{"id":8614,"date":"2021-05-25T18:56:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T23:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=8614"},"modified":"2021-05-25T18:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T23:56:09","slug":"lets-get-your-abs-ready-for-summer-4-exercise-ab-workout-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/lets-get-your-abs-ready-for-summer-4-exercise-ab-workout-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Get Your Abs Ready For Summer &#8212; 4 Exercise Ab Workout Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/get-shredded-yt.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/get-shredded-yt.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/get-shredded-yt.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/get-shredded-yt.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/get-shredded-yt.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>Ahhhh, summertime!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temps are rising, the sun is shining, the bbq is fired up, and days at the pool, beach, or lake are likely on your agenda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty exciting stuff, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until you realize that likely means \u2026<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wearing a swimsuit \u2026<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and you glance in the mirror to see the not-so-flat stomach that has been hiding under jackets and baggy sweatshirts all winter!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we have an <\/span><b><i>AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will help you get your abs ready for swimsuit season!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>But before we tell you about the challenge\u2026<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to point out that <\/span><b><i>if you are healthy and happy <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212; the perfect \u201cbeach body\u201d is the one you have right now! We support you in being confident no matter your shape or waist size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>You do NOT need shredded abs to wear a swimsuit<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><b><i>Swimsuit ready can be at ANY SIZE\u2026.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being healthy should be your priority and for most people, that won\u2019t be having <\/span><b><i>year-round rock hard abs.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Getting a shredded six-pack requires having <\/span><b><i>very low body fat.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is nothing wrong with wanting abs or a totally flat stomach. Just know it takes lots of work (inside and outside of the gym.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that is really your goal, or even if you just want to <\/span><b><i>tone and tighten up a little bit<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we have a great <\/span><b><i>AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will help you achieve a flatter, stronger and more sculpted stomach &#8212;\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>in just minutes a day!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We aren\u2019t saying that this ab workout challenge is all you will have to do to get summer-ready abs!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>\u00a0Doing ab exercises is only part of the equation\u2026..<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having great-looking abs requires consistently performing the right ab exercises with precise form, as well as full-body training, cardio, and eating for your goals and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> body type<\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can no doubt strengthen your abs with our\u00a0 <\/span><b>AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but you won\u2019t be able to see your abs until the fat covering them is gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>You can not spot reduce fat.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do 100 rounds of this <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ab workout challenge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you still won\u2019t be able to see your abs &#8212;\u00a0 if that is where your body holds on to fat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want help getting rid of that layer of fat you should check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FREE BODY TYPE QUIZ <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ezgif-2-f96ea057d666.gif?resize=700%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you answer 6 short questions, you will know your body type and the best way to eat and exercise so you can have your <\/span><b><i>best shot at losing body fat and gaining lean calorie-burning muscle!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CLICK HERE <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to take it whenever you have a couple of minutes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you understand that ab exercises are just ONE thing you will need to do to get the mid-section of your dreams \u2026<\/span><b><i> let\u2019s dive into our ab workout challenge!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ab challenge is perfect for <\/span><b><i>every fitness level. <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From advanced lifters to those that have never done a single sit-up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of <\/span><b>FOUR EXERCISES.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> None of them are advanced movements. These are what we call the basic staples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let the world \u2018basic\u201d fool you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These exercises are staples because they work and <\/span><b><i>hit all areas of the abs that you need to challenge to get six-pack abs!\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes this ab challenge .. challenging \u2026 is the number of rounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll start where you can. Even if that is only one round. But then the next day, you attempt to do another round, then the next time another round, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is to keep adding rounds (as you can) so that you progressively overload your abs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Because remember ..<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><b><i>Your abs are just like any other muscle in your body<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><b><i>and need progressive overload for growth.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the thing with ab training though\u2026 it\u2019s probably the muscle group where people use the crappiest form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And \u2026\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>Crappy form = Crappy results!\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might still manage to still get sore, but you will not see ideal results if you aren\u2019t using proper form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are carving out the time \u2026\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>make every rep count!?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t just print out this <\/span><b>AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and assume\u00a0 you know how to do each exercise&#8211; be sure to check out <\/span><b>THIS VIDEO \u2b07\ufe0f!<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute;\" title=\"20210510 Youtube Pool Party Ab Workout V4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/ROGuclZP-5L2UHiXt.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We quickly show you how to do each of the exercises below with correct form. Take a couple minutes and watch it before you start the challenge!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>POOL PARTY AB WORKOUT CHALLENGE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>STRUCTURE<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 reps of each exercise.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No rest in-between exercises.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all 4 exercises, you will rest for 1 minute.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for as many rounds as you can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EXERCISES<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Exercise One: Straight Arm Crunch<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lay flat on your back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stick your arms straight up over your chest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crunch up ONLY using your abs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raise arms toward the ceiling, but keep them straight. Do not rock or use your arms to gain momentum!!\u00a0 If you do that, you won\u2019t be working your abs very much at all! Keep those arms locked!!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for 10 total reps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Exercise Two: Russian Twist\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit up on your tailbone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lean torso \u201cback\u201d until your feet come up off the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clasp your hands together and turn\/rotate your shoulders to one side as much as you can until your elbow comes as close to the ground as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do the same thing on the other side.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have gone to each side, that is one rep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for 10 total reps.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Exercise Three: Reverse Crunch <\/b><b>(Vince\u2019s favorite bodyweight ab exercise)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lay flat on your back.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put your hands on the floor next to you or under your butt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put your knees up at a 90-degree angle.\u00a0 This is your starting position. It is where you will start every single rep.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drive your knees into your chest until your lower back comes up off the floor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring your knees back to the starting position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for 10 total reps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Exercise Four: Heel Taps<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay on your back. Put your feet on the floor with knees bent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your arms stay down by your sides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crunch up (shoulder blades off the mat) and then reach out as far as possible with your hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twist to the left, tap your left heel, and then twist to the right and tap your right heel. Keep your shoulder blades off the floor the entire time!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One rep is once you have tapped each heel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for 10 total reps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>You may be thinking that this sounds pretty \u201ceasy\u201d &#8212;\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but remember that you are going for as many rounds as possible and there is no rest between exercises. You only get to rest after all 4 exercises are complete!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your first attempt will be <\/span><b><i>setting your personal \u201cbase-line.\u201d <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0You are determining how many rounds you can do as of right now. Then in a day or two, you will do the workout again and try to get in at least one more round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If\u00a0 you can\u2019t do another round yet, no problem! Try adding another next time!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will keep attempting more rounds every time you do the workout (which we suggest doing at least a few times a week.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t get frustrated if you can\u2019t advance right away, or get stuck on a certain number of rounds, just make sure you aren\u2019t doing fewer rounds than the time before.\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>Aim to do the same number of rounds as the previous day &#8212; or more!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if it takes you a couple weeks to add another round &#8212; as long as you are progressing, consistent with doing the challenge at least a few days a week, focusing on full-body exercise, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eating for your body type and goals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8212; <\/span><b><i>you will lose fat and get those abs poppin!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And don&#8217;t forget\u2026.\u00a0 if you aren&#8217;t sure how to eat and exercise for your body type or aren\u2019t even sure what your body type is, we have that <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE QUIZ<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can take!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s already helped tens of thousands of people reach their goals faster and easier!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vshred.com\/sp\/survey\/survey-aka1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CLICK HERE<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to check it out!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhhh, summertime! 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