Can You Get A Set Of Ripped Abs Using Ab Crunchers?
Filed Under (Bodybuilding) by Paul Marks on 03-07-2009
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One of the frequent questions I often get asked is, do the ab cruncher exercise machines you often see on television actually work? Yes and no is the answer to that question. I know this is not particularly useful but let me explain.
These machines exercise the layers of abdominal muscles. With these machines you can work the various parts of the ab muscles. The result is that the abs will become more toned and will get bigger in size. It is very unlikely, however, that you will get a set of lean, rippling abs from using these machines alone. The reason for this is that in order to get ripped abs you need to remove that layer of fat that overlays the abs.
Ab crunchers will not get rid of the fat locally over the abdominal muscles. Doing hundreds or thousands of sit ups will not get rid of this fat layer for the exact same reason. The only way to achieve this is by reducing calorie intake and burning calories, therefore reducing fat all over the body.
Aerobic exercises are one of the best ways at burning calories and are a good idea to add into your program. Exercises, such as squats that use the large quad muscles which just burn up calories.
The quadriceps is the big muscles that lies at the top, on the front of the thigh. A good exercise to work the quadriceps is squats. The size of the large muscles means that they burn a lot of calories and generate a lot of heat. They also stimulate the body’s growth hormone secretion therefore encouraging muscle growth which is good for building those abdominal muscles.
Aerobic exercises include cycling, running and swimming. A moderate pace over a longer period of time is ideal for fat burning. You will find that using these machines at the gym will help you keep an ideal steady pace.
These ab crunchers will, therefore, help you in getting a set of visible abdominal muscles but not without combining them with fat busting exercises. In as soon as 12 weeks you can see results if these measures are followed consistently.