We are all looking for that best and most effective abs exercise to help you get a flat stomach, or a six-pack and get that nice, sexy looking stomach. I mean, just look at the infomercials that you see on late night telesevision which always seem to promote the latest gizmo or gadget for getting you a flat stomach. Most of those gadgets, I believe, are a waste of money and are not that effective.
What you can use is your own bodyweight. And I believe that one of the best abs exercises out there is the push up. Now you may not be thinking of a push up as an abs exercise, but if you get in a push up position with your knees off the ground, your abs are working extremely hard at supporting your body and helping you maintain that position. So when you go up and down and perform a push up, your abs are contracted and working hard the entire time. If you lay down on your back and do a more tradtional abs exercise, like a crunch, everytime you are on the down portion of the movement, your back is supported by the ground and your abs are relaxed, not working.
Besides being a great abs exercise, the push up is also one of the best exercises to strengthen and develop your upper body, including your chest, shoulders and triceps. You may be thinking there are only a couple of different ways to do a push up, but I made a video that includes 17 different ways to perform a push up, and these don’t require any equipment at all. The push up is also one of my favorite exercises to do in the 4-Minute Circuits that I like to perform. You can check out the 4-Minute Workout DVDs here.
And guess what? You can do a push up anywhere - at home, outside, in your hotel room when you are out of town - anywhere at all.
Anyway, enjoy the push up video below. There are push ups for every level of fitness - from complete beginner to advanced athlete. I would love for you to watch the video and leave your comments. Did I leave any push ups out? Can you think of other types of push ups to do?
