Advertisement - Continue Reading Below If you do the same old ab circuit to finish up every single day at the gym, your core workout could be way better. Instead of just crunching up through endless sets of situps and holding planks for longer than you should, challenge yourself to this deceptively difficult game for ab gains. WODFitters Stretch Resistance Band Set WODFitters amazon.com $79.99 Men's Health Fitness Director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., uses the routine to mix up his own ab routine. "This core workout looks super-easy, but it’s not," says Samuel. "It’s a blending of the hollow body position and the Pallof press."The series doesn't force you to work your midsection mindlessly, valuing volume above all else. You'll work smart, but don't worry — you'll work hard, too. "It’ll challenge the symmetry of your core strength, and if you have a flawed hollow body position, it’ll expose that pretty quickly too," Samuel says.To take on the … [Read more...] about This Deceptively Difficult Ab Workout Will Challenge Your Core
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Jennifer Lopez Just Celebrated Her 49th Birthday With This Killer Abs Pic
Jennifer Lopez is turning 49 today, but you wouldn't know it by looking at a recent photo she posted on Instagram on Monday.The sexy pic she took after her gym sesh features her wearing tight workout pants and an abs-flaunting top. Yeah, that's right, J.Lo snuck in a hardcore sweat before her birthday festivities. (#Goals, anyone?) Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The singer and mom shared on her Instagram Stories some cute moments spending quality time with her 10-year-old twins, Emme and Max, and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez's daughters, Ella and Natasha, at the beach. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below But she didn't get that ripped body by taking too many days off. In 2015, Jennifer told Us Weekly that she “very rarely skips a workout."The entertainer, who has a residency show in Las Vegas called "All I Have," spends a lot of her time dancing on-stage, but she's not opposed to breaking a sweat the old-fashioned way: at the gym. Advertisement - Continue Reading … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lopez Just Celebrated Her 49th Birthday With This Killer Abs Pic
7 Core Moves for Killer Climbing
The following is excerpted from Climb! by Selene Yeager—your guide to train for, conquer, and ultimately fall in love with hills. You can purchase a copy here, then go crush some elevation.You can have legs as strong as redwoods, but if your core is wobbly as a willow in the wind, you’re going to be wasting watts because when your core gets weak, you lose power transfer from your upper body to your lower body. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below That makes you less stable in the saddle, and you can’t push maximum power into your pedals to go fast. It also leaves you vulnerable to tight achy back muscles, which will most definitely slow you down. Strong core muscles increase your power transfer from your arms to your legs, especially when you’re pushing out of the saddle. The stronger you get, the bigger a gear you can push up hills, and the faster you can reach the top. For climbing purposes, you want to hit your entire core, which includes your back, abs, … [Read more...] about 7 Core Moves for Killer Climbing
Shoulder Workouts: Get Shoulders Like Sylvester Stallone With This Action Hero Jacked Workout
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below No action hero physique is complete without killer shoulders and arms. If you're trying to get that coveted V taper had by the likes of Sylvester Stallone — who's still crushing his upper body workouts at age 71, by the way — look no further than this Action Hero Jacked workout from Jeremy Scott, owner of Jeremy Scott Fitness. This workout is relentless on your shoulders. And if you want an added benefit, Scott recommends doing these exercises standing whenever possible to make it an ab workout, too.You'll notice that Scott closes out the workout with 12 minutes of continuous carries. Being able to adjust your grip will allow you to focus on strengthening your shoulders from various angles, while also preventing your form from collapsing due to fatigue. Carries work your shoulders, but are also great for your posture and grip. It’s the perfect way to punctuate an intense shoulder workout.Directions: Perform the exercises below … [Read more...] about Shoulder Workouts: Get Shoulders Like Sylvester Stallone With This Action Hero Jacked Workout
5 effective (and free) online workouts you can do at home
Fitness Blender One of the best online workouts around. Period. It rivals even the priciest apps and workout programs with tons of options that include everything from High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Pilates, yoga and strength training. If you're short on time there are 10-minute ab workouts and if you're super advanced, and if you want to be pushed, their 60 minute "insane cardio workout challenge" is killer and promises to burn roughly 1,000 calories.There are over 500 free workouts on the site and the no-frills videos feature cute husband and wife team Kelli and Daniel Segars. The website is easily customized so you can pick workouts based on difficulty level, what body parts you want to target and whether you want to use weights or if you prefer a no-equipment option.Get started: fitnessblender.com Jessica Smith Jessica Smith's motto is exercise should be fun otherwise you won't stick with it. She's the queen of walk and talks — online workouts where she marches in … [Read more...] about 5 effective (and free) online workouts you can do at home