The Ab Revolution: How to Use Your Abs All the time for real life : No More Crunches! No More Back Pain, burn calories, work your abs, and save your back while doing you

by Bookspan, Jolie

• ISBN13: 9781410745279
• ISBN10: 1410745279
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Authorhouse

Table of Contents

Dedication	iii
Table of Contents	v
Revolution!	1	(2)
Why Do Abs?	3	(1)
Using Abs Doesn't Mean ``Sucking Them In'' or Making Them ``Tight''	4	(1)
What Exactly Do Abs Do?	5	(1)
How Do Abs Control Posture?	6	(3)
Abs are Your Guy Wires from the Front	9	(1)
What is Lordosis?	10	(2)
How Do Abs Help Your Back?	12	(3)
What About the Ab Study?	15	(1)
What's Wrong with Crunches?	16	(1)
Doing Abs Doesn't Automatically Change Posture or Back Pain	17	(2)
But Aren't You Supposed to Stick Your Behind Out?	19	(2)
What Are All the Muscles Called?	21	(2)
How to Use Your Abs When Standing Up	23	(2)
How to Use Abs When Doing Other Exercises	25	(7)
How to Use Abs for Carrying Loads	32	(2)
How to Use Abs for Reaching	34	(1)
How to Use Abs for Stretching Your Arms	35	(1)
How to Use Abs for Stretching Your Legs	36	(1)
Real Athletes Use Abs	37	(1)
What About Ab Machines?	38	(1)
What About Leg Lifts?	39	(3)
What About ``Captain's Chair?''	42	(2)
Arching Isn't the Culprit	44	(3)
What About Abdominal Twists?	47	(2)
What About Lower Abs and Reverse Crunches?	49	(3)
What About Exercise Balls?	52	(4)
What About Ab Isolators?	56	(1)
What About Ab Rocking Devices?	57	(1)
What About Electronic Ab Zapper Belts?	58	(1)
What About Miracle Liquids and Fat Burners?	59	(1)
What About Neoprene Waist Bands?	60	(1)
What Exercises Work Your Abs the Way You Need For Real Life?	61	(1)
How Many, How Often?	62	(1)
Using Abs to Control Torso Posture for Normal Standing	63	(5)
Using Oblique Abs to Control Torso Posture	68	(3)
Using Abs to Control Torso Posture When Using Weights	71	(5)
Using Abs to Control Torso Posture for Reaching and Lifting Overhead	76	(3)
Using Oblique Abs to Control Torso Posture When Reaching and Lifting Overhead	79	(1)
Using Abs for Throwing and Other Overhead Arm Activities	80	(2)
Using Abs for Side and Underhand Arm Activities	82	(2)
Using Abs for Punching	84	(3)
Using Abs For Pushing	87	(1)
Using Abs for Kicking	88	(2)
Using Backpacks, Babies, and Bags as Ab Exercise	90	(1)
Using Backpacks, Babies, and Bags as Oblique Ab Exercise	91	(1)
Using Abs to Throw a Tantrum	92	(2)
``Ab-Only'' Exercises are Not Good	94	(2)
Should You Work Your Abs Every Day or Every Other Day?	96	(1)
How Do You Flatten Your Abdomen?	97	(1)
How Do You Get a ``Washboard?''	98	(2)
More Praise for Dr. Bookspan's Ab Revolution	100	(2)
More Books by Dr. Jolie Bookspan	102	(1)
Health & Fitness in Plain English	102	(1)
Credits	103	(2)
About the Author	105