Lose those crunches and get a stronger and sexier abs!!

What crunches do and don't do

I see so many people do crunches with the wrong idea of what they actually do. These are the facts about crunches. Crunches will not slim your waist down. Crunches and variation of crunches can often bother the lower back. There are exercises that work, so much better then crunches. I'm going break down each of these fact, and reveal the truth about the crunch.

There are a ton of people out there, who think crunches make you skinner. A crunch is a resistance exercise. Meaning they, strengthen and build muscles. They don't do anything for the size of your waste or your weight. What your probably looking for is to lose fat off your midsection. This comes from full body workouts and interval training.

Now, that we know what crunches do and don't do, we can move on. Although, ab exercises wont really burn fat or trim your waist. You still shouldn't neglect your abs. Strong abs will give give you better posture, reduce back pain and if your body fat is lower enough can give you a very sexy mid section. Crunches aren't the ideal ab exercise. They often put to much pressure on the lower back and they don't work abs how they naturally work.

So, if not crunches then what. Full core exercises are the best exercise for your abs. Here are a few examples of good ab exercises. Planks, side planks, jack knife and ab roll out to just name a few. These exercises work the abs, how they are made to work. They focus on stabilizing and resisting rotation.

Try swapping out all your crunches with these stability exercises and let me know how it goes. Would love to hear from you.

As you can see there so many benefits of doing real work, so go out and get one. Let me know how it goes. If you like to learn more about my personal training and nutritional counseling then click here Fall River Personal Trainer

He trains out of Pro fitness and mma, which is a Fall River Health clubs.

Fall River the top 3 reasons why you should be keeping a food journal!!

The 3 Reasons why your missing out if your not using this powerful weight loss tool.

Hey, guys just woke up a hour ago did some grocery shopping and now enjoying my favorite protein shake. Any ways I wanted to talk about how much a food journal can really help you get to your goal weight. The main reason is to keep you accountable for what you eat. But there are few other import an ones too. It is easier to see what mistakes you may be making if your not seeing the results, your looking for. Another one is to find out the best foods for your body. You see if your not keeping a food journal your keeping your fat loss potential back.

Reason #1- We all know that changing your eating habits is probably the hardest part about losing weight. It can be real tough to change a life time of bad eating habits. Keeping a food journal can really help you stay accountable. There's something about writing down that you had a piece cake in your journal, that makes you not want to eat it. Especially if your trainer's going see it. On the other hand, it can remind you how well your doing . But, you see if your not honest with your journal, it defeats the purpose.

Reason # 2- Have you ever had a month where you didn't lose as much weight as you wanted to. This can usually always be linked back to your nutrition. If your keeping an accurate food journal. You can nip the problem right in the butt, by just reviewing your journal and see where the problem lies. I have had clients who thought they where doing good, but once we reviewed there journal. We found out what there problems were.

Reason #- 3- The hardest thing about giving nutrition information out is that everybody body is different. People like different things, different food make you feel a certain way. If your keeping a food journal you can write how you feel, after you eat a meal. For instance you can write if that meal satisfied you, did it fill you up or make you feel bloated. Writing how each meal made you feel can help you pick the best foods for your body. Great example protein drinks don't fill me up for long, so I like to eat real food most of time or blend real foods into my protein shakes so I'm full for longer. This is so important because if you eat foods that don't satisfy you, then most likely you are going eat again soon. Or even worse binge at the end of the day.

As you can see there so many benefits of having a food journal, so go out and get one. Let me know how it goes. If you like to learn more about my personal training and nutritional counseling then click here Fall River Personal Trainer