abs

silent1988

what are the best exercises for burning ab fat? looking for easy not long and time consuming exercises

erickirb

Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym, so eat at a caloric deficit and do some cardio and your abs will show once you BF% is low enough.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Diet. Abs are made in the kitchen

You can't spot reduce fat. Only way to get abs is to lower your body fat %

erickirb

Sorry double post

mrmanmeat

what are the best exercises for burning ab fat? looking for easy not long and time consuming exercises

ROTFL

Easy, short & abs don't go together.

_Peacebone_

Unfortunately you can't target fat loss. Do all the crunches you want, you won't see abs until your overall bodyfat is lower.

khua0808

abs fundamental formula = 0.9 * (diet ) + 0.1 * (abs workout)

khua0808

Integrated over 2-5 months of time

silent1988

okay then what are the best ways to lower body fat quicker? i have been eating better and staying below my calorie intake but it doesnt seem to be working very well

SergeantSunshine_reused

what are the best exercises for burning ab fat? looking for easy not long and time consuming exercises

ROTFL

Easy, short & abs don't go together.

Easy and short really aren't words that fit into body composition in general xD

SergeantSunshine_reused

okay then what are the best ways to lower body fat quicker? i have been eating better and staying below my calorie intake but it doesnt seem to be working very well

Thats all you can do. It takes a while. You lose body fat at a slow pace. You didn't gain all the fat over night and shouldn't expect to lose it that fast either

khua0808

Actually losing 1-2 pounds a week is already at a great speed because when people gain weight they probably did it slowly over the interval of .5-1 pounds a week without knowing it until it got out of control

fbmandy55

Cardio and weight training are your best bet, and as the other posters have said, you can't target fat loss.

Acg67

::sigh::

TavistockToad

what are the best exercises for burning ab fat? looking for easy not long and time consuming exercises

ROTFL

Easy, short & abs don't go together.

this!!!!!!

khua0808

Do you have a particular date you want it by? or just as fast as possible in general?

Legalchica

::sigh::

hehehe deep breaths!!

H_Factor

everyone has already answered your question correctly....that you can't spot reduce and that any amount of ab exercises will not burn belly fat.

however, I wanted to chime in that there still is some merit to doing some ab exercises to improve your core strength. there are benefits to this, even if they are not so obvious under the layer(s) of fat. anyway, one of the best core strengthening exercises is the plank. In addition to the plank, I like to do a plank with a toe tap...while you're in the plank, extend one leg to your side as much as possible, tapping your toes, and returning to the start position. repeat for the other side. the stability ball roll-out is another good core strengthening exercise.

khua0808

Strenthening abs muscle is a future investment in having BETTER ABs than not doing the exercises... all of this assuming you get a low body fat in the future to be able to see it

silent1988

no dont really have a date would just like it as quickly as possible i am losing weight slowly it just doesnt seem like my body fat is gettign any lower

SergeantSunshine_reused

everyone has already answered your question correctly....that you can't spot reduce and that any amount of ab exercises will not burn belly fat.

however, I wanted to chime in that there still is some merit to doing some ab exercises to improve your core strength. there are benefits to this, even if they are not so obvious under the layer(s) of fat. anyway, one of the best core strengthening exercises is the plank. In addition to the plank, I like to do a plank with a toe tap...while you're in the plank, extend one leg to your side as much as possible, tapping your toes, and returning to the start position. repeat for the other side. the stability ball roll-out is another good core strengthening exercise.

100% agree with this thought. Core exercises are great.

Squats and deads! Go go go

joejccva71

what are the best exercises for burning ab fat? looking for easy not long and time consuming exercises

I've heard doing barbell curls the correct way can stimulate the rectus abdominus so it actually burns the fat off. It's really easy and not time consuming at all. Give it a shot.

bry_all01

Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym, so eat at a caloric deficit and do some cardio and your abs will show once you BF% is low enough.

^^^THIS.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/374719-abs-are-made?hl=abs+are+made

Scott613

Do hip thrust on your bed. Usually get a better workout if you have a female provide a little bit of resistance. Plus it is the funnest ab routine EVER!!!!

khua0808

I encounter this problem too... Body fat loss of 1-2 % is really unoticeable, such as from 25-22% or 18-16% but after looking at old pics of 25% I finally realized that theres such a big change... but on a daily or even weekly basis its hard to notice differences... but they are there

chicnsweet83

lots of crunches and strength training, cardio won't hit the abs, but it will help reduce body fat and eat foods that will boost your metabolism. You could do 3 sets of crunches at 12-15 at a time every night or morning, after 2 weeks the pain will start to subside and you'll notice a difference in your abs. Also, push ups are good for targeting as well as yoga...

Acg67

lots of crunches and strength training, cardio won't hit the abs, but it will help reduce body fat and eat foods that will boost your metabolism. You could do 3 sets of crunches at 12-15 at a time every night or morning, after 2 weeks the pain will start to subside and you'll notice a difference in your abs. Also, push ups are good for targeting as well as yoga...

you can't spot reduce and seeing as your abdominals are muscles, it's best to train them like muscles, meaning not every day and using weighted exercises. Assuming you chose to do some direct ab work

SergeantSunshine_reused

lots of crunches and strength training, cardio won't hit the abs, but it will help reduce body fat and eat foods that will boost your metabolism. You could do 3 sets of crunches at 12-15 at a time every night or morning, after 2 weeks the pain will start to subside and you'll notice a difference in your abs. Also, push ups are good for targeting as well as yoga...

Uh no. Wrong.

You shouldn't be working your abs everyday first of all. They are a muscle and need time to rest and repair like all your others.

And cardio certainly helps. It helps get rid of the fat around the area which is the whole problem to begin with.

You can do 2000 crunches a day and it won't matter unless your diet is in check.

xboomerx

everyone has already answered your question correctly....that you can't spot reduce and that any amount of ab exercises will not burn belly fat.

however, I wanted to chime in that there still is some merit to doing some ab exercises to improve your core strength. there are benefits to this, even if they are not so obvious under the layer(s) of fat. anyway, one of the best core strengthening exercises is the plank. In addition to the plank, I like to do a plank with a toe tap...while you're in the plank, extend one leg to your side as much as possible, tapping your toes, and returning to the start position. repeat for the other side. the stability ball roll-out is another good core strengthening exercise.

100% agree with this thought. Core exercises are great.

Squats and deads! Go go go

While diet is 90% of seeing any muscularity (I haven't had a six pack since I was a kid but I'm fairly educated) core exercises will help your definition show sooner. Think of it as working the problem from both ends removing fat from the front and adding muscle from the back.

silent1988

how much of a calorie deficit i need to drop body fat

SergeantSunshine_reused

how much of a calorie deficit i need to drop body fat

That depends. Mfp alread has one built in for you.