Do you want perfect, toned and sculpted abs? Read this article and find out how isometric ab exercises can give you a ripped and sculpted midsection in just seconds.
Doing isometric ab exercises can help you quickly get a lean, flat stomach as well as six pack abs. When it comes to exercising your abdominal area what you don’t want is to increase the size of the muscle. All you’ll get from doing ab exercises incorrectly is a bigger waistline.
And that’s exactly what all of us don’t want, is it?
That’s why Iso Tension exercises for your abs are probably one of the best ways to work out your stomach area.
Isometric ab exercises focus on three aspects of abs and core training. Additionally, isometric exercises easily target three main muscle groups that make up your entire midsection.
- 1. Transverse Abdominus (These are the actual muscles that keep your stomach taut, contracted, and flat.)
- 2. The obliques (These are the side abdominal muscles, usually known as the love handles when covered in fat. You don’t want to overtrain this particular muscle group because this will add more girth to your waist.)
- 3. Rectus Abdominus (These are the actual muscles that make up your perfect abs)
The fantastic advantage that isometrics has over any other exercise protocol is that it doesn’t take a lot of time; in fact, if you were doing freehand isometrics, you shouldn’t hold the isometric contraction for more than a few seconds.
If you are using an Iso exerciser or Iso exercise equipment, you have the advantage of being able to train with both repetitions and iso tension.
Here’s an easy stomach isotension exercise that you can do at your desk at work or at home. (Note that you’ll get faster results if you use some type of progressive resistance exercise equipment, such as resistance bands, isometric exercise equipment, or dumbbells.) You will not need any equipment for this exercise.
1. Sit comfortably in your chair with your back straight.
2. Take a deep breath and at the same time squeeze your stomach and forcefully (suck on your stomach).
3. Keeping your stomach contracted, tense your stomach muscles as hard as you can.
4. When you start to feel your abdominal muscles begin to quiver…exhale while holding the isometric contraction.
5. Relax
That is how simple an isometric ab exercise can be. So don’t wait, try it now while reading this article. It only takes a few seconds.
