{"id":62,"date":"2013-02-20T01:02:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T01:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absstrengthguide.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2015-11-11T15:19:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:19:32","slug":"balance-trunk-muscles-to-lose-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absstrengthguide.com\/blog\/balance-trunk-muscles-to-lose-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance Trunk Muscles To Lose Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&rsquo;s kind of funny, actually&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, training to get ripped really doesn&rsquo;t come down to training harder at all.  In fact, it can all come down to a very simple muscle balancing formula.  The goal is to properly align your joints so that your muscle definition better shows.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, it&rsquo;s the same thing as sitting down and leaning forward.  If there&rsquo;s any chance you&rsquo;ve got small rolls in your stomach, they&rsquo;re going to show, right?<\/p>\n<p>Well, this could be happening all over your body. A great way to correct for it is by balancing out your trunk muscles first.  I&rsquo;ve put together a 5-Step Muscle Balancing giant set for you to that will help you with this exact purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong> Perform each exercise until momentary muscular failure.  In other words, your last &lsquo;clean&rsquo; rep, but until complete exhaustion of this muscle group.  You have 10 seconds rest\/transition time before the following exercise.  Repeat this giant set daily until your posture improves and your body looks more balanced.  (estimated time commitments = 2-4 weeks)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Middle Trap On The Ball<\/li>\n<li>Modified Tree Cutters With Plates (or Dumbbells)<\/li>\n<li>3 Position Back Extensions On The Ball<\/li>\n<li>Vertical Dumbbell Crossover Plank<\/li>\n<li>Inverted Lat Rows With Feet On The Ball<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/84941430\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By performing this giant set daily, you will start to notice muscles popping out in places you never knew were possible.  You&rsquo;ll see your body change and adapt in exciting new ways. <span style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 12px; color:#585858;\">*Results may vary. Please read our full disclaimer <a href=\"\/\/absstrengthguide.com\/disclaimer.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m excited for you&#8230; and I can&rsquo;t wait to hear your feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Go ahead and do this right now.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to &lsquo;speaking&rsquo; with you.<\/p>\n<p>have a great day,<\/p>\n<p>Kareem<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\np{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;}\np strong{color:#0270db}\nol,ul{margin:0 0 20px 0;}\n.drksig{color: #000080;text-align: right;}\n.headlinestle{font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;color:#ec008c;text-align: center;}\n.blue{color:#0270db}\n.orange{color:#fe661e}\n.green{color:#005e20;}\np.style10{font-weight:bold;color:#fe661e;margin-bottom:5px;}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s kind of funny, actually&#8230; Sometimes, training to get ripped really doesn&rsquo;t come down to training harder at all. In fact, it can all come down to a very simple muscle balancing formula. 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