Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 What are considered and proven, to be the overall best ab exercises for defining the abs? I do cardio already but still need some quality exercises to define my abs. [Definition of any muscles depends primarily on the amount of body fat over that region and not on any given exercise. If you are wish to increase hypertrophy of your entire abdominal region, then you need a combination of several abdominal exercises done at sufficient intensity, volume and density (reps per minute). Mel Siff] Pingel Menasha, Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 s Hadel writes: > HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is one of the best ways to > decrease body fat. In fact the army often uses HIIT to get rookies in > shape. Jerry Telle: > I almost agree 100%--I believe HIIT is *the* best " way to decrease > body fat " I agree to up to a point. Doing aerobics has certain benefits that HIIT doesn't have like increase in vascularity or capillaries and mitochondria and certain enzymes. The best way to lose the fat is to diet first and then a combination of HIIT and aerobics like once per week, of course and weight lifting. [Do you have any references which show that HIIT under all circumstances do not offer any increase in capillarisation, vascularity and mitochondrial density and that " aerobic exercise " always does? My cardiac surgeon pointed out to me that he had carried out many thousands of cardiac operations and had not really noted any significant increase in vascularisation and collateral blood vessel development in patients who had come in for repeated cardiac surgery despite some years of aerobic rehabilitation training, even though cardiac function had been improved. In my case, in the 5-6 years after my bypass surgery I still have major deficits in my peripheral circulation since my deep saphenous veins in my lower extremities were removed (for the bypass grafts), despite plenty of aerobic training. Mel Siff] Serrano OHIO * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Jerry or anyone, where can I read about HIIT in detail? Thank you Jeff Libengood Tokyo, Japan ---------- s Hadel writes: > << HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is one of the best ways to > decrease body fat. In fact the army often uses HIIT to get rookies in > shape.>> Jerry Telle: > Hi s, > > I almost agree 100%--I believe HIIT is *the* best " way to decrease > body fat " * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Jeff Libengood: <where can I read about HIIT in detail?> Jeff, You might enjoy taking a look at our new article: http://www.bodyresults.com/E2FartlekIntervals.asp called Fartlek Training and Other Interval Workouts, for lots of ideas on interval training. While we don't specifically use the acronym, HIIT (high intensity interval training), on our site, you'll discover a variety of means of training. Courtenay Schurman, MS, CSCS Seattle, USA Body Results, Inc. www.bodyresults.com court@... ------------- * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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