Fire Up your ABS (RevAbs Program)

I haven’t written on my blog in about a month due to several reasons but I am still working out with the RevAbs program and find that it is helping me stay tone.  I will be posting some before and after pics but Im only in day 40 of 90 so hopefully soon.  The workouts are less time and more cardio based and like I said before you really don’t feel like your getting an AB workout but you really are.  This post will be mainly on one of the Discs called Fire Up your Abs.  Remember that half the battle is your diet so if you would like some help click here or continue reading.     

It consists of 5 workout routines and repeated 3 times for about a total of 40 minutes with stretching and cool down.  Not bad when all you have to do is follow the program and 40 minutes later you have burned like 600 calories.  When was the last time you went to the gym and burned that many in that quick of time. 

PLANK-  Is the first position after the stretching and its pretty much a push up position but your forearms are flat on the ground, head in your chest and back flat.  You hold this position for a minute and yes if you do it correctly and squeeze your Abs then it will be a painfully good feeling.  

COBRA-Is a position that helps strengthen your back because doing this helps your posture and of course your Abs.  In this move you lay on your stomach with your legs together and arms in a T position.  Then for 1 minute you lift your arms so that your shoulder blades are touching and then lift your chest off the ground.  You will definitely feel this in your shoulders and back 30 seconds into the exercise.  OUCH! 

DUMBELL JACKKNIFE- Is a favorite of mine because it really kills the ABs.  Sit up position and knees bent with a dumbbell in hands.  Then you pretty much lift one leg in the air and the dumbbell going all the way up to the top of the foot.  Just picture your body bending like a hinge and your objective is to touch your toes with the dumbbell.  You alternate sides until the minute 30(sec) is up.  I use 20 pounds and its tough and barely get through it. 

SIDE PLANK-  Is fairly simple but gives your obliques a great tight feeling when your done.  Its like a regular plank but your only using one forearm and lifting the other hand in the air.  Your feet should be staggered for better support but for a challenge stack them on top of each other.    You do 30 seconds on each side.

STRIDERS-This is a 30 second routine that gets the whole body involved and I think a little more fun than just doing a plain old jumping jack like the majority of his other videos.  Picture hugging yourself and crossing your legs at the same time but only really fast.  So your opening and closing your legs and arms while jumping in between.  I’m trying to explain this correctly so I hope it doesn’t sound confusing. 

These steps are repeated two more times as the 3rd round is called the spice round and Brett adds a little spice to it.  What he means is changes it up a little bit to make the last set more challenging.  I didn’t see much difference but once again I did do P90x twice before this workout.  If your a beginner to beach body and are trying this for the first time then no more than 10 and 15 pound weights will be fine for this workout.