How To Create An Effective 6 Pack Workout

By Gerald Holt

There is a lot to be said for a well toned body; not only does it make you appreciate just how beautiful the human body is when it is in prime form; but it also makes you want to emulate that form and make your own body look similar. Most men desire a set of well developed 6 pack ab muscles, because it makes them look more attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex; and look more in control and powerful when among other guys. The Adonis look alike state is definitely where it's at for most men, and women appreciate it just as much.

Taken literally, the expression "abs" is an abbreviation for the muscles that are found on the front and sides of the abdomen, and are comprised of several sets of different muscle groups that perform very different functions when it comes to body motion. These muscle groups are the rectus abdominus muscles (or more commonly known by the layman as the 6 pack); obliques which are both external and internal sets; and the transverse abdominal muscle.

The functions of the muscle groups is most important to remember when trying to put together a 6 pack workout that will do what you want for you as far as developing a washboard front that will evoke sighs from everyone who views it. The muscle groups work independently in some functions and in others, they work in tandem with each other. The obliques are found on the sides of the torso, and aid in the twisting and rotating of the body; the internal obliques are involved mainly with the rotation as they are found flanking the rectus abdominus muscle inside the hip bones; and the external obliques do most of the twisting. The rectus abdominus, or better known to most people as the 6 pack, helps with the general motion of the middle body because it is found between the ribs and the pelvic bone; and the transverse abdominal muscle is the strongman of the group, holding in your insides while it acts as a belt around the midriff.

When you want to put together a 6 pack workout, you must consider all the types of exercises that are out there tailored specifically to the abdominal section of the body. The most common exercise group that is recommended for firm flat abs is the crunches; and they are found to be much more effective in developing a 6 pack more so than are situps. And situps are far more dangerous for people just starting out with a workout regimen because if you are not careful, doing situps can pull on your back and cause painful damage to the lower back. Some of the other exercise choices are leg lifts, static holds (which are used to train your core muscles), various types of twists for the obliques, and the bicycle maneuver.

Including an appropriate diet eating plan into your 6 pack workout is totally necessary because the results you want will elude you unless you lose the fat that is surrounding those hidden abs and keeping them from full view of an admiring world. The key to generating a set of 6 pack abs that will make you oh so proud, is both the correct exercises and a fat loss eating plan working hand in hand. The most result producing means of doing that is for the exercise part of the program to include weightlifting as well as cardiovascular exercises; and the weightlifting is to be done first and then the cardiovascular. The reason being that the weightlifting uses mainly carbohydrates as an energy source and the cardiovascular routine then has very little energy reserve to work with, so the body goes after its stored fat to get the energy it needs and begins burning fat.

So now you have a good idea of what exercises will help you put together a good 6 pack workout, and there are just a few items to keep in the forefront of your mind when you are starting your regimen. First of all, with the exercises on a daily basis, you need to Keep your metabolism steady, Drink more water (include a lot of tea if you want-it's almost all water and is a good metabolism booster as well), Eat smaller meals and eat more often during the day, Eat more fiber-keep your system moving, and most important of all (to the chagrin of a lot of people) Eat breakfast.

Developing a 6 pack workout that will do its thing for you and get you the abs you want will be a challenge, and the workout itself will be just that, a lot of work. But you have to work hard to lose the fat and develop the muscles around the abdomen to get the look you want; so stay focused on the fact that you must have a deficit of 500 calories a day to lose 1 pound of fat every week. It won't be that long until you notice that as you stroll through public places with your defined 6 pack abs on display, that you will leave a trail of admiring, panting people in your wake.

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Putting Out a Candle

By Al Case

One of the less spectacular feats in the martial arts, and yet one of the most important, is how to put out a candle. Interestingly, with just a little bit of practice almost anyone can put out a candle, it is that simple. Unfortunately, most people reach the point where they can do it, then stop, but that is where they should begin their study, for doors are about to be opened.

The basic principle of putting out a candle is to stop your fist an inch from the candle and let the woosh of air drain oxygen from the flame. This simple trick, if pursued, can lead to much higher ability. With a little practice one put out a candle from across the room.

When you stop the fist you are using muscles, and thus what you are doing is primarily on a physical level. To attain higher ability through this trick you must not concentrate on stopping the muscles, but on letting the mind go. This is how you unloose your intention, and that is the key to real higher ability.

Try focusing your punch a few inches from the candle. The flame is not bothered because there is too much distance involved. Now, relax and intend the flame to go out, this is the intention that you must build.

Actually, it is better to start this second stage of training at about a foot, but you may have to experiment to find the distance that is best for developing your intention, even up to a dozen feet or more. You must watch the candle when you flick the fist. Don't concentrate hard and fierce, just work on increasing your relaxation. The key to making this trick work is relaxation.

The flesh envelope you are wearing is not your real body, your real body is the bubble of world that you perceive. Thus, you must concentrate on the desire to alter the things that you perceive outside your body. And perceptions work best through space.

Through nothingness, space, a vacuum, emptiness. Not air, nor wood, nor even brick, nor other things which are merely ideas held in place to support the idea of your real body.

To most people what I have said here is usually an alien concept, and it even frightens some, for it strikes to the heart of the matter of our existence in the cosmos. Our existence in the cosmos aside, that nothingness in which we place the universe is the most important thing...behind the structure of the universe. So still the mind until it is as peaceful as a coal mine at midnight, and practice launching your certain and relaxed intention, and a few dozen hours practice will enable you to see what I am talking about.

About the Author:

Al Case has analyzed the martial arts for forty years. You can get his Free Book at Monster Martial Arts.

Slow Walking Part Two

By Al Case

I was in Willits, California putting on a karate demonstration for a couple of hundred kids the second time I ever slow walked. As I finished the showing the kids what karate was I noticed a fellow standing at the far end of the gymnasium. Standing alone, he was big and rather ominous.

I noticed that he didn't have a kid, so what was he doing at a demo for kids? Curious, I began to walk slowly towards him. Time began to stretch, and I walked slower,and it stretched further and further. Even though he was only a hundred feet away, it seemed to take forever to reach him.

I reached him, and he was sweating and starting to shake. I introduced myself and threw out a big grin and a hand. He was so relieved that he almost fell over when he took my hand.

The fellow was a tree faller, and turned out to be one of the nicest fellows I had ever met. The reason he was at the demonstration was because he wanted to see karate. Living out in the woods, he had never actually seen it.

The thing that most interested him, however, was what I had first done to him when we had met. He later told me that it seemed like the world was caving in on him. He admitted later that he had almost lost control of his bladder.

If you practice a classical karate that has been made true slow walking is easy to do. This means you must make sure you know what the moves mean when you translate them into actual usage, and you must align the time and shape of your form. If you learn how to do this then you can experience the true bubble of your perceptions, which is what your true body is.

Time is nothing more than a method for measuring the things of the universe. Time, being part of the universe, is something we can perceive. If you can control your body, then you can control the universe, then you can control time.

Of course the trick is to enter The True Art by perfecting your art, and then to increase the size of yourself. For if you can control your body, then you can control another's body, and you can influence his perception of time. This requires immense dedication to form and detail and such, but it is, in the end, a simple trick.

About the Author:

Al Case has practiced the martial arts for forty years. You should Slow Walk on over to Monster Martial Arts and see him.