Stretches Definitely Pull in the Stomach
Guys,
There's often discussion about how to slim the abs and even get six packs. This might be of help to those of you who do not suffer from back pain. Now, you definitely don't want to do these if you get more than muscle soreness afterwards. What I'm doing are extreme forward bends (like knees beside ears or beyond) followed by extreme "bridge"-type backbends. I've been doing 15-30 minutes of each of these a couple of days a week and really notice improved definition. This is in addition to a pretty intense ab and fat burning routine already.
Hope This Helps,
Dave
There's often discussion about how to slim the abs and even get six packs. This might be of help to those of you who do not suffer from back pain. Now, you definitely don't want to do these if you get more than muscle soreness afterwards. What I'm doing are extreme forward bends (like knees beside ears or beyond) followed by extreme "bridge"-type backbends. I've been doing 15-30 minutes of each of these a couple of days a week and really notice improved definition. This is in addition to a pretty intense ab and fat burning routine already.
Hope This Helps,
Dave
I'm reading "The Genius of Flexibility" by Bob Cooley, definitely changes your mentality about stretching. He gets into the physiological as well as psychological aspects and benefits of stretching.
Keep in mind I can't yet do half of the stretches he came up with but I'm getting there. He has different levels of intensity but there are groups of 16 different stretches that he cycles through that are supposed to really benefit your entire body inside and out from head to toe.
He worked with Dara Torres and Michael Phelps before the Olympics.
Keep in mind I can't yet do half of the stretches he came up with but I'm getting there. He has different levels of intensity but there are groups of 16 different stretches that he cycles through that are supposed to really benefit your entire body inside and out from head to toe.
He worked with Dara Torres and Michael Phelps before the Olympics.
There are many many benefits. If nothing else, doing a variety of stretches helps reach muscles that would not normally activate. ...And new activity= new brain cells, they now say.
A doctor told me that flexibility, because it increases range of motion, also increases the useable surface area of the joints, which helps prevent osteoarthritis and other aches and pains. Hell, makes sense: Use more of your joint and any give part of it is less likely to become inflamed.
Look at any non fit elderly person and what you'll likely notice is: Lack of range of motion. So makes sense to me.
This just came out yesterday on the news:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090211/ts_usnews/athletesco nsideraddingyoga;_ylt=As_tbT56929X.ATHKf.GfNC63q8F
A doctor told me that flexibility, because it increases range of motion, also increases the useable surface area of the joints, which helps prevent osteoarthritis and other aches and pains. Hell, makes sense: Use more of your joint and any give part of it is less likely to become inflamed.
Look at any non fit elderly person and what you'll likely notice is: Lack of range of motion. So makes sense to me.
This just came out yesterday on the news:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090211/ts_usnews/athletesco nsideraddingyoga;_ylt=As_tbT56929X.ATHKf.GfNC63q8F
On February 13, 2009 at 2:36 PM Pacific Time, Brian I. wrote:
I'm reading "The Genius of Flexibility" by Bob Cooley, definitely changes your mentality about stretching. He gets into the physiological as well as psychological aspects and benefits of stretching.Keep in mind I can't yet do half of the stretches he came up with but I'm getting there. He has different levels of intensity but there are groups of 16 different stretches that he cycles through that are supposed to really benefit your entire body inside and out from head to toe.
He worked with Dara Torres and Michael Phelps before the Olympics.
On February 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM Pacific Time, NotDave (Howyadoin?) wrote:
On February 13, 2009 at 2:36 PM Pacific Time, Brian I. wrote:
I'm reading "The Genius of Flexibility" by Bob Cooley, definitely changes your mentality about stretching. He gets into the physiological as well as psychological aspects and benefits of stretching.Keep in mind I can't yet do half of the stretches he came up with but I'm getting there. He has different levels of intensity but there are groups of 16 different stretches that he cycles through that are supposed to really benefit your entire body inside and out from head to toe.
He worked with Dara Torres and Michael Phelps before the Olympics.
I have to admit that I'm watching these P90X commercials on TV pretty closely these days. But I'm a hard sell. What made you go ahead and pull the trigger on it? How long have you been on it? Do you have to be in front of a TV when you do it? I don't know that I can get around a bunch of weight equipment and a TV at the same time. Sell me on this deal Dave. Push me over the edge. Make me spend some money and get my ass in gear. I'm stalled @ 255 and need to do something different.
The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking....... If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog.
JFish,
I might not be the best salesman now, at least for anything that involves lifting upper arms over 45 degrees, since my doc says I have a thin spot in my rotator cuff.
However, the yoga, karate, jump training, core and the combination DVD ("Cardio") are all worth it. You'll find them interesting at first (I think) and later you'll be amazed at the synergy they provide. That said, I downloaded them from a torrent site for free! But I liked them so much I bought the P90X Plus set later. So it served as a kind of advertisement for me.
Yes, you will have to do them in front of a TV or computer, unless you want to write down each program and follow a stopwatch.
HIIT on a stationary bike is probably slightly more effective, and is over quickly, but is less interesting. Hot yoga is just as effective and you get to see a lot of nice bods.
But P90X gives the most bang for the buck, I suppose. Especially if you get the torrent!
Best Wishes,
Dave
I might not be the best salesman now, at least for anything that involves lifting upper arms over 45 degrees, since my doc says I have a thin spot in my rotator cuff.
However, the yoga, karate, jump training, core and the combination DVD ("Cardio") are all worth it. You'll find them interesting at first (I think) and later you'll be amazed at the synergy they provide. That said, I downloaded them from a torrent site for free! But I liked them so much I bought the P90X Plus set later. So it served as a kind of advertisement for me.
Yes, you will have to do them in front of a TV or computer, unless you want to write down each program and follow a stopwatch.
HIIT on a stationary bike is probably slightly more effective, and is over quickly, but is less interesting. Hot yoga is just as effective and you get to see a lot of nice bods.
But P90X gives the most bang for the buck, I suppose. Especially if you get the torrent!
Best Wishes,
Dave
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