Midsection Makeovers for Gay Men If you are looking to tighten up those abs, here are seven exercises that will help your golf game and other recreational activities if you are an active gay man.

For most gay men, trying to get to the gym is not an easy as it used to be when we were in our teens. However, getting a midsection makeover and tightening those abdominal muscles is just as easy as keeping up with your ab work-outs and following the following routine.

The Midsection Makeover Home Workout
For gay men, you’ve probably never heard of the worlds golf and abs thrown together in the same breath. However, an assistant strength coach at Stanford University believes that they certainly should be. True, no matter how many ab crunches you can do in your living room, you’ll only get better at golf if you practise on the range and perfect your technique. However, without strength and flexibility through a midsection makeover, your abdominal and lower-back muscles won’t be strong enough for you to hit the golf ball as far as you like.

Golf and Abs for Gay Men
The Stanford golf team does close to 1,000 repetitions of abdominal and lower-back exercises each week. And any gay man would ask, does it work? Well, it certainly didn’t hurt an athlete by the name of Tiger Woods. At the start of each workout, gay men should do 15 minutes of ab exercises. After a thorough warm-up you should do them before regular weight workouts or perform them as the main event. Don’t worry if you can’t do all the recommended repetitions at first; over time you should be able to build up to them. Below are the seven steps.

Crunch Emphasis: Upper Abs – Step 1 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Start with your back and feet flat on the floor, with your knees bent. With your hands behind your head, elbows straight out to the sides and chin pointing toward the ceiling, slowly lift your head and shoulders off the floor. Variations: 1) with your feet off the floor, hips and knees bent 90 degrees; and 2) with your legs straight up in the air.

Two-Count Crossover Emphasis: Obliques – Step 2 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Start with your upper body in the standard crunch position. Your left leg is straight and raised 45 degrees off the floor. Your right leg is bent 90 degrees and the hip and knee. Slowly contract your midsection muscles as you lift your left elbow toward your right knee. That’s one count. Now hold that position for a second count, then slowly return to the starting position. Do all your reps on that side before switching.

Hip Lift Emphasis: Lower Abs – Step 3 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Start in the same position as the knees-to-chest, but with your legs straight up in the air. Contract y our lower abdominal muscles while relaxing your entire upper body. Your body shouldn’t move at all as you do this exercise; pretend you’re pushing your feet against an invisible and unmoveable ceiling.

Knees-To-Chest Emphasis: Lower Abs – Step 4 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Lie on your back with your hands under your tailbone (this helps tilt your pelvis and keep you lower body slightly rounded), hips and knees bent 90 degrees. Tuck your chin into your chest. Extend your legs straight out, then bring your knees up toward your chest.

Superman/Aquaman Emphasis: Lower Back – Step 5 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Lie on your stomach on the floor, arms, and legs extended in front of and behind you. For the Superman, lift both hands and both legs off the floor on each rep. For the Aquaman, lift your left arm and right leg, then repeat with your right arm and left leg, on each rep.

Windshield Wipers Emphasis: Obliques – Step 6 to Solid Abs for Gay Men
Start with your back flat, hips and knees together and moving only your hips, slowly lower your legs to your right side; stop before they touch the floor. Then slowly roll to the left, again, stopping before they touch. That’s one rep. Advanced athletes can do this with their legs straight.

The Workout – The Ultimate Ab Routine for Gay Men
For strong and sexy abs, here is a guide to the 15 minute ab workout for gay men. First start with one set of ab crunches with 125 reps. Second, do one set of two-count crossover ab exercises at 25 reps. Next, the knees-to-chest at 25-50 reps and then the hip lift at 25-50 reps. Windshield wipers at 25 reps and then the superman/aquaman ab exercise at 15 reps.

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