Time to work on those abs!

It is very important to have a strong core of your body. It is very important to work on your abdominals after every workout that you do.

According to Florida Atlantic University trainer, Brian Remington, a runner needs to do a minimum of 4,000 abs a week.

There are many different ab workouts one can do, but I will introduce you to the twomain ab workouts that the sprinters at FAU use.

The first one is called crunches.

To do a cruch, you need to lay on your back and put your knees up in the air. Position your legs hip length apart. Place your hands behind your head so that your thumbs are tucked behind your ears. Hold your elbows slightly out to the sides and keep your chin pointing upward. Curl up forward and make your head and shoulder blades lift off of the floor. Make sure that you are not pulling your head with your hands, as that would not be working your ab muscles. Pause for a moment and hold as you squeeze your abs. Release and continue until you do 100 of them.

The second one is called V-Ups.

To do a v-up, you need to lay on your back with your arms stretched above your head and your legs flat. Raise your straight legs up in the air and reach to touch your toes with your hands at the same time. Once you touch your toes with your hands, flatten back out to the starting position. Continue to do these until you reach 100 repititions.