One morning you get out of bed, looking at yourself in the mirror and think: "Mmm, my tummy is getting a bit out of order here, too big for my liking, I really need to do something about it".
You select the best lower ab workout plan for you, and decide on a good eating plan to help burn the fat. You are proud of yourself for taking action and cannot wait to get started. Operation "flatten stomach" is underway!
You decide on a workout strategy and also choose your training days and times. All fired up, you dive right in and do your lower ab exercises faithfully while also eating healthy and lean. You stick to your exercise diary like clockwork, and you are on track to a nice flat tummy. Now a problem starts to develop. After a few weeks of training, you start getting lazy and lose motivation. You are also missing the fast food that you used to eat and temptation sets in. You don't stick to your training program anymore and start to skip some exercise days. Before you know it, you are back where you started, and no exercising gets done anymore.
For most of us it can become quite challenging to stay committed to our chosen exercise program. You have to keep yourself motivated, because you then increase your chances of getting the good results that you are looking for. You won't give up that easy.
A good way to keep yourself motivated is to daily visualize yourself looking in a very good physical condition. Do you want a flat stomach or a nice set of abdominal muscles? Then by using your imagination, imagine your body in the way that you want it to look!
Every night, before you go to sleep, lie in bed on your back and close your eyes. Take 3 slow deep breaths to help you relax. Starting at your head, work your way down to every part of your body, making sure that every muscle relaxes. Once you are completely relaxed, you need to clear you mind of any thoughts. Concentrate on your breathing; it will help you to stop thinking about everything that happened during the day. With some practice you will get the hang of this quickly.
Once you are fully relaxed and your head are clear of any thoughts, you are ready to commence with the visualization process. Think of yourself walking on the beach showing off your six pack abs. See how people are looking in admiration of your good physique. Just use your imagination and enjoy your visualization session. You can make up any scenario that you like. Maybe see yourself in a mirror busy doing your exercises for abs, and you are looking good! The idea is to have fun while doing this. This visualization session can be a short as ten minutes.
The reason for visualizing is to influence your subconscious mind. When you are fully relaxed with a clear mind, you can actually program your subconscious with good positive thoughts. You see, the subconscious mind controls your everyday thoughts, actions, behavior and routines. If you stray out of your comfort zone, your subconscious mind will fight against that and bring you back to where you feel good again. Doing exercises and following a new diet is an example of being outside your comfort zone. It is not part of your regular routine.
Sooner or later you consider the fact to cease exercising, and your subconscious mind will provide you with many different reasons why it will be good for you to end the exercises and the good eating. When you program you subconscious with regular visualizations, your thoughts and behavior will actually change for the better. You will be armed with positive thoughts and you will also be able to make good decisions regarding your training. It will become easier to persist with your goal without losing motivation.
Another way of influencing your subconscious mind is to listen to hypnosis MP3 recordings. Using earphones, you can enjoy these sessions before you go to sleep. With these recordings, it is also easier to relax and clear your mind, because you are listening to someone else guiding you through your session with very relaxing music in the background. There are many recordings available on the Internet, covering a wide range of topics.
I hope that you find this information useful, and that you will stay easily motivated with your lower ab workout by making use of this technique.
