The Best Abdominal Exercises For Men

You can probably find a myriad of explanations for why men desire to get in shape.

It can be to be healthy, to compete athletically, to look their best, or to stay young. Everyone's appearance is very important to them, especially the condition of their abs. To have six pack abs is the status symbol of strength, health, and fitness.

So what are the best abdominal exercises for men that will allow them to acquire this status symbol?

It is simply to consume a nicely balanced, low-fat diet and to select abdominal training exercises that will assist in burning away belly fat.

Listed here are three abdominal exercises that will be a great help in order for guys to reach this goal:

1. Reverse Crunches

With this exercise lie down flat on your back with your hands flat down beside you. Instead of lifting your back and shoulders up off the floor like you would with a normal crunch, you are going to keep your head and shoulders on the floor and lift your lower back up off the floor with your knees bent. Repeat for 25 reps or for a many reps as you can.

2. Leg Raises

This exercise is similar to the Reverse Crunch except your legs are straight up in the air with your heels to the ceiling. Again place the palms of your hands on the floor beside you and then lift your lower back up, legs remaining straight and heels remaining pointed towards the ceiling, and then gently back down to the floor.

It is important with this exercise that you do not allow your legs to swing over your head, but that they remain straight up in the air as you lift up off of the floor.

Do this for 25 reps or again, as many as you can.

3. V Ups

Start out flat on your back. Raise your head and shoulders up off of the floor with only your lower back remaining on the floor. Lift your legs up off the floor, keep them straight. As you come up reach with straight arms toward your feet, then smoothly lie back down and bring your legs down. You want to form the pike position when you are up. Do this for 30 reps or as many as you can.

Breathing is extremely important with these exercises. Be sure that you do not hold your breath, but that you inhale and exhale during the reps.