Abs

body fat % is biggest thing u have abs already

I agree that body fat % seems to be the biggest issue to overcome on the road to showing abs. As for the Contour, I haven't heard of it but I do remember some writings about a similar electrode stimulation for body builders. I think it makes sense, but that's what the snake oil salesmen bank on. If you already have it, I say try it out. If you like it, feel it working your core, great use it. If not, no harm done. An interesting experiment.

Would love to hear your verdict on it after a couple weeks or so....

I like flutter kicks and revers crunches.

Lay on your back, bring you legs about 5 inches off the floor. Bring your right leg up about 5 inches, then return it to the starting pos and bring your left leg up. You can do it slow or fast. if you keep your legs at least a few inches off the groud the whole time your abs are engaged the whole time.

The reverse crunch is the Jillian Michelles one. I used to do it different but this is better. Lay on you back like the flutter kick. legs straight up at a 90 degree angle and push you butt in the air so the base of your back comes off the floor a little. Then come back down and do it again~!~! after a few you can really feel it right under your belly button. (I find thats the hardest place for us ladys to get rid of the stomach love!)

You can probably youtube Jillian doing both of these so you can see them. It was really hard to explain them, i dont know why.. lol. Good luck!~!

Be proud of your 4 pack!~! I would kill for even just one muscle!~!

Try looking online for yoga positions meant to work on the core. These will be great!

A good ab exercise that I use goes as follows:

Lie flat on your back on the floor
Raise feet off the floor by about 6 inches
Lift legs to the 11 o'clock position (ie. not straight up) then slowly lower them back to 6 inches off the ground. Do this in reps of 10 to start then increase your reps as you go.

This works not only your upper abs but also the lower ones which can be a problem for us ladies.

Never used the belt purely because I would feel like I had cheated on getting the body shape... If you understand what I mean.

Like a couple of people have said already.... You already have that six pack!! you just can't see it! All you need to do is to drop your body fat percentage. Cardio, eating healthy, burning more calories by adding more calorie burning lean muscle and you're alllllll good!

an ab belt will give you what I call 'ab dimples' at the side but not a 2/4/6 pack! Try reverse crunches, right & left obliques, plank etc just youtube them. If you have an iPhone/iPod touch there is a free app called Daily Burn with Abs, Arms, Butt and Cardio workouts about 10 minutes long each

What is an ideal fat % for women?

Thanks mel - looks like im normal at 24% ! Need me to get into the lean!

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I would suggest focusing on losing body fat and then focusing on building abs. If you have fat on your stomach, doing ab exercises isn't going to make your stomach smaller, it just makes your abs bigger. But I would recommend getting a yoga ball and a medicine ball or using them at the gym. I do crunches with the medicine ball:
1) sit on the floor at a 45 degree angle, bend your knees, and place feet on the ground (or raise your feet off the ground for a harder workout)
2) hold the ball in between your 2 hands, starting at your stomach
3) in a swift motion, bring the ball to the left, touch it to the ground besides your hips/butt
4) repeat step 3, moving to the right-doing the same thing-, and back to the left, etc.

With a yoga ball, sit once again at that 45 degree angle, place the ball between your ankles and lift your legs straight out, hold for 3 seconds, rest and lower, and repeat

Just some ab exercises I've been doing and can definitely feel the burn