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Amy
Kessler
Age:
45
Height: 5'6
Weight: 125 pounds
Favorite Body Part: Abs
I work
out with heavy weights of which I use predominantly free
weights. I like to stick to a 3 day on with one day off split
routine or sometimes change it up with a 2 day on one day off
routine. I break my body parts into one Leg training day, a
Chest day, Triceps day, Biceps, Shoulder day and
a Back day. As a guide I try to maintain rep ranges
around 8 - 12 and approximately 3 sets for each exercise. I only
work out for a maximum of 40 minutes 4 to 5 days a week.
Anything over 1 hour is very bad and wears you down and you
loose testosterone which ultimately leads to muscle
deterioration. Rotating my workouts and changing exercises
frequently I find works very well for me and it keeps my
workouts fresh and body stimulated.
The supplements I take are whey and casein
protein and a multi-vitamin. Some tips I would encourage you to
do are to change up your workout routine every three-four weeks
- perform ab workouts after a lifting session or after cardio -
consume less sodium in your diet - perform ab workouts with 30
second rests - perform ab workouts in a circuit to reduce
fatigue in certain abdominal areas.

My typical day starts with
5 egg whites with oatmeal ( Always eat
in the morning or your body will break down right away) Rest of
the day every three hours I eat at least 40 grams of protein
with 40 grams of carbs which would be either Whey Protein with
oatmeal at one sitting or meals like lean steaks, fish, chicken
or tuna fish with oatmeal or potato for my carbs. I guess I eat
a lot of Oatmeal because it's about the only carb that the body
does not store as fat, plus it breaks down slow so it keeps you
full so your not hungry all the time.
Here is my meal lists broken down:
10 am - 5 egg
whites with oatmeal, 1 PM - chicken with potato, 4 PM - chicken,
fish or steak with oatmeal, 5 PM - work out, 7 PM or right after
workout I have protein drink with oatmeal, 8 PM - tuna or some
type of 40 gram protein meal with oatmeal, 11pm - protein drink
So I try to eat every two-three hours.
I think for sit-ups if you do overhead
raises where you lay flat on a bench and grab a bar behind you
while raising your legs. Those hit most of your entire mid
section. Also if I was a guy I would do hanging leg raises
because they would ad thickness to your ABS. I just think when I
do those they get to muscular (looks good on a guy but not that
feminine on a girl ). I also do ab crunches on a slight incline
board, however i'll only raise my back off the board maybe an
inch or two. People do these wrong by going all the way off the
board then you release your resistance off the board.
I train my abs two times a week for 20
minutes. The reason for this is that I do heavy leg workouts and
chest workouts so the middle gets real tight and can help with
working the abs. If I do ABS like 5x a week then I feel I get
burned out then when it comes to the main dumbbell or barbell
workout I would just do half and leave because of burnout.
I guess the main goal is to not stop on
the days you feel tired try to do something. Also break your
body parts into groups and let them rest at least 72 hours
before slamming them again. Try to do reps around 8 - 15 for
girls. When you start going over 15 reps then you need to add
some weight to your stack. The week where you feel tired at
least do light workouts instead of doing nothing.
Less than 3 years ago I knew nothing about
bodybuilding and I don't kill myself either. It's JUST
SCIENCE. Craig Steven's taught me that every girl without
steroids can only get so big no matter how much she works out
and still look very feminine. So lift heavy and eat right and
within a year you will be shocked plus the body fat will melt
off and you will see abs without actually doing a ton of ab
exercises.
So have fun, Lots of Love, and eat right.
Amy
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