8 Week Abs - The Sculpted Vegan
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exercises described in this book or any other exercise programme, particularly if you are pregnant, or if you are
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8 WEEK ABS
INTRODUCTION
Hi guys! I am so excited to meet you! I am Laura
Hutchinson, Head Trainer of The Sculpted Vegan.
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BUT, I AM
VERY RESILIENT
After three days of crying over my business being training and pilates classes online. I continued my
shut down, I suddenly had a thought “could I warehouse work for a couple more months until I
just get another job?” I desperately scoured the started to feel very unwell. One day, I realised that
internet for any work I could find. And three days I couldn’t move half of my face and after a frantic
after the government closed my business, I found call and race to the doctors surgery, I was told that
myself in a temporarily employed warehouse I had Bell’s Palsy. Thankfully it was very mild but
worker position. This was one of the best moves I felt it was life literally smacking me in the face
I ever made and I worked for three months in to realise that I was really burnt out and I couldn’t
the warehouse for the NHS which is the UK’s keep up both the warehouse and online work.
National Health Service, packing equipment
for our hospitals. Kim has since shared with me I have always wanted to work online but used the
that during my time in the warehouse I really excuses of “I don’t have the time” or “I don’t have
impressed her with my positive attitude and came the confidence.” Due to Covid closures, I just had
back on her radar. to do it. In October of 2020, Kim launched The
Million Dollar Mentor and I jumped at the chance
I quickly adapted to my warehouse work and to join. At $997 it was a big investment for me in
made the most of it. I was very vocal on my social the uncertain financial times I found myself in.
media about how proud I was of my new job and I But I put it on my credit card and I knew that the
was determined to stay upbeat about my current knowledge I would gain from Kim in this program
situation. I even organised Friday night pizza would pay back the financial investment. Kim has
parties for the whole warehouse each week for shared with me that she was so touched that I had
some fun! I believe you can always make the best placed that trust and investment in her when she
out of a bad situation and you are never getting knew the financial situation I was in but for me it
anywhere in life with a negative attitude. really was a no brainer. I fully emerged myself in
The Million Dollar Mentor, doing all the homework
During this time I started to move my personal and following any advice that Kim gave me.
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This included an instagram voicenote, where she
told me with love that my instagram stories were
too monotone and to stop caring so much about
what others thought! She was 100% right and after
that moment I was authentically myself online and
my personality and presentation skills started to
shine through.
Laura xx
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WHY DID I CREATE
THIS PROGRAM?
One of the most common complaints I see from women in the private groups is that they really struggle
with how their stomachs look. I could sadly say that they seem to have a hatred for their stomachs. They
feel like they have tried everything and are in complete despair that they just can’t get rid of their…
• Jelly Belly
• Spare Tyre
• Mum Tum
• Fat Gut
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ripped, visible abs. My idols were Britney Spears, low enough yet. I did have visible oblique muscles
Gwen Steffani and JLO in their crop tops with and a visible V shape between my lower abs and
their toned mid-sections. I would do up to 100 hips.
crunches a day and was highly disappointed when
I checked every morning for my six-pack and it While I was happy with my more defined shape,
hadn’t appeared from under my teenage puppy I couldn’t help but still feel a little bit frustrated
fat. that I didn’t have that shredded look. It wasn’t until
I began to prep for bodybuilding competitions at
the age of twenty-five that my six-pack abs finally
made an appearance. My competition prep, which
is what we call the shredding period leading up to
standing on stage, took place over the course of
twelve weeks. And every single morning I would
wake up and run into the bathroom to pull my
pyjama top up and check out my abs in the mirror.
For the first couple of weeks, I noticed no changes
but as the weeks went on and I continued to
implement precise nutrition and training to shred
away body fat, I could start to see my abs become
more and more visible. Over the twelve weeks, I
was able to get my body fat down to around 13%
and I finally had the six-pack abs that I had always
wanted. If you too want visible shredded abs, the
reality is that abdominal exercises are not the
biggest contributing factor to achieving them but
overall reduction of body fat is.
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If you are someone who is carrying excess body fat, a good combination approach would be to get
closer to a lower body fat percentage and improve your abdominal strength at the same time. If you
want visible abs, then I do warn you that they don’t tend to be visible in women until around 14-17%
body fat and for shredded six-packs it tends to be 10-13% body fat. For men it is around 14-18% body fat
for visible abs and 6-13% for shredded six-packs.
Despite lower body fat being the secret to shredded abs, we do appreciate that some members still
want to do more specific abdominal work and just love to feel their abs burn during a workout. Stronger
abdominals have many benefits; they are going to provide you with more stability in your training
sessions and help prevent injury. A strong core also improves your posture and strengthens your pelvic
floor muscles. It is important to appreciate their function and not just the way they look.
Whether you feel like you have a ‘Jelly Belly’ or you are chasing the elusive ‘six pack’. We can still
lay down the foundations for sculpted abs to shine through. I have used my extensive knowledge
of bodybuilding, gymnastics and pilates training methods to create the quickest but most effective
of abdominal training plans. These intense eight-minute abdominal circuits have been designed to
be added on to the end of your regular lifting sessions over the next eight weeks so you can sculpt
maximum abs in minimal time! I must warn you, these exercises are going to burn like hell, but it’s only
for eight minutes and anyone can do something hard for eight minutes.
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HOW DOES THIS
PLAN WORK
8 Week Abs is all that you need to achieve strong and sculpted abs in eight weeks and only eight
minutes per day. The exercises are tough and require a lot of control and focus to perform them
effectively. If you feel your abdominal wall is weak to begin with, these exercises will prove particularly
challenging at the start. But this is what this program is designed for; to help you become stronger! You
can perform it at the end of ANY workout whether that be in a commercial gym or your home gym.
This program is designed to be used for eight weeks with the workouts to be completed six times per
week at the end of any of your current training sessions. I suggest If you are chasing visible, shredded
six-pack abs then use this program in conjunction with one of the many The Sculpted Vegan shred
programs for optimal results.
Each eight-minute workout will consist of a combination of transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis and
oblique exercises. These ab exercises have been specifically selected as they are scientifically proven
to cause high levels of abdominal activation.
The instructional videos will show you beginner to advanced options for each exercise as well as the
eight-minute workout videos where you can follow along live as I coach you through the ab sessions.
As your abdominals grow stronger, aim to progress to the more advanced options of each exercise.
The exercises consist of bodyweight only, all you need is yourself, a mat and some kick-ass motivation!
You’re going to love this quick, effective but intense program!
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THE ABDOMINAL
MUSCLES
The abdominal muscles are located
between the ribs and the pelvis on the front
of the body. They support the trunk, allow
movement and hold organs in place by
regulating internal abdominal pressure.
• Transverse abdominis
The deepest muscle layer. The main role is to stabilize the trunk and maintain internal abdominal
pressure. I like to think of it wrapping around the trunk like a corset.
• Rectus abdominis
These are slung between the ribs and the pubic bone at the front of the pelvis. When
contracting, the muscle has the characteristic bumps or bulges that are commonly called ‘the
six pack’. The main function of the rectus abdominis is to move the body between the ribcage
and the pelvis.
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Whether it’s for function or aesthetics, many Why does The Sculpted Vegan
people want strong abdominals. But the main
founder Kim Constable not train abs?
problem that I see is that most people assume
that the only abdominal muscle in the body is the
rectus abdominis, often referred to as the “six- Kim openly states that she never trains her abs.
pack”. This lack of knowledge becomes an issue This is because the majority of strength training
when people prioritize or only choose exercises exercises that she does like squats, deadlifts,
that work the rectus abdominis (such as crunches) bench press or shoulder press are already
in their core workouts. The rectus abdominis is the engaging and strengthening her abdominal
abdominal muscle furthest away from the spine muscles. When she competed as a pro bikini
so it actually plays the smallest role in abdominal athlete the requirement was to have a lean
strength. So while the rectus abdominis may look stomach and defined waist but with no chunky
great, strength there doesn’t protect the back shredded six-pack abs. Even after retiring from the
from injury and it is only a tiny part of having a competitive world of bodybuilding, Kim still does
strong core. not directly train her abs. The reality is that directly
training abdominals, especially with weighted
exercises can make the waist appear chunkier and
this is really why the majority of bikini competitors
don’t train their abs.
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TRAINING
OVERVIEW
The abdominal muscles are made up of a majority of slow-twitch, type 1 muscle fibres, which respond
best to time under tension exercises. We are going to use the principles of metabolic stress to create
this sustained contraction style training.
Metabolic Stress
Metabolic stress is a “feel the burn” type of stimulus and how you will be training in this program. The
key is to keep constant tension on the muscle— never allowing yourself to stop the reps to take a
break—until you have reached utter failure and the burning sensation is too powerful to continue. What
causes that burning sensation? Lactic acid. Lactic acid is released into the muscle during the short
and fast reps. This type of training produces cellular swelling that pumps the muscle up, but it doesn’t
cause a huge amount of muscle damage. This allows you to train the muscles more frequently without
being sore in the following days. You will feel the sorest during the actual workout, but once it’s over,
you won’t feel much.
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The A, B, C of Ab Activation
When it comes to training our abdominal muscles, activation is important. In each exercise I want you to
focus on your alignment, breathing and contraction to get the best results from this plan.
2. Breathe - While breathing is our most natural process, it is something I see people ‘forget’ to
do when performing abdominal exercises. Holding your breath in does not hold your abdominal
muscles in. Think of your lungs like two big bellows and use full deep breaths to breathe into
them and pump air fully around the body.
• If you are a woman, imagine that you are sucking a smoothie through a straw using your
vagina.
• If you are a man, you can imagine you are trying to stop pee in mid-flow.
This keeps the transverse abdominis engaged the entire time through any exercise and means
that it will never pull into your back. For maximum ab contraction, also think about pulling your
navel to your spine.
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TRAINING NOTES
• Eight exercises in eight minutes - The workouts in this program are short intense circuits
consisting of eight 60 seconds ab exercises.
• Sets - Perform one set of each exercise for 60 seconds each.
• Reps - Perform as many repetitions of the exercise as you can in the 60 seconds.
• Take NO rest - Perform each exercise back to back aiming for no rest to minimal rest between
exercises.
• Maximum results/advanced trainers - It is recommended to complete this training
program twice a day; first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, and second after your
regular lifting session.
Can you perform this circuit for more than one round? Yes of course! It is only eight minutes, so if you
wish to perform a longer ab workout and perform the circuit for 2-3 rounds, go for it!
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TRAINING PROGRAM
This workout is designed to be a circuit. Perform each exercise once with as many repetitions as you
can in 60 seconds. Complete each exercise back to back with no rest.
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DAY 4 - CLICK THE EXERCISE NAME TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Full Roll Up 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Dish Hold 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Reverse Crunch 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Right Side Plank 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Left Side Plank 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Tuck to Extend 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Flutter Kicks 1 set 60 secs, no rest
Bicycle Twist 1 set 60 secs, no rest
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WORKOUT VIDEOS
Click the links below if you wish to follow along and be coached through the eight-minute workout
routines.
Bonus Abs
At The Sculpted Vegan, we love Tim Ferris, the
author of ‘The 4-Hour Body’. He was part of the
inspiration for the idea of creating an “8 minute a
day” ab program. In the book ‘The
4-Hour Body’, Tim describes how he never had
visible abs. Even when his body fat was low
enough to show veins everywhere else, his frontal
six-pack, the rectus abdominis showed almost no
separation.
The following exercises and instructions are taken from the ‘6 Minute Ab’ section of the book. Feel free
to try them and/or add them as a bonus to your routine.
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Exercise 1- The Myotatic Crunch
(A bosu or swiss ball is required)
2. Lower under control for 4 seconds until your fingers touch the
floor, attempting to extend your hands further away from the
ball for the entire time.
2. Forcefully exhale from your mouth until all air is fully expelled.
Your abs should be contracted from this forceful exhale. Full
exhalation is necessary to contract the transversus abdominis,
and you’ll use gravity to provide resistance.
3. Hold your breath and pull your belly button upward towards
your spine as hard as you can for a target of 8-12 seconds.
4. Inhale fully through the nose after the 8-12 second hold.
5. Take one breath cycle of rest (exhale slowly out the mouth,
inhale slowly through the nose), then repeat the above for a
total of 10 repetitions.
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Well done,
Laura xx
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