He just had, well, that basketball-sized bulge around his waist his gut . You probably said to yourself that you'd never look like that when you were his age. Well, if you're like most men, you didn't realize that not getting a gut meant doing some necessary work. The majority of experts on gut reduction in this country say that diet is the most important thing, not how hard you work your obliques and abdominals. Leg lifts and twists increase muscle, but the problem for men is usually fat intake in their diet, not enough cardiovascular exercise, and bad posture.
Posture is very important to maintain abdominal health.
Standing up straight takes energy, and Wilder says that this is one way to make sure your muscles are always getting a workout. If you're doing a crunch, you should never be relaxing. Always engage the muscle. Emphasize the negative part of the exercise, elongating the muscle. That is, emphasize the way down with your legs, not the way up.