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| Adominal Exerciser - Ab Mat |
| : : EXERCISE GEAR : : :: Abmat An Ab Mat provides the full range of motion at specific angles which is required to properly work all of the abdominal muscles for strong abs. Training AbMat video is also available - sold together or separately! Ez Grips by Ivanko widens grips on barbells and dumbbells which leverages strength to targeted muscles by 30%. The T. K. Knee Bands are specially developed knee bands which are not your typical knee sleeves, knee supporters or knee braces. A Mantaray removes the complaint of pain or pinching from the weight of the bar while keeping it securely in place, allowing for full range of motion to properly perform heavier back leg squats Powerhooks fit on to any barbell or dumbbells, and puts you in proper lifting position without having to lift the dumbbell from the floor as well as eliminates undue stress on joints. The Power Push Up 2 exercise cables adds resistance to classic bodyweight exercises like push-ups, dips and lunges to increase your strength, power and size. Push Up Bars are great for pushups, tricep dips and advanced tricep dips. The T. K. Knee Bands are specially developed knee bands which are not your typical knee sleeves, knee supporters or knee braces. The ShoulderHorn is a physical training and rehabilitation aid that virtually attacks the problem of muscular imbalance - the cause of many shoulder problems. A Stingray helps to securely hold the bar when performing front leg squats for greater stabililty and full benefit of the leg exercise. The T.K. Waistband is more efficient than any weightlifting belt because it helps maintain good posture and gives excellent support to the lower back as well. The Zero Tension Mouse was clinically tested using surface EMG to find how hard the muscle of the hand, arm and neck were working. Testing was conducted with both a common mouse and the Zero Tension Mouse. The results were dramatic! : : EXERCISE GEAR : : :: Abmat An Ab Mat provides the full range of motion. |
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Ab Mat for abdominal exercising $29.95Ab Mat Exercises Continued 
Ab Mat Exercise - Now remember what we are about
to do - work the abdominal muscles. Do not move your head to your
knees. Start by leaving out the movements using your head. Begin
by concentrating on the origin of the abs at the lower part of the
rib cage. Now we are ready. Crunch the abdominal muscles - let them
pull you over the Ab Mat, into the old crunch position (Fig. 4)
and continue the movement by curling the body up to a vertical position
(Fig. 5). When you lie back down, just uncurl, or reverse the situp movement. Did you notice, after you did the crunch, the weak range you encountered as the lower abd and internal obliques took over pulling you up? This is the missing link. What does this weak range of motion mean? It means you have a weakness in the kinetic chain. This weakness is responsible for not being able to obtain the look you desire, especially in the lower-ab area. (Women often have a little pot in the lower-abdominal area, just over the weak muscles, which they can't get rid of). Also, these muscles stabilize your torso when you walk or run. This means your body has a weak range that could impede your speed and agility movements as well. A weakness is in the muscles of this area will also stop further development in the surrounding muscles. The body knows when it has a weak link and resists stress around that link to prevent injury. Example: If the lower abs have a weakness, it may prevent your squats from going up. What you have done in this perfect situp is to take your upper-abdominal muscles and external obliques through a full range of motion. Secondly, you used your lower abdominals and internal obliques, moving into the hip flexors. This was a complete movement for the front of the torso. Cheating (or how we usually train) The movement of the trunk area is so complex that it encourages numerous forms of "cheating". So it is important that we go through the situp movement again. This time, we will explain some of the natural "cheats" the body goes through. You must learn to be aware of these poor movements, to feel them, and to prevent them. 
The center of the human body in the situp position is a line across the navel. When you do a situp, the focus of the work is through this area. If you anchor the feet, the center of gravity of the body moves down into the hip flexors, thus changing the focus of the work. When doing a situp the first mistake people make is defining what they do this movement for. Is this movement to see how many reps we can do, or to work the abdominal muscles? Most people want to work the abs by doing a situp, but instead instruct the human computer to simply move the head to the knees, thus "doing" the movement. When you tell the body to move from point A to point B, it will do it the easiest way possible. The easiest way to do this head-to-knee movement, especially with the feet held down, is to crunch, lock in the abds and perform this movement with the hip flexors. Being the perfect computer, the body instantly determines what muscles are ones going to be used in the movement; which ones are strong, which ones are weak. Thus, how does the body make us do that situp? Well, the first thing it does is create momentum by starting the head moving with a snap. This stars the upward and forward movement. Now the momentum is picked up by the abs, they lock in, and, because the lower abs are too weak, the movement jumps to the hip flexors to finish the movement (Fig. 6). When you lock in the abs, you are forcing them to do an isometric contraction, not working through a range of motion. The hip flexors are considered by many to be as much as seven times stronger than the abs. The body will, of course, let the stronger muscles do the work. The hip flexors will continue to work as long as the weaker abs can hold the isometric contraction. Usually, you feel a burn and then the movement must be stopped. This is the main reason the lower-stomach area in both women and men cannot be flattened. Abdominal Exercises with an Ab Mat continued "Killer Abs" shows you how to set up your abdominal and low-back routines. *Disclaimer: Before beginning any exercise program, consult with your physician to ensure that you are in proper health. These are not meant to provide medical advice; you should obtain medical advice from your private healthcare practitioner. No liability is assumed by QFAC for any of the information contained herein. 
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