3 Dangerous “Ab Exercises” People OVER 40 Must AVOID (Damage the neck & spine!)

INSTEAD: Use This Simple 12-Minute Movement To Get a FLAT Belly: http://gl12.net/3abmistakes Hey everybody out there, Coach Dan Long with Get Lean in 12, and today, I'm at the gym because I've got to show you 3 huge mistakes that people are making when they want flat abs, and they want 6 pack abs, and they're making these all the time. And I see them, and I want to make sure that you're not doing them. So now, first mistake that people make. I'm going to come out here see this. First mistake that people make is the grip on the back of your head. Number 1, if you're putting your hands together like this, putting them back behind your head, and you're doing crunches like this, watch, back like this, kinda go like this so you can see me, and then coming back, and then back up. Number 1, that's the wrong crunch. It's the worst you can do for your lower spine. And number 2, if you're gripping the back of your head like that, promise me, and I promise you, that I guarantee it, by tomorrow morning, your neck is going to be hurting because you're also putting pressure on the spine. So how you fix that is very simple. Take your fingertips, put them on the back of your head like so, so now you're not using any grip on the lower part of your lumbar, all the way down, you're using it right on top of your head. I don't want to, this is also the wrong crunch. You're not doing this, and up and down. That's horrible. This is not a proper crunch. You will get more out of the exercise if you do it this way. So again, fingertips on the back of the head, [INAUDIBLE] over here. Fingertips on the back of the head, come back like so, lift your legs off the ground, bring your upper back off the ground, bring your knees in, and then back out. Back in and then back out, instead of doing this crunch, which is so bad for your lower back now. Now, the breathing process should be exhaling, getting all the air out of your gut so that you're compacting those ab muscles. So if you're just doing rapid movement really fast, you're using momentum. If you're not breathing properly, you're also not squeezing the abs to get the contraction. So it's like this. So if I'm doing a crunch, and I'm coming back, it's inhale, and exhale, inhale, and exhale, inhale, exhale. So when my knees come in, and I contract those abs, all the air needs to be out of your stomach. You're going to feel that in your abs, and you're going to feel that contracting so much harder than if you're not breathing properly. So now the next thing that people are doing is, that same exact exercise, they're not breathing properly, and they're doing it too fast. So it will be like this. So this is a proper movement, but if you're this and you're moving so fast, guess what's happening? You're using momentum, and now your abs, all they're doing is just moving fast. There's no contraction. You're not breathing properly, and you're not going to get a flat belly that way. And you're not going to get 6 pack abs that way. OK, so remember, I said, the grip, I actually showed you more than 3. The grip on the back of the head, very important. These traditional stupid crunches that people do like this with their feet under the couch, or someone's holding their feet, that is so bad for your lower back, so stop doing those immediately. I don't want you doing them anymore, OK? You're going to replace that with this. Remember, legs up, upper back up, legs in, come back out. Exhale, inhale. Exhale, inhale, right? You're going to replace it with that. So remember, the breathing properly, the hands, which is the fingertips on the back of the head, upper back, legs off the ground, knees into the chest, and then make sure you're contracting those abs by breathing properly. And I promise you, that you will get the flat belly, and the body that you desire. Now, you have to move differently. These movements I'm showing you, these are specific for people that are over the age of 35 and are looking to get the flat belly that you desire. Now if you need a lot of movements, and you want to know the protocols that are exactly specifically designed for people like you, if you're over the age of 35, well, I have a system. The system is called, up at this link, it's called the over 40 ab and flat belly solution. It will help you. It will give you everything you need. And you have to have the full system to understand what metabolic bursting is, what these movements do for you, tons more movements to help you get that dream body. Well it's all with the system. Thank you for stopping in. I'll see you all in the next video, and keep going strong.