subject: Ab Specific Workouts That Will Burn Up To 20 Calories A Minute And Lose Up To 1% Body Fat A Week [print this page] It is summer time again and time to hit the beach. Are you looking for an ab specific workout that will really target those abs and give you great definition? Sorry, it does not exist. What? That is right. It does not exist. Well, what about all those people doing sit ups and crunches?
Well, let me rephrase. Those are ab specific workouts. But, they are ineffective for getting the results you are looking for. And, you are looking for results are not you? To get a great set of abs to take to the beach you need to focus on overall body exercises that work multiple muscle groups and not just the abs.
Why, you ask? Because, to get results you need to build muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn. Exercises like leg lifts and crunches do not burn a lot of calories and they do not build a lot of muscle either. So, rather than do ab specific workouts we are going to do general whole body workouts. These include dead lifts and dumb bell snatches, bench press and clean and press.
I still do not get it, those exercises do not work the abs. Well, actually they do, indirectly. You see, because they are working multiple muscle groups at a time they also serve to work the muscles of your body core, or torso, which include your back and, of course, abs. but, more importantly they will cause you to build muscle and burn more calories. But, they do not just cause you to burn calories because you are building more muscle. Because these compound all over body exercises actually cause you to exert so much energy your body goes into a metabolic shock and increases you ability to burn fat a couple days after your workout. Yes, even while you are watching TV. There are plenty more exercises where those came from and some surprising secrets about cardio workouts as well.
Now, if you want to do an ab workout that targets your abs and actually burns fat you need to do kettlebell swings. A kettlebell (KB) looks like a cannonball with a handle and is ideal for swinging between the legs with one hand or two. Now, this may not sound like it would do anything but you could not be further from the truth. KB swings target your abs like nothing else. They build muscle and, more importantly they burn up to 20 calories a minute and, if you do them regularly enough, you can lose up to 1% of body fat a week.
