Let’s stop fooling ourselves; vanity is a big part of bodybuilding workouts. You don’t want to get in shape just to be healthy or strong. You want to look as sexy and attractive as possible to the opposite sex. If you are a guy, you want women to be drooling after your ripped and hot body. And as a woman, you want men to have to pick their jaws off the ground because you’re so gorgeous they can’t even talk.

We don’t normally talk about any of this. But it’s a deep part of our human psyche and it’s fun to think about.

Now let’s look at the 4 bodybuilding workouts and exercises to maximize your sex appeal.

In survey after survey, a well-trained stomach and ripped abs rank high as one of the most important factors in physical sex appeal. The bottom line is that no one likes a chubby stomach. One of life’s most agonizing puzzles is: How do I get firm, sexy abs without having to do a bunch of boring crunches? That is what we are going to take a closer look at today. The right bodybuilding workouts will get you there.

1. The abdominal push-ups.

To do this exercise, start in a pushup position and squeeze your abs. Then bend your left leg and move your left knee under your stomach, diagonally toward your right shoulder, and then back. Repeat this exercise twenty times, and then do the same exercise with the other leg.

2. Chopping wood.

Start in the squat position and hold a light to medium weight free weight in front of your left angle. Then extend your legs and move your hands to the opposite (right) shoulder. Also do this twenty times.

3. Scissor kicks.

Lie on your back and place your hands under your lower back for balance. Then, keeping your lower back pressed hard into the ground, lift both legs, pointing straight, a few inches off the ground. Next, while contracting your abdominal muscles and keeping your back flat on the floor, lift your right leg up to a 90-degree angle. Then, at a brisk pace, lower your right leg back to its previous position and at the same time raise your left leg. Continue this alternate exercise twenty times. (I know, a lot of these bodybuilding workouts are “old but gold”, but that’s because they really work.)

4. Alternative spin.

Sit on the floor, bend your knees, and stretch your arms out in front of you, fingers interlocked. Then lean back slightly so that your chest forms a forty-five degree angle to the floor. All the while remembering to always keep your abs contracted. Second, begin to twist your body from side to side, still keeping your abs tight and leaning back a bit. Also do this twenty times.

There you have them. Four bodybuilding workouts and exercises to help you achieve the dream body that others will be jealous and silently wish they had.