Lower Abs Workout

I was looking for some good lower abs workout information and found a study conducted by the Biomechanics Lab at San Diego State University that may hit your nerves if you are using one of the abs machines observed in the study. Reported by Mark Anders, researchers led by Peter Francis, Ph.D. recruited 30 healthy men and women to participate in the study. The subjects, ages 20 to 45 ranged from occasional exercisers to those who work out daily. The study was not supported or funded in any way by equipment manufacturers.

Now here are some interesting results I gathered from the report:

- Ab Roller was proven to be virtually no more effective than the traditional crunch

- Ab Rocker was shown to be up to 80% less effective than the traditional crunch

- The Torso Track appeared to be more effective than the traditional crunch, however the benefit is offset by the lower back discomfort reported by a significant number of the users

- The only home exercise equipment that was proven to be more effective than the traditional crunch is Exercise Ball

These results are consistent with the findings of ACE’s 1997 study of popular ab exercise products.

Now if you think that Exercise Ball is better, which size is right for you?

If you are looking for exercise balls take note that there are two types available: One is the “burst resistant” only balls (most of the home exercise balls are fit in this category) and the other is professional rated exercise balls. Obviously the professional rated is more expensive and some of them can easily cost you more than one hundred bucks. The GoFit Balls however are much cheaper despite they are professional rated – meaning they can handle exercises with weights such as bench presses, inclines,etc. These GoFit health club quality stability balls come with an excellent DVD. This Core Performance Training DVD offers 3 training programs: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, covering multi-level workouts, nutrition info & other useful information.

Which size should you choose?

55cm ball is for users from 5″0″ to 5′6″ tall

65cm ball is for users from 5′7″ to 6′0″ tall

75cm ball is for users from 6′1″ and taller

I personally recommend you to try the Truth About Abs program because it works for me and I’m happy with the result, however if you want to try something different then you should consider GoFit balls and see if the ball and the DVD’s method work.