swimming workouts for abs
Swimming Workouts for Abs
Did you know that swimming helps burn more calories than walking or cycling? But, that's not all it can also help you get great looking abs...
- The best workout to warm up your body is a 4 x 50 m session of each stroke.
- After you are done with the session, start with a 5 x 50 m to put your body into a good momentum.
- The butterfly stroke is the most effective swimming workout to develop your abs. Hence, the next set can be either a 5 x 50 m butterfly or a 10 x 50 m session of butterfly and freestyle strokes.
- If you choose the 5 x 50 m butterfly stroke, then make it a point to follow it up with a 5 x 50 m breaststroke or another set of butterfly stroke.
- Induct longer sets such as 5 x 100 m freestyle or 8 x 100 m medley. These sets will increase your stamina and boost your respiration considerably, thereby effectively burning the fat deposits in the abs.
- The last part of the workout should be specifically aimed at stressing your abdominal muscles. Start off by a simple 4 x 50 m of all individual strokes. Then follow it up with a 2 x 50 m set of freestyle and butterfly strokes.
- Swim the last 4 x 50 m with the strokes of your choice.
- You can also take up a more vigorous set of 4 x 50 m freestyle with 10 dips after every 50 m.
- After you are done with this workout, mildly cool down by doing a 50 m back stroke run in a gentle, relaxed manner. Cooling down is very important; if you stop the exercise at its peak, various muscles may cramp up.
- Apart from rigorous workouts for your abs, it is necessary to have a clean and healthy diet.
- Abstaining from frequent alcohol consumption, taking in plenty of carbohydrates and proteins and eating natural works wonders.
- Unless you consume enough proteins, you won't be able to rebuild the stressed and damaged muscles.