If you are looking for the very best way to shape and tone your abs to the point where they are trim and sexy, the fastest way to get to that point would NOT be by using ab exercises. Believe it or not, the best exercises for your abs are not even ab specific exercises.
So What Are the Best Ab Workouts?
If we are speaking of only ab exercises and which ab exercises are the best at making your abs work, than that would be somewhat of an opinionated matter. Each expert will tell you something different.
If you have ever seen the paid advertising infomercials on abs and weight loss you’ll know what I mean. It seems like each program is promising the same thing…little work and huge results. The thing is, these people may be able to temporarily hold these promises but in order to keep the weight off and off for good will require you to work at it.
The most important factor in determining how fast your abs will show is your diet. After that it is your metabolism that defines just how fast you will be able to lose the fat so your abs are even visible. The best way to speed up the metabolism is by using workouts that challenge the biggest muscle systems in your body.
Use a comprehensive workout plan with workouts that exercise your body as an entire system to give your metabolism the best chance for success. Doing these types of workouts 3 times a week will in fact improve the appearance of your abs much more than any single ab specific exercise will.
Many people approach toning their abs the complete wrong way and search for ab exercises so they can just crunch or sit-up their way to a sexy six pack. Sorry to say it doesn’t work that way too well.
You will get the very best results in your midsection from losing fat and using full body exercises like dead lifts and squats, sprints and sports, clean and presses, and anything that has your entire body sweating and grinding it out.
But when it does come to defining the best ab workouts that really challenge and make your abs contract intensely, I would suggest the hanging leg raise. This ab workout when performed correctly has the ability to really increase the strength of your ab muscles and will make them bulge out more when and only when there is no more belly fat!
