Roman Chair

Roman Chair For An Enhanced Six Pack Abs

Have you ever tried using a Roman chair in your life? Well, did you know that using such kind of chairs can give you that six pack shape everyone in this world hopes to have. Yes, the Roman chair has been popularly used recently by most trainers and fitness gurus alike and even recommending the use of such chairs when trying to bring your body back to its tip-top shape.

Many have tremendously done crunches to no avail but try doing your crunches using the Roman chair that patiently waits for you in the gym and you will be surprised what great abs you are going to have. Indeed, they are very effective in your abs workouts. As a matter of fact, even the American Council on Exercise discovered that from the 13 well used ab exercises all over the world, using the Roman chair made it on the top two lists. This is simply for the reason that the Roman chair not only works on the middle of your abdomen but also, specifically on the obliques or the rectus abdominus. Here are some helpful tips on the right exercises that will give you the best abs.

Bent Knee Raises

Keep your back against the back pad of the Roman chair and put your arms on the arm rests. Step off the raised area in order for your arms to support your weight then gently elevate your legs. This you may do either with your knees bent or legs straight to keep your back still alongside the pad of the Roman chair. Then gradually lower both your knees and legs back to their original position and do again.

Leg Lifting

And once you get back to your original position, make sure to bring your left leg above your right knee while still on the Roman chair. You are doing the correct thing if you were able to make a figure of the number four while doing this exercise. Then slowly bend your right leg a little in order to decrease the pressure you have on your back against the pad of the Roman chair. After which, do again with the right leg going over your left leg this time, following the same procedures until you make another figure of the number 4.

Basic Obliques

From your original position, slowly raise your two bent knees at the same time as you twist from your waist to your side. You may actually focus on the side you prefer first; then alternately doing the same procedure between them throughout each set.

And for such exercises in a Roman chair, you must do two or up to four sets with about ten to twenty reps for every set of exercise. Make sure you exhale every time you raise your legs to achieve the optimum contraction. Do these three to five times each week, may be after a little warming up, or better yet, at the end of every workout while in the gym using the Roman chair. Truly, a Roman chair can bring you the six pack abs you have always dreamed of!