Ab King Pro Instructions

Toning the ab muscles is an effective way to lose belly fat.

The Ab King Pro is a piece of exercise equipment designed to tone, tighten and strengthen the abdominal muscles. Its makers tout the machine and its accompanying workout instructions as an effective way to lose weight and increase muscle definition. The Ab King Pro's exercises target the rectus abdominis or "ab" muscles and the oblique muscles along the sides of the stomach.

Instructions

1. Warm up. March in place for two to three minutes to get the blood circulating in your body. This will optimize your workout

2. Stretch. Start with some side bends. While standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, reach your left arm over your head, put your right hand on your hip, and lean to the right. Hold the pose for 20 to 30 seconds, and then repeat. Move on to torso twists. Stand in the same position, but hold your arms out at your sides and slowly pivot at the waist. Do this once to the right and once to the left.

3. Set the incline angle of the back pad and handle. Do this by lifting both until they lock into place at the angle of your choosing. In the beginner position, the back pad is nearly upright. As it flattens toward the floor, the difficulty of the exercises increases.

4. Perform a basic abdominal crunch by planting both feet on the floor, holding gently to the handle and leaning into an upright position. Repeat this eight to 10 times per set if you're a beginner, 10 to 20 times per set if you are more advanced.

5. Perform an oblique crunch. This tones the muscles along the sides of your stomach. Rotate so that you're lying on one hip. Touch your feet to the foot support or the floor and perform the same motion that you did for the basic abdominal crunch. Repeat your sets and repetitions for both sides of the obliques.

6. Try the lower half abdominal buster once you've grown comfortable with the first two exercises. Lift your legs so that your knees are bent in the air above your waist. Pump your legs slowly toward your chest and back out to the start position. Take care not to let your back or head rise off of the pad. This exercise targets your lower abs.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't use your arms to lift yourself up or to aid you in a difficult movement. This relieves your abs of effort.

• Keep your head on the back pad to avoid neck strain and to make sure that all work is done by your abs.

References

• Ab King Pro Owner's Manual