Have you ever questioned the relationship between the MIND & BODY during a workout? According to a recent French study rehearsing your lifts in your mind can improve your strength. Athletes who practiced such, visualizing the motions during rest periods, improved their strength 5% more than those who idly relaxed between sets. Scientists think that the mental workout tends to boost motivation and improve execution.
(Resource: Men's Health, September 2010)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Top Rated Ab Exercise
What will work the abs and core better than most other exercise movement? Grab a stability ball and challenge yourself to a "roll-out". Researchers in Australia and New Zealand measured abdominal activation while people performed seven different stability ball exercises. The winner was the ball roll out.
To do it kneel on the floor with the ball in front of you and your forearms and fists pressed against it, elbows start in bent position. Slowly straighten your arms while the ball rolls forward. Bend the elbows to roll the ball back and return to start position. (Be sure to not allow the hips to sag or hinge forward which will take all of the hard work out of the movement and not be in keeping with proper form.)
So give it a try and enjoy the results!
(Resource: Men's Health, September 2010)
To do it kneel on the floor with the ball in front of you and your forearms and fists pressed against it, elbows start in bent position. Slowly straighten your arms while the ball rolls forward. Bend the elbows to roll the ball back and return to start position. (Be sure to not allow the hips to sag or hinge forward which will take all of the hard work out of the movement and not be in keeping with proper form.)
So give it a try and enjoy the results!
(Resource: Men's Health, September 2010)
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