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Abdominal exercises have lots of fans, and it’s no surprise because everyone wants to able to flaunt his or her stomach and not have to suck it in all the time or cover it up with jackets or baggy tops. There is no denying that they are also the most widely-talked about health and fitness topics. Indeed, abdominal exercises have also spawned countless products, exercise methods, and machines, which are sought after by those seeking to improve their abdominals and even develop those hot six-pack abs.
However, there’s a catch: The most commonly recommended abdominal exercises aren’t usually the answer to achieving toned, six-pack abs. They are important workouts, yes, but these exercises fail to address the most important way for your six-pack abs to appear. The only way for you to get your abs to really show up is for you to lose all your stomach fat.
Rather than spending your workout time doing endless abdominal exercises in an effort to tone your tummy and develop your six-pack, you would do better to spend your workouts doing high-intensity workouts that involve the whole body. In order for you to lose your stomach fat, you should do exercises that require you to use the biggest portions of your body, such as the legs’ muscle groups, your lower and upper back, and your chest.
Doing exercises that involve these body parts can indirectly—but powerfully, target your abdominal area, and help you lose fat. When you do these exercises at a high intensity, and as a superset, a tri-set, or in a circuit, you can go a longer way in burning fat more quickly and in upping your body’s metabolism.
Of course, abdominal exercises are still very important, but if you do them, remember that it just won’t be any good if you stick to a dull stomach-crunch or sit-up routine without providing resistance for your abdominal muscles. The best ab workouts are not the ones that you can sustain for more than 20 reps; this just means that you are not experiencing enough resistance in the ab area. Serious ab workouts that you can do from a range of 6 to 15 reps can help you work and target your abs better.
Examples of high resistance abdominal exercises are hanging leg raises and knee raises that use the pelvic curl-up, which is pretty much like hip thrusts done lying down. These abdominal exercises can really provide great resistance for your abs and make them stronger. So don’t be impressed by people who can do over one hundred stomach crunches. Chances are, they won’t even be able to complete more than three hanging leg raises.
If you are serious about working to have flatter and toned abdominals, the kind that will give you six-pack abs, keep in mind that the first, most important step is for you to get rid of your stomach fat. Additionally, while doing exercises that isolate and target the abdominals, remember that the secret is to do high-resistance exercises, particularly the ones that involve curling or raising your legs, or lifting your pelvis inward and upward. These can help you seriously work your abs and develop every inch of your abdominal area.
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