When looking to do abdominal exercises, you should try to work the abdominals in as many exercises as possible. This is where you want to add in metabolism boosting high intensity workouts that work the entire body.
Sit-ups have been proven to be bad for your back and have absolutely no benefit in losing abdominal fat. Exercises such as the plank and side plank are the best for your core but unfortunately these do not be sexy enough for most people.
The importance of diet also can not be understated as you most be eating clean foods such as protein, fruit and veg while cutting out all the processed rubbish.
While diet is really the number 1 factor in losing stomach fat you also want to be doing the right exercises.
Here is an example of a tough ab workout that does not involve any of the direct and obvious abdominal exercises. Do the following workout, with one exercise after another, with each exercise done for 3-4 sets of 8 reps.
* Renegade Dumbbell Rows - Start in a press-up position with your hands on dumbbells. Slowly bring your right elbow back, keeping it tight to the body and slowly lower back down. Then do the same with the left elbow. As your balancing on one arm the core will engage and tighten
* Front Squats with Barbell - Hold the barbell across the shoulders with upper arms parallel to the floor. This is a tough exercise so maybe get your trainer to help you with it and be sure to start light and progress up to heavier weights. Squat down with correct form and then come back up straight. Again as your balancing the bar and moving up and down the core will have to work hard to keep your balance.
* Mountain Climbers - Down in a press-up position. Bring your right knee up into the chest and then bring the right foot back. Then the left foot. As you get used to it try to go as fast as you while still keeping good form. This exercise can be done to time instead of reps, say 30 seconds.
Another trick to to progress the benefit of these exercises is to pull your belly button in and contract the transverse abs, particularly the rows and mountain climbers.
So be sure to give this a try and see how you get on.
Darragh Holland is a Cavan Personal Trainer and also runs his own Bootcamps.
He has helped people to lose weight and get toned so be sure to check out his Cavan personal training studio.
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