ABDOMINAL EXERCISE: 6 & 7 of 10

It's been more than 2 weeks since my last post. Alam nyo naman ang dahilan kung bakit... pagod sa training, pagod sa work, plakda pagdating sa gabi! Yan ang routine ko for the past few weeks. I know, I know... that alibi is not acceptable. Pero ang mahalaga, andito pa rin ako! And I'll try my best to stay as long as I can kahit walang bumisita sa blog kong ito...

I know you miss me, but let's skip the blah's and move on with this series! Ok?

#6

Ab Exercise: Resistance Band Woodchops

Primary Muscle: Abs
Secondary Muscles: Upper Back
Equipment Needed: 2 Resistance Bands
Mechanics Type: Isolation


Proper Exercise Technique:

To perform band woodchops, take two bands and loop them together to make one long band. Tie it and choke it off to a vertical pole or a horizontal portion of a machine. Preferably choke the band off at above head level so that the band is hanging a foot off the floor. Take the band with your right hand and hold it out straight overhead. Take your opposite hand and hold onto the other hand to brace it. Step away from the anchor point of the band until the band is taught with tension. Forcefully contract your abs and turn sideways at the same time making a diagonal with the arc of your hands. This exercise is great for building the musculature or the core and building a strong base to squat from.

Resistance Band Woodchop Exercise - Start Position

Resistance Band Woodchop Exercise - Finish Position

#7

Abdominal Exercise: Twisting Crunches

Primary Muscle: Upper Abs - Obliques
Secondary Muscles: Lower Abs
Equipment Needed: Decline Bench
Mechanics Type:Isolation


Proper Exercise Technique:

Lie on the floor and position your legs over a flat bench at a 90 degree angle. Place your hands behind your head and keep your lower back rounded and flat against the floor. Curl yourself up and rotate your body until your elbow is touching the opposite knee. Pause briefly at the top and then lower yourself back to the starting position. Repeat the same motion using the other elbow and alternate back and forth until you have completed your set.

Do not pull on the back of your head with your hands as you perform this movement. Also make sure to not lift your entire body off of the floor but instead focus on working only your abs and obliques. You should aim to keep the tension on your mid section the entire time by not resting at any point throughout the exercise.

Twisting Crunches Exercise - Start Position

Twisting Crunches Exercise - Finish Position

That's all for this entry... see you again sa pagtatapos ng series na ito na inaabangan ng ilan... (lol)


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