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Doing flat belly exercises with a straight back isn't just likely to train your abdominals harder, but it will also protect the back from needless stress and possible injuries.
Perform the flat belly exercises below in a circuit fashion to provide your abs with an excellent work out and help trim off a bit more flab.
The first of the flat belly exercises is the ab wheel roll-out. In the event that you don't have one of these in your house, a little barbell that has a 5kg round weight on both sides will do the business.
Begin in a kneeling position with your body upright, along with the shoulders above both hands positioned on the barbell or wheel. Slowly let all of your body weight fall down-wards while maintaining a straight back as you push the barbell or wheel forward. Move as far forward as you can, ensuring that your back doesn't bow, then hold this for two seconds. Then, go back to the starting position. Attempt to do 10 reps.
Next, without pausing, we move on to Stability Ball Jack Knives. These can be fantastic flat belly exercises and there are lots of variations you are able to attempt once you feel more proficient. For novices, begin with your shins on the stability ball, along with your elbows on a bench, maintaining a 'plank-like' position. Contract your abs and bring your knees as close as you can to your chest, whilst still controlling the ball, then go back out again.
As you become stronger, you'll be able to progress to putting your hands on the ground and including a press up between every knee-tuck.
For the higher level athletes, you can begin to do this exercise on a single leg to ensure that, once one leg is tucked in, another kicks out. Alternatively, add rotation to ensure that, instead of bringing the knees straight down and up, you just move them aside then change to a different side. Attempt to do 10 to 20 repetitions.
So, as you drag your self away from the stability ball, it's time for you to end by doing a mountain-climber and rotation. The big difference being, with these particular flat belly exercises, is that where you'd usually move your knees to your torso in a typical mountain climber, here you move your knee to the opposing elbow.
This rotation element will place a bit more stress on the oblique muscles. Make sure to maintain flat hips and brace your abs for optimum tension. Try to do no less than 10 reps on each side.
These are 3 of the top flat belly exercises which not just give great results, but burn off fat and provide you with a strong, healthier back. Time for you to leave those crunches behind!
