Does anyone know a good way to tighten my abs?
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That's because your under the influence of two myths, toning and spot reduction. You can't just lose fat from one area of your body you have to lose it from all over. Also there's no such thing as tightening up or firming up your muscles. Muscles are muscles they can only get bigger or smaller. Again what most people consider toning is just getting more definition which again plays into losing body fat.
Doing hundreds of crunches per day is useless. I will tell you that right now, the abs are just like any other muscle and require rest to recover and grow. All you need are 4 sets of 25, each set must contain a different exercise that targets a different area of your abs. (Upper and lower, right and left obliques) I would recommend if you want getting a swiss ball to increase your range of motion and a medicine ball to increase the difficulty but thats up to you. Also try to fit in at least 30+ minutes of cardio because during the first 30 minutes all your burning is stored energy your body has from food it ate recently. Afterwards is when you start to metabolize the fat on your body. Diet and cardio are more important to revealings abs than working the muscles underneath the fat.
Simple tips for dieting
1) Eat most whole grain products, they keep you fuller for longer.
2) Eat fruits and yogurts instead of candy, cookies, ice cream, chips for snacks
3) Eat more lean protein (chicken, fish, turkey) instead of red meats (pork, beef)
4) Split your 3 meals into 5-6 meals, it keeps your metabolism up all day.
Get an ab wheel.
swim!
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