Friday, May 8, 2009

What are some Bowflex Exercises for Soccer?

By Chris Dean

Soccer players must have strong abs and core and even stronger legs. There are several exercises you can do on the bowflex to achieve the results your looking for.

Many athletes are beginning to understand how important it is to strengthen your core. The mid section of your body controls your overall strength and you need to work it out to get stronger altogether.

The core of your body consists of your abdomen and some back muscles. As you probably already know, the best exercises for strengthening the abdomen are crunches.

There are many exercises you can do on a bowflex home gym. The bowflex ultimate home gym 2 has the most exercises you can do such as the following: trunch rotation, standing oblique crunches, reverse crunches, seated abdominal crunches, etc..

The most important tool a soccer player has is their legs. After building a solid core, it is time to go to work on the legs. With the Bow Flex, you can do these leg-strengthening exercises: Leg extension, Lying leg extension, Squat (with attachment), Lunge Ankle eversion, Ankle inversion, Standing hip abduction, Standing hip extension, Seated hip abduction, Calf press, Leg press, Leg curls, and more. These will increase strength and power for kicking and maneuvering the ball down the field.

If you have ever played or watched soccer you know that it is one of the most demanding games of athletic endurance. You have to be in great shape to play soccer at a high level. There are many pieces of exercise equipment you can use to get in shape but one of the best is the bowflex tread climber. It is combines the stair stepping motion with that of a smooth elliptical movement. It's easier on your joints than other exercises and is a great machine to get in shape on. - 16887

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