Contains over 70 easy-to-follow exercises using your own body weight as well as fitness balls, medicine balls and abdominal machines that gives you leaner abs, a stronger lower-back, better posture and a trimmer waistline.

The essential diet and fitness guide to lean, ripped abs—including a results-driven 4-week program to lose weight, strengthen your core, and chisel your entire body Call it a spare tire, muffin top, or paunch. Men and women consistently cite their belly as their biggest problem area—and it is often the toughest final pounds to lose. Not anymore! Whether readers’ eating habits have been affected by stress, their bodies have changed with age, or they’re constantly doing crunches without results, it’s time to blast belly fat the right way. Using the comprehensive, week-by-week eating and exercise plan, readers can lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks—and keep it off, forever. Including a step-by-step, 4-week eating and exercise plan, easy-to-prepare recipes, and hundreds of exercises, The Men’s Health Big Book of Abs is the ultimate guide to a leaner, fitter, sexier body.

A science-based, no fads approach to optimal fitness and health from top fitness author, model and contributor Robert Marting. Robert has appeared in and on covers of the top fitness magazines all over the world including Men's Fitness, Exercise and Health and Muscle And Fitness. After producing the DVD series "Great Form Equals Great Results", Robert was invited by the USDHHS in Washington, D.C. as an expert panelist to help find solutions and combat childhood obesity. UBAA includes safe and effective workouts, meal plans and mental focus tips to keep you on track to your goals day-to-day. There are so many fads in the fitness industry, it's easy to get distracted and lose focus on the goal: stay on track and get the body and life you want. Robert is in his mid-40's now and he wrote this book for people who want to simply set goals and reach them, without hype, fads or obsessing about anything. Get informed, apply Robert's knowledge and learn how to look and feel 20 years younger!

The first guide ever to cover every single possible exercise for shaping and strengthening abdominal muscles--from traditional situps to weights and machines to gymnastics, yoga, and dance--this book also includes specialized programs for back-pain sufferers. 300 photos.

Includes: beginner, intermediate and advanced programmes; lower abdomen, upper abdomen and obliques training; how to test abdominal strength and coordination; nutritional considerations and exercise menu. Also brings light to the myths of ab training and the implications of poor training.

Chiseled abs, a defined midsection, and a powerful core require more than sit-ups, crunches, and the latest miracle diet. To achieve true six-pack success, you’re going to need a plan—one based on the most effective exercises and sound programming. You need Abs Revealed. In Abs Revealed, award-winning personal trainer Jonathan Ross provides a complete program for strengthening, sculpting, and maintaining your midsection. More than a collection of exercises, Abs Revealed shows you how to fire your ab muscles regardless of your current fitness level, identify your goals, and develop a personalized workout program to fit your schedule with progressions built in for quick and clear results. This results-oriented, step-by-step guide also includes more than 60 core exercises, ready-to-use workout plans, and advice on integrating abdominal development into cardio and strength routines. Moreover, you’ll discover strategies for applying the latest research on diet and nutrition to enhance and maintain muscle definition and tone throughout the year. If you’re tired of doing endless crunches with limited results, let Abs Revealed show you a better way. With proven plans and personalized programming, it’s your step–by-step guide to six-pack success.

Exercises to stretch and tone abdominal muscles.