Washington, DC Personal Trainer Lets You In On The Facts About Core Training
October 1st, 2009 Posted by: Josef Brandenburg
Everyday millions of people pack themselves into Pilates classes or simply lie down on the living room floor to exercise their core. The core muscles include the abdominals and surrounding muscles that are often trained by doing basic sit-ups or crunches. These exercises are some of the most popular in the world today. In fact, there are many people who don’t do anything other than train their core. Why? The answer is simple: they want to obtain that elusive six-pack. They want rock hard abs like the Spartan warriors in the movie 300.
Ever wonder why sit-ups and crunches never seem to get you anywhere in regards to that six-pack you have always wanted? According to a Washington D.C. fitness trainer, doing crunches and sit-ups alone really yields no results in the sculpting department. Of course that’s not something all trainers will tell you. They in fact, will continue to push the sit-up and crunch angle to their clients in order to have them keep dreaming of that flat, sexy tummy, all the while knowing the results will be minimal to none. This helps to ensure that the personal trainer continues to get paid by the clients.
Why crunches do not work in order to get a flat stomach
There are many contributing factors to obtaining the unicorn of muscle sculpting, the six-pack. Most people will never accomplish this feet. The six-pack really does require a ton of dedication and hard work including years of training, eating right and the thing many people omit from the “How to obtain a Six-Pack” speech, good genes. So instead of daydreaming about the six-pack, we should really simply be concentrating on a flat and toned stomach!
Most people know that their stomach is the hardest area to tame, especially for men. A lot of men seem to carry most of their gained weight in their core region like the popular beer belly or spare tire and to their dismay, are often compared to their fathers. In order to shed this image, men are desperate to shed the pounds and inches and many concentrate only on the ab region, which is a complete and utter waste of time.
Core training alone will not help you get the flat stomach or elusive six-pack you desire. Our stomachs come with built in muscles, but with the layer of fat on top of them, no one will ever see them. Though core training does have some benefits, like making the muscles slightly stronger, the exercises really have no benefit in achieving your goals. These milestones can only be reached with getting rid of that stubborn layer of fat.
Our bodies work a certain way when it comes to losing weight. The way it doesn’t work is losing weight in just one area by only working out that specific part. Target weight loss is a myth and cannot be achieved. When one drops weight, it isn’t just in one area, it’s in all areas.
There are many workouts that can help you to achieve the weight loss that you desire. Anything in the cardiovascular family will certainly do this for you. Running, walking, swimming, using an elliptical, or jumping rope are all effective, popular and proven ways to keep your heart rate up and help you burn the calories needed to lose weight. Core training alone does not provide the calorie burning needed to achieve weight loss.
The act of core training can have more issues than just not providing results. This exercise can cause injuries if not done properly. Damages to the neck and spine are some of the most common injuries that are associated with core training. Keeping your form is an important part of preventing these types of injuries and people that have a pre-existing condition such as back and neck problems really should stay away from core training all together!!
So if the only kind of exercise you do is core training, stop! They will not help you flatten your stomach and they are a waste of time. You would be far better served taking a run around the block or riding on you bicycle than you are doing endless crunching in pursuit of an elusive dream.
