I’m going to give you the best abdominal exercise routine you’ve probably ever thought of. But first let’s understand what we are trying to achieve.
People only do abdominal exercises to lose weight and build muscles. If you are doing sit ups, crunches, leg lifts and other things to lose weight then you are wasting your time. You can’t spot reduce the fat on your belly and those exercises don’t generate enough calories to make a difference. Think about it. You need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound of fat. Even if you run a few miles, you’ll only burn a few hundred calories. As a result, we really need to increase your metabolism so that we can increase your fat burning potential.
Another reason people do abdominal exercises is to build muscle. However, you won’t see muscle until you get below 10% body fat for men and 16% for women. That’s why we need an abdominal exercise routine that builds muscle while reducing overall body fat.
Now that you understand that, what I’m about to tell you may not sound strange because you know what your goals are.
The first exercise is the dumbbell bell swing. Just stand a dumbbell straight on the ground between your legs. Bend your knees, lift it and swing it in front of you. Put it down and repeat. While this exercise appears to work your shoulders, you’ll actually feel it in your abs.
Next is impostor row. Assume a push-up position by clasping your hands around two dumbbell bells. Line up with one and lower it. Line up with the other and lower it. Repeat. Again, this exercise appears to work your back and shoulders but it really works your abs.
One of the reasons these exercises are so good is that they throw your body into a metabolic shock that causes you to burn calories at a higher rate for days after your workout.
Source by Jim Conway
