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The Truth About Abs Exercises for Losing Ugly Stomach Fat

By Ken Richardson
Nov 8, 2009
What are the best abs exercises for losing ugly belly fat? There isn't any!

The truth is abs workouts don't increase your metabolism enough to burn fat. The problem is that most people with excess stomach fat looking to try to uncover their abs are searching for some "miracle abdominal workout" that is going to slash the fat off their abs in no time.

The truth is... they are going about the problem all wrong! The truth about abs workouts is that you don't get rid of belly fat just by doing abs workouts.

The problem is that you are simply wasting your time by focusing your efforts on abs exercises and abdominal workouts in an effort to flatten your stomach and expose those six pack abs. But if you have a proper workout program you can lose your body fat which will then uncover your six pack abs.

Some of the best exercises for getting rid of extra belly fat are a variety of deadlifts, lunges, squats, sprinting, presses & pulls, swings, snatches, mountain climbers, etc.

It's very important to combine those full body exercises into a strategic workout routine that will maximize metabolism. Your workouts should encompass a much higher percentage of these full body exercises instead of only abs exercises that directly target the midsection.

Exercises that target the abs and core directly are important, however they are only a small percentage of the exercises needed so your time would be better spent doing full body exercises so that you can stimulate the most hormonal and metabolic changes within your body. Also, even though you are not targeting your midsection using full bodied exercises, indirectly you are still working your entire midsection.

Keep in mind that the most important thing when it comes to losing unwanted stomach fat and to actually be able to see your abs is nutrition. No matter how hard you workout, if your diet is full of junk, then your abdominals will always have an ugly layer of belly fat over them. Nutrition is without a doubt the most important thing in getting a six pack".

So to clarify...

Focus on high intensity full body lifts using combination multi-joint exercises all strategically combined into highly effective fat loss workouts in your efforts to try to develop 6-pack abs. Stop wasting so much of your time focusing on situps, crunches, leg raises, and all those silly worthless "ab contraptions". Include that with a healthy diet full of natural unprocessed whole foods as close to their natural state as possible, and those elusive six-pack abdominals will yours in no time!
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