Hi and welcome to the 2nd MFC ‘Holiday Season’ Workout.

This is the first MFC Ab Insertion Workout (A workout you can easily insert into any current fitness program you have)

‘Holiday Workout 2′

In -and-outs (pic1) (20 each side)

Single Leg Oblique Side Crunch  (pic2) (20 reps each side)

Hip Flip Unders (pic3)(20 reps each side alternating)

Split Sky Pointers (pic4) (25 reps)

Plank Hold (pic5) (hold for a count of 45secs)

Ab Vacuums (pic6) (10 reps – exhale fully arching back like a cat, hold, then inhale and arch back by pushing abs toward floor.)

*1-2 full circuits

MFc Holiday Workout 2

abs are made with correct exercise - and in the kitchen!

Ok, to clarify what is common knowledge to some and interesting eye-opening truth for others:  We all have abs, we just need to uncover them to see our true potential.

And this is done with the old favorite – fat loss.

The reality is that our pure abdominal training should certainly be a major factor in our schedule and program planning but the essential of any six pack abs or fitness system is incorporating both exercises that burn the most calories (to melt fat around our waist, hips, and core) and also follow sensible eating habits to allow functional fat burning and ultimately the visual results we crave.

Long gone are the days of hammering out as many ‘crunches’ or sit-ups as possible in the hope our abs will rise from the depths like Atlantis.  Sensible fitness training for six pack abs requires compound / full body resistance and bodyweight exercise, HIIT & Metabolic Resistance Training and diet that allows us to perform intense workouts at the same time as restricting unnecessary calories.

By performing the above type of exercise and workout structures we are able to burn maximum fat at the same time we actually create lean muscle in our abdominal section – because its important to understand and train our midsection as any other muscle group.  To consider the outdated concept that abs are a small muscle group so don’t ‘over-train’ them is really not accurate and is missing the point.  The body should be trained as a whole unit as well as training specific bodyparts and compound moves actually call on the abs and core to assist, stabilize and ultimately work alongside other muscles in certain exercises.

Train correctly to save time and get stunning resul

Our use of compound exercise (that requires stimulation and recruitment of many muscles and muscle groups at the same time) will create stability and synergistic muscle stimulation.  i.e. doing a ‘single leg balanced press up’ will illicit your full core to stabilize as one leg is lifted, AT THE SAME TIME as you perform a push up / press up – you see how this type of exercise will burn more calories by placing demand on numerous muscles all working in different ranges and with different goals? (i.e. some supporting, some doing major work etc) – compare it to say a standard barbell curl for biceps (isolation exercise)

Essentially all exercise is good to incorporate.  but variety is the key.  And for real fat loss to show off our abs we should participate in using compound exercise as much as possible.

So we know diet is important.  But…

Compared to a person solely doing isolation exercises and typical 40 minute cardio sessions, the person who uses compound resistance & bodyweight exercises as well as metabolic resistance training and HIIT will be on absolutely the right path to not only see results much quicker and with shorter workouts times, but also be the proud owner of truly impressive six pack abs and a lean core because fat loss gets ramped up to the levels needed to melt the stubborn body fat most effectively and quickly.

I’ll show you a cool workout in the next posts that you can use right away to blast fat as well as create the best midsection of your life.

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elite training begins NOW!

The Death Finally Of Cardio & Old Style Conditioning

Ok, we could define elite conditioning training as many things from an athlete aiming to complete a marathon and training accordingly to a ‘regular person’ wanting to challenge themselves with a new fitness protocol to move them out of a comfort zone.

This last definition is what I feel the future of real elite conditioning and fitness training should be.  Today people are challenging themselves more than ever.  Ok, we are not all going to be elite olympic marathon runners but the exciting thing changing in the fitness world is that of more and more people seeing the possibilities in front of them that will offer variety, challenge and a level of personal results that  have not been so accessible before.

Training Is Now Challenging Any Person To Test Their Boundaries

Today people want variety in their fitness. I agree, as a trainer, there will always be people who look at their fitness regime as one that requires they get into their gym 2-3 days a week after work and they are perfectly happy following their trainers program that may have them in front of the cardio tv sets on their treadmill and then on to a nice run through the machines etc.  Thats fair enough and not bad at all – not optimal – but not bad.  and congratulations to anyone who gets into the gym in the first place!

But what I’m alluding to here is the growing number of people who know they are capable of so much more and capable of levels of training and stimulating fitness protocols that they are searching out the new breed of fitness training.  Its out there, trust me, and new forms are popping up daily.

Certainly the old guard like weight training, cardio (though not long form cardio please! – read HIIT), circuit training etc are still great, but now the HYBRID forms of training are starting to take over.  Look at cross-fit for a perfect example of the shift in training protocol.

You could say its a return to old school principles and in a way it is, yes.  But its all wrapped up in a new challenging ideology that numerous forms of training can be blended together to offer an elite level workout that any person can succeed in with the right determination and faith in their ability to do this type of training.

A Person Should Continually Challenge Themselves - They'll Be Surprised

All in all I’ll sign of here saying that a person today understands that they can really challenge their bodies and there are tools and systems available to prove people right.

For too long people have only really known or been schooled in the idea of going to the gym, doing the few different exercises sandwiched between some cardio for good measure….

But the shift from the smart people who began moving into properly structured group training classes and circuits is giving way to more and more people realizing that anyone can attempt and succeed in the new breed of fitness training systems coming up….

And in turn really test the boundaries of any persons true fitness potential!

Change It Up To Guarantee The Best Results of Your Life...

more on this coming soon…

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*Push Up Challenge Workout For Great Conditioning….

*The Truth About Six Pack Abs Results And Workouts…

*How to get six pack abs with the right workouts…

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3 piece jigsaw to six pack abs

A lot of clients I train assume that when we begin structuring our fitness programs that they’ll simply be doing some crunches or sit-ups as their abdominal workout.

That is not the case and in our workouts that could not be further from reality.

What I have all my clients do is a workout for abs & their core that incorporate a three sided approach – or what would be deemed a three piece jigsaw.  They will work lower abs, upper abs and their obliques(sides).  There is no other way to create the complete package and get structured results.  And the order of these three training targets is typically set at doing lower abs, then uppers with obliques added in between or at the end.  (this is another topic I’ll discuss in another post)

You see, sit ups and crunches only work the upper abs (I don’t really think you need to be doing sit-ups ever by the way) but for the complete package you need to work your lower abdominals to create that tight and strong waist as well as train your oblique muscles to enhance torsional flexibility and strength and see the rippled muscles in this area of the midsection.  The uppers are only a third of the  equation.

When you see the models and fitness pros with great midsections that is not from doing solely crunches.  It is because of a complete abdominal 3 sided training approach.

I’ll stress here that I also include a lot of core conditioning and lower back structuring in my programs designed for getting six pack abs and burning belly fat, but in terms of the main exercises concerning the abdominal muscles the three sided approach is always what I  use.

Here is a short list of some of the typical exercises that I use and rotate during ab specific workouts are:

Side open leg oblique crunches

Split frogs

Straight leg alt toe touches

Sky pointers

Leg alternate splits

Swiss ball crunches

Swiss ball roll ins

In & outs

Again, this is just a small selection of what I use with clients in our sessions.

If you train your abdominals correctly and don’t waste time with tired old sit-ups and keep the balance correct between the three sided approach to abs training then results are almost guaranteed if you are on top of your diet and incorporating the movements that will burn the most body fat.

I’ll also mention that this 3 piece jigsaw to abdominal training can also be incorporated during the ‘full body workouts’ that are essential and well advised for real success in getting six pack abs.  I’ll cover that in a new post  so you understand not only why full body workouts with full body exercises / compound body weight exercise is essential but also a description of exercises I like and a few workouts you can try.

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