The Olympics are nearing the end of its second week and I find myself wondering, “What happened to all the cool events”? Given that NBC and its affiliates do most of the Olympic coverage (Not so well I may add), most of the events that are being covered revolve around Gold medal hopefuls. I can see that this is a matter of national pride and all that jazz, but do we REALLY want to see someone run for ten seconds and then hear minutes of narration? In my opinion, I’d rather see two athletes from different countries kicking the life out of each other or two fencers going at it. There are so many crazy Olympic events going on and we did not get enough coverage on them. I mean, NBC news even announced early in the Olympic games that archery, an event they did not really cover extensively, was the most viewed event during that period of time. Though there have been momentous occasions during the Olympic coverage, such as Michael Phelp’s record breaking medal count or Usain Bolt’s victory in the 100m and 200m dash, but we also miss out crazy events like BMX or archery for FULL TIME coverage of the Olympic marathon event. Marathon runners are amazing for their superhuman endurance and speed, but who would want to see people running for an hour or so nonstop? I mean, what do the announcers say? Though NBC tries to promote the potential victories of the US, they could add some more variety to their coverage.
More Variety in the Olympic Coverage?
What Abs Do You Want?
So you’re starting to work out for the first time and, just for the sake of this article, you’re making realistic goals for how you want to look. Now, a lot of people end up hitting a snag when it comes to the abs and get frustrated on how to work those muscles efficiently for the six-pack. I’ve heard stories that some people go as far as doing crazy 30 minute abdomen workouts A DAY. Now, despite popular belief, doing that much work on your abs could yield to something completely different from what you want. Now, broadly speaking, there are two general types of abs. On the one hand you have the slender, defined six-pack that you typically see in high endurance athletes like runners or triathletes.
On the other hand, you have massive, bulgy abs. These kinds of abs are typically seen on those huge body builders. Now, the aforementioned abdomen regiment would lead to you having MASSIVELY huge abs. Depending on what you’re looking for, it may or may not be what you want. To get the defined abdomen, you typically want to do minimal abdomen workouts. For example, you would want to do some abdomen regiment sets for about 3 minutes of your typical workout per day. That’s right, per day.
From my experience, your abs works unlike your other muscles and don’t need much down time for rest. But if you’re looking for the massive abs, you do HEAVY abdomen regiments once a week for about 30-45 minutes. It sounds insane to do abs for that long, but some websites like Scooby’s Workshop advise that for body builder type abs. So, if you’re the first time workout enthusiast and having troubles with abdomen types, try considering these factors before deciding on a workout regiment and see what works for you.