Hi guys,
I didn’t want to hold back with one of my favorite web pages I’ve found in the internet with A LOT of different abs exercises to look at.
The best part> They are all animated and you can see the full movement of the exercise.
Here is the link> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/bodyweight/core_exercises.html
All of those core exercises are fantastic and will give you a great look and healthy body.
Try them :)
Anne
Hi guys,
I must talk about another issue here.
When I was starving I lost a lot of my hair. They became thin, dry and just weren’t as robust anymore. So I didn’t only lose weight but lost hair as well.
I hated myself even more with this.
Once I started eating something it became better but let me tell you: It still only was okay/average with an okay/average diet.
But when I started to work out and ate much more protein with veggies/fruits I got so thick, robust, shiny and fantastic hair. The entire structure has changed.
Always remember> Hair is primarily made out of protein (keratin)!
My pony tail became very heavy and thick and my hair just grew much faster. And down to the fact that it became more robust as well I could let it grow very long without any problems.
I cannot recommend enough to EAT well, to make sure you have enough protein in your diet and to take care of yourself.
It changes so much in your life!
Take care and eat well…it does make a huge difference,
Anne
Hi guys,
since a lot of clients do so many exercises and are still unhappy with their belly, I thought I might let my artistic talents speak and explain a little bit to them (gosh…my paintings are so bad that they are definitively not made with any talent…but I still hope that they are easy enough to understand what I wanted to say with them).
Yes…good…so when you have finished with laughing at my drawing skills I can start to explain what I have done here ;)
The first happy fella you see on this pic (when you go from the left to the right) is someone who is fit, low on body fat and surely has some nice abs to show off. The organs are kept very tight behind his/her strong wall.
The next fella surely is just as fit as the first guy. The only difference is his higher body fat. So he probably doesn’t eat as “clean” as the first guy (or has started a new lifestyle and the fat is still there but the fitness has improved a lot) but still has some good core strength to show off. He…or she …will not have any visible abs although he/she has some beautiful abs underneath his/her fat. The organs are kept tight behind the abdominal wall.
The third person is a person who has never ever done any exercises. The person is probably slim but complains a lot about a bloated looking stomach… this might be a thin and unfit person on a bad diet, a thin and old person who hasn’t done any exercising or a post-natal woman who hasn’t done any exercising to tighten up the abdominal wall again…a lot of people carry this version around. The organs are not kept tight behind the weak abdominal wall and they press against it.
The forth person is an unlucky fella. He/she hasn’t done any exercising and ate too much over a long period of time. The abdominal wall is very weak and has to bear even more then the weak abdominal wall of the thin person since the organs are probably bigger from all of the visceral fat around them. It might be so bad that this person even suffers from hernia (a broken abdominal wall).
So what does this say?
Thin people are not always fit. Fit people don’t always have a visible six/eight-pack and core strengthening is always good for you :)
Take care, do your workouts and stay toned!
Anne
Hi,
please read the story of this amazing person!
Take care, stay strong, believe in yourself and never give up,
Anne
All of your stories inspired me to write down my own story. You can find it right here if you’re interested. :) xo
…this is me 31 years ago…kidding ;)
Take care and stay fit,
Anne
…good thoughts and nice quote of this person here:
Saw a really great quote the other day
“Don’t reward yourself with food, your not a dog”
Really rings true to me!
Strength training for weight loss
I would recommend body weight exercises for strengthening yourself. If you want to lose some weight it’s better to go for body weight exercises just down to the fact that doing them requires a lot of muscle strength AND burns calories.
For example> When you train your pecs on a chest press machine the only muscles which are working out at this very moment are your pec’s…nothing else…so it’s only the pec’s which are burning calories in this moment and nothing else.
Then you go to the next machine and this time it might be only your biceps working out and nothing else…so you strengthen them definitely (when you train them regularly enough of course ;)) but you hardly burn any calories at all.
If on a weight loss diet I would always recommend to do body weight exercises so you have your calories burnt not only on your cardio day but strength training day as well.
What does this mean?
Just think about doing press ups as a chest work out rather then the chest press machine.
Just being in the press up ground position requires a lot of core strength (it’s like holding a plank not on your elbows but hands which is just as hard). So while you are doing your press ups your entire core has to work with it.
Not only this> Down to the fact that you ALWAYS have to carry the weight when doing the press up (doesn’t matter if you press yourself down or up) BOTH…the concentric and eccentric movement of the press up are actively involving your arms, chest and core…within the entire exercise.
And if you choose to do another body weight exercise you will have the same effect.
So for burning calories and strengthening I would always recommend free weight exercises AND body weight exercises as the machines might be helpful for a beginner and for strengthening but if you haven’t got much of time and want to loose weight faster then you should go for the machine free version.
I will post at some time soon an extra post just about different body weight exercises and workouts which help strengthening and boost the metabolism. But be patient as my “paying” clients ;) come first.
There are so many core exercises out there which are good and strengthen the abs/back/inner core/outer core/obliques etc (it always has to be trained combined otherwise muscle disbalance occurs) …
If you haven’t got much of time then exercises which train the core muscles combined are very good (so rather then crunches you should do a plank or jack knifes for example). Kettle bell exercises (swings, side swings etc) are VERY good for the full core as well and many more…too many to pack into this email…gets already too long ;)
Can you tell me more about your diet? I haven’t figured out what you are eating?!? The diet is very important, too!
Take care, enjoy your workouts and have a great day,
Anne
(I’ll publish this post so it can be from help for others as well. Jet again> If you are not comfortable with this I’ll remove it from my blog immediately :))
edit> I edited the title so it’s easier for people to figure out what this post is about :)
Thank you for your reply!
Hi, this person posted a blog entry which doesn’t only make sense but also shows the passion, right energy and thoughts this person puts into this.
The thoughts are very true in my opinion and I agree to 100% with it.
Take care and enjoy the post,
Anne
jamiesfitbook:
I stumbled upon a diet while cruisin’ on tumblr which made me really sad. It’s called the ABC-diet. For you guys out there who don’t know what the ABC-diet is, here’s a little snapshot of the chart I came across (I won’t post the whole chart, because it’s shocking.):
I could not believe my…
Hi,
The Difference between an “fit arm” and “unfit arm”! Check out this pic!
What an awesome example this is!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I gotta post this on our studio blog as well. Again: A pics explains more then a 100words!
Take care,
Anne
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