Want to know a couple of new tricks? Get a jump on your midsection
training with Davana Medina’s star-quality ab workout.
Six-Pack Strategy
Oxygen #61, pg. 54
By Lisa Nicholson
When it comes to rating her own level of conditioning at different times
of the year, fitness pro Davana Medina looks to her abs – and more
specifically, her obliques.
“I don’t know if people really notice them, but it makes me
feel as though I’m where I should be before a competition,”
she says. “My family says they look like teeth on the side of my stomach.”
Although Davana recommends three sets of 15 to 20 repetitions for most abdominal
exercises, she does say that having good form and doing fewer reps is better
than poor form and doing more. Work your abs every other day for six weeks
to see max results.
TOP PERFORMERS
1.
bicycle
Lie on your back with your knees and hips bent at a 90-degree angle, as
if you were sitting on a chair. Place your hands behind your head and, with
open elbows, lift your shoulders slightly off the floor. Rotate your upper
body and bring your left elbow to your right knee. Remember to keep your
elbows open. Rotate to the other side, bringing your right elbow to your
left knee. Do three sets of 15 to 20 reps.
2. ball twists
Sit and balance on your
glutes with your bent legs raised and holding a 10-pound medicine ball in
front of you. Twist your upper body to the right then return to center.
Repeat on the left side. Do three sets of 15 to 20 complete repetitions.
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Sit and balance on your
glutes with your bent legs raised and holding a 10-pound medicine ball in
front of you. Twist your upper body to the right then return to center.
Repeat on the left side. Do three sets of 15 to 20 complete repetitions.
