It’s the only exercise that can actually reduce your waistline. By working and strengthening the TVA, you are actually giving your spine more support, reducing the risk of a vertebra or disc slipping out of place. Have you noticed that the old leather weight belts are no longer used? That’s because we’ve learned to tighten our own internal weight belt during the exercises, rather than using an external weight belt that eliminates the need to activate the TVA, which leads to injuries.
Better sex. When you strengthen your TVA with the abdominal vacuum exercise, you engage your diaphragm and also strengthen your lower pelvic floor muscles (ala Kegel squeeze). To perform a Kegel exercise, squeeze your pelvic floor muscles as if you were trying to stop the flow of urine halfway through. Stronger pelvic floor muscles help women achieve orgasms and help men get and keep erections. It also makes orgasms more pleasurable. As soon as I tell my clients this, you are always sure that you are overtraining the TVA. You can train the other abdominal muscles more effectively. You can’t shoot a cannon from a canoe. You cannot have strong walls on your building if your foundation is weak. By strengthening the base of your core, you can perform your other abdominal exercises in a more targeted manner. You will be able to feel the difference within a few weeks. Athletics – The TVA is the deepest abdominal muscle group there is. It really is the core, the core. An athlete can have excellent cardiovascular fitness and strong leg and back muscles, but if their core muscles are not in optimal condition, a weak link in the body’s muscle chain is created that affects all of their movements. All movements and reactions begin in the core. If the core muscles do not do their job of stabilizing and moving the torso, the arm and leg muscles will overcompensate and attempt to perform a task for which they are ill-equipped. To tune into and activate your TVA, simply place your hands around the sides of your body, near your pelvis. Flatten your stomach by gently sucking on your stomach or pulling your stomach away from your waistband. You can feel the TVA at work because it is the diameter of your torso in this B
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