I've been a Bowflex owner for over 3 years now, best investment I've ever made!!! Lost 25lbs my first 8 months on the program and have since developed my own routine which has served me well.
I read your article on getting 6 pack abs. You left a few things out. 1. When it comes to burning the fat doing cardio you failed to mention that the caridio MUST be done at 70% on max heart rate that is the rate the body start to burn fat. 2. You are teaching how to perform the ab exercise incorrect. Before even beginning the exercise you must contarct the abs toward the floor for the muscles to activate and fatigue The way to teach this to tell the client to imagine there is a string attached to the belly button and comes out the back, imagine someone is pulling on the string and the abs are being pulled into the center of the body. If abs exercise is not done this way two things will happen 1. when crunch is done the muscles will get bigger toward the front of the abs and a bulge will appear as if the person is getting fat. 2nd the abs wont get stronger.
David Wehrenberg, ATC healthylife.usana.com
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I've been a Bowflex owner for over 3 years now, best investment I've ever made!!! Lost 25lbs my first 8 months on the program and have since developed my own routine which has served me well.
I read your article on getting 6 pack abs. You left a few things out. 1. When it comes to burning the fat doing cardio you failed to mention that the caridio MUST be done at 70% on max heart rate that is the rate the body start to burn fat.
What is your basis for making this statement? Sounds like you are propagating an urban myth here. Are you telling us that all the concentration camp prisoners that came out looking like skeletons, had higher than 70% heart rate all the time?
On the contrary, the percentage of fat to carbs as the source of energy decreases as heart rate increases.
thanks for your post. i tried to get a bowflex discussion group started, but got mostly wisecracks. i use a bowflex when i am at my 2nd home. it works well. i didn't buy it for abs, i use straps and and an abslide for that. i bookmarked your webpage. thanks again. frank. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I've been a Bowflex owner for over 3 years now, best investment I've ever made!!! Lost 25lbs my first 8 months on the program and have since developed my own routine which has served me well.
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I read your article on getting 6 pack abs. You left a few things out. 1. When it comes to burning the fat doing cardio you failed to mention that the caridio MUST be done at 70% on max heart rate that is the rate the body start to burn fat.