Fat Loss 4 Idiots Opinion

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Stomach Exercises

By James Statham

Tired of traditional stomach exercises? Did you know that many exercises that target your abs are actually useless and can even harm your chances of getting lean and ripped? In this article, I'm going to be showing you which exercises and pointless, and what types of exercises will really blast your abs, and shred that fat! By the end of this article, you'll know the basics of what you need to do to burn belly fat super quick!

So what stomach exercises are a waste of time? Well, you'll probably have heard them before, and you may still be performing them, to no avail! Crunches, sit ups and leg lift are what many people believe will get you lean and ripped in no time. I've got news for you, this isn't going to happen anytime soon! In order to get ripped, what you need to do is burn fat, by high intense exercising and by raising your metabolism. Traditional exercises like these will do nothing to help you raise your metabolism, and don't burn much fat at all!

Well then which stomach exercises should you be performing? Good question! Basically, the best abs workouts, aren't abs workouts! I used to perform endless sets of crunches and leg lifts, sometimes two or three times a day, because I was always told by so called experts, that this was how to get ripped. However, after months and months with next to no results, I finally found out what exactly targets your abs and burns fat insanely! The exercises that work best are what's known as compound exercises.

Compound exercises don't target specific areas, they involve lots of muscle groups. This is because when you exercise, you can't target certain areas in which you want to burn fat from. You burn fat, in equal proportions, from all over your body. If you're only doing crunches, you're only working out that muscle group. Abs are a small muscle group. Whereas compound exercises involve working out large muscle groups, and therefore will burn away lots more fat!

Now obviously, you can't get a lean, muscly body purely by doing correct stomach exercises. You need to incorporate the diet that will assist you in burning fat and raising your metabolism. Don't go for the low carb diet, just because there is less carbs and therefore you won't need to burn off as much, this isn't how it works! A low carb diet can have the opposite effect, and actually harm your chances of burning fat. Instead, target foods that are high in protein. Protein is considered the building blocks of muscle growth, so make sure you get plenty of this.

Always try and keep your workouts under 75 minutes. Ideally, you should get in the gym, blast your muscles and get out. If your workouts are longer than 90 minutes, then you aren't putting enough intensity into your exercises, and won't burn as much fat away. - 17269

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