The Truth About Bodyweight Ab Circuits
Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
I recently interrogated Mike Geary on the best way to get a set of 6-pack abs…and he was kind enough to pass on a bodyweight ab circuit.
CB: Tell us about your favorite bodyweight exercises and how youuse them in a fat loss program.
MG:
I like to combine bodyweight exercises and free weight exercises into what I call “tri-sets” or “quad-sets” (aka - mini circuits).
Basically, I pick 3 or 4 exercises that don’t work the same body movements (non-competing) and combine them into high intensity mini-circuits for my clients.
A great bodyweight circuit for ab training example would be:
1. Mountain climbers for 20-30 seconds
2. Dumbbell squat & presses (combination squat then press overhead)
3. Stability ball leg curl-ins
4. Stability ball plank holds (a little harder than a floor plank)
This type of circuit can be done without much rest at all between exercises and we would repeat the circuit several times before moving to a new circuit. This creates a high intensity fat burning workout that works almost every muscle in the entire body.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Thanks for the info. I will try out those bodyweight exercises
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