Hard core: these gut-busting moves will get your middle into tip-top shape

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, Sept, 2004 by Martica K. Heaner

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DO THREE SETS OF EIGHT TO 12 REPS of the reverse curl two to three times a week. Once this feels easy, you can either progress to a version for which you keep your head, neck and shoulders lifted off the floor or, if you're ready, to the ab pike. Rest 45 to 60 seconds between sets to give your ab muscles a chance to recover; this ensures that they'll be able to give their best effort each and every set.

BY MARTICA K. HEANER, MA, MEd