Best target exercises for abs?

alyssanichele
alyssanichele Posts: 105
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I know crunches and situps are the usual ab exercises. But I really want a flat stomach, even a 4 pack. What are some great exercises to flatten and tone my stomach?

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  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    bump!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    none, a consistent caloric deficit is what you need flatten your stomach
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    p90x ab ripper dvd

    15 minutes of craziness
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    none, a consistent caloric deficit is what you need flatten your stomach

    Listen to this please!

    Core exercises are still great and you should do them, but this is the way you will get a flat stomach
  • Dexy_
    Dexy_ Posts: 593 Member
    ANY exercise will help flatten your stomach, it's only once you're stomach is ALREADY flat that targeted exercises will do you any good for "targeting" that area for toning. You CANNOT target an area to lose weight.
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    Planks & P90X Ab Ripper X among some others.

    But the only way I have found to flatten my stomach dramatically is by not necessarily calorie deficit, but having very low carbs (<50g net carbs (carbs-fiber)) and eating CLEAN (no processed foods at all and for me no gluten has made a world of a difference) --- I have never had a muscular stomach by any means lol and once I started low carb and cut out gluten/grains in general, my stomach has become really flat without the exercise... as they say, abs are made in the kitchen and it couldn't be more true. I do not however have a 6 pack...and I don't wish to lol...but that is where the exercise comes in....and although I suggest planks and P90X ab ripper x, I also suggest doing compound exercises that work other parts of your body too instead of always specifically targeting your abs and cardio-especially walking/running on an incline and the elliptical. In my opinion, you MUST eat clean at least 6 of the 7 days of the week in order to have a flat stomach. Targeted ab exercises will not really get you anywhere without the clean eating. Once your stomach is flat then you can start to build the definition from those exercises.
  • alyssanichele
    alyssanichele Posts: 105
    none, a consistent caloric deficit is what you need flatten your stomach

    Listen to this please!

    Core exercises are still great and you should do them, but this is the way you will get a flat stomach

    Got you both!
  • alyssanichele
    alyssanichele Posts: 105
    Planks & P90X Ab Ripper X among some others.

    But the only way I have found to flatten my stomach dramatically is by not necessarily calorie deficit, but having very low carbs (<50g net carbs (carbs-fiber)) and eating CLEAN (no processed foods at all and for me no gluten has made a world of a difference) --- I have never had a muscular stomach by any means lol and once I started low carb and cut out gluten/grains in general, my stomach has become really flat without the exercise... as they say, abs are made in the kitchen and it couldn't be more true. I do not however have a 6 pack...and I don't wish to lol...but that is where the exercise comes in....and although I suggest planks and P90X ab ripper x, I also suggest doing compound exercises that work other parts of your body too instead of always specifically targeting your abs and cardio-especially walking/running on an incline and the elliptical. In my opinion, you MUST eat clean at least 6 of the 7 days of the week in order to have a flat stomach. Targeted ab exercises will not really get you anywhere without the clean eating. Once your stomach is flat then you can start to build the definition from those exercises.


    Okay, I already do a lot of walking and I incorporate th elliptical in my exercise routine. Thanks for the advice!
  • alyssanichele
    alyssanichele Posts: 105
    Thanks everyone. I guess I'll just eat right & stay under my calorie goal and begin to do hardcore exercising once my goal is reached.
  • maryloo2011
    maryloo2011 Posts: 446
    http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/bodyweight/core_exercises.html
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,210 Member
    none, a consistent caloric deficit is what you need flatten your stomach
    This. If situps and leg raises was all it took, then there would be no need to lose weight through calorie deficit.
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