Olympic gymnasts have some of the most amazing bodies in the world, so why is that no one seems to seek out their training methods when trying to get ripped abs? In this article, we will examine their routines and utilize some of there techniques to carve out our six pack.
Every four years I can't wait to watch the competitions of the summer Olympics. The performance of each athlete is amazing in itself but another thing I am in awe of is the physique of these athletes-especially in the gymnast's and their abdominal development.
You might be thinking that all Olympians are born with great abs-but I doubt it. Sure some may have great genes but even the greatest athlete needs to put in a lot of work for a stunning set of six pack abs.
Olympic gymnasts have some of the most amazing bodies in the world, so why is that no one seems to seek out their training methods when trying to get ripped abs?
Don't worry, I don't recommend going out and starting your workout with a round-off back handspring, but I definitely suggest taking a look at how these athletes train and figure out which parts of their routines can help you during your own routine.
Throughout my years of training and research I have spent a great deal of time at Olympic training centers and have come to realize that they don't perform typical ab workouts; I did notice that they perform two specific ab exercises on a regular basis which are listed below:
1. The Hanging Leg Raise- Grab a chin bar with an overhand grip. While initiating movement with your abs, bring your legs up until your shins are just about touching the bar. In a smooth, controlled motion return until waist, hips and legs are completely extended. Repeat exercise.
2. The V-Sit Up- Lie supine with hands over head. Simultaneously raise straight legs up and torso. With your hands, reach toward raised feet. Return to starting position.
Olympic gymnasts work their abs directly and indirectly. The workouts listed above are direct workouts but they also work their abs indirectly with total body movements.
The basic lesson here is that we must work our whole body in order to work our abs to stabilize our torso. I have listed three full body movements below which you can do right away as they don't require any fancy seat or back/chest support.
1. Forget the bench press for suspended push ups. When lying on your back on a bench, you are basically putting your abs to sleep. When you perform suspended push ups though the opposite is true. These are great because not only do they work your shoulders, triceps and chest, they also give you a great ab workout.
2. Ditch the pulldown for chin ups. When you sit down on the pulldown seat, you abs do no work at all. On the other hand, your abs really get fired up during chin ups.
3. Forget the leg press and do tuck jucks instead. Just like the bench press exercise, the leg press provides the artificial support which puts your abdominals to sleep. But to make matters worse, the leg press has an additional problem. The leg press moves linearly on guiding rods which offers even more artificial stabilization. Tuck jumps, on the other hand provide no artificial support and thus create both a great leg workout and an effective ab workout in one movement.
In addition to working your abs better than most traditional ab exercises, these movements are much more time efficient because you basically kill two birds with one stone. Make the changes that I suggested today and learn how to get ripped abs faster than you thought was possible!
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