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Alicja_W
Alicja_W Posts: 169
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
What are good exercises for flat stomach ?

I've been trying to tone up my stomach for a while now, usually with sit-ups, but i never made it to be my habit, as after few days it got boring, and i gave up :sad:

If you ever tried some exercise for flat stomach pls share it with me :flowerforyou:
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  • ttrussel
    ttrussel Posts: 99 Member
    Bump, so I can follow along.
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    Push ups. I know it sounds odd but its great because it's like the progression from planks- adding the balance of moving up and down makes it even better than plain planks.
  • nkziv
    nkziv Posts: 161 Member
    burn the fat off by restricting calories and burning calories. sit-ups don't burn that many calories, and they will more likely give you a stiff neck than a flat stomach.
  • thatsnumberwang
    thatsnumberwang Posts: 398 Member
    Pilates. Absolutely love it.
  • Angel1066
    Angel1066 Posts: 816 Member
    Pilates as it works your core muscles, or yoga.
  • Michael_23
    Michael_23 Posts: 10
    Any type of cardiovascular exercise such as running will be beneficial for burning abdominal fat...crunches, leg raises and bicycles will help strengthen and shape your core.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen they say. My tummy is my trouble area too. It Really takes a lot of discipline if that's where you store fat. Basically you need diet and cardio for fat loss and just abs work a few times per week with strength training.
  • Alicja_W
    Alicja_W Posts: 169
    burn the fat off by restricting calories and burning calories. sit-ups don't burn that many calories, and they will more likely give you a stiff neck than a flat stomach.

    ii dont reqlly want to burn calories, its more about getting muscles, but thanx for advice :flowerforyou:
  • missy_1975
    missy_1975 Posts: 244 Member
    Calorie deficit, strength training and Jillian Michael's 6 week 6 pack.
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    In 99% of cases losing fat is what is needed to see your abs. If you see them, but don't like them, only then will abdominal exercises help.

    Some core (abs) exercises I like: Bicycle Crunch, Plank, Side Plank, Ab Wheel, Unilateral (one-arm) Bench Press, L-Sit
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen they say. My tummy is my trouble area too. It Really takes a lot of discipline if that's where you store fat. Basically you need diet and cardio for fat loss and just abs work a few times per week with strength training.

    ^ this. Diet is 99% of it. Heavy squats and deadlifts do a good job as well
  • tecallahan
    tecallahan Posts: 732 Member
    My trainer is using "explosive" movements to kill my belly fat. Things like squatting with a kettle ball and then exploding up and lifting the ball over your head before going down for the next squat. Push ups and pull ups also use multiple muscles.

    You can't focus on your belly - so go for exercises that use a lot of muscles. +1 on Pilates for back and core strength.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    1,000 burpees a day, it's known as the northsider's prison routine
  • Alicja_W
    Alicja_W Posts: 169
    In 99% of cases losing fat is what is needed to see your abs. If you see them, but don't like them, only then will abdominal exercises help.

    Some core (abs) exercises I like: Bicycle Crunch, Plank, Side Plank, Ab Wheel, Unilateral (one-arm) Bench Press, L-Sit

    I have really weak arms so plank is not an option just now, but ill try to do it :happy: a little bit longer everyday :tongue:

    just now i'm able to do it for about 30 s :ohwell:
  • Alicja_W
    Alicja_W Posts: 169
    In 99% of cases losing fat is what is needed to see your abs. If you see them, but don't like them, only then will abdominal exercises help.

    Some core (abs) exercises I like: Bicycle Crunch, Plank, Side Plank, Ab Wheel, Unilateral (one-arm) Bench Press, L-Sit

    I have really weak arms so plank is not an option just now, but ill try to do it :happy: a little bit longer everyday :tongue:

    just now i'm able to do it for about 30 s :ohwell:
  • Alicja_W
    Alicja_W Posts: 169
    1,000 burpees a day, it's known as the northsider's prison routine

    a 1,000 are you serious ?! i dont know if ill be able to do 100 :cry:
  • jillfrd
    jillfrd Posts: 29 Member
    holy crapola 1000 burpees? haha i had to do 20 the other day and nearly died. that said, burpees are pretty much the best excercise ever...cardio, strength, works pretty much every muscle in your body!!

    like the others all said, you need to burn the fat away so you can actaully see the muscle so starting with cardio like running, swimming and then add in ab specific exercises.

    also one thing alot of people forget-whatever you do to your abs make sure you also do to your back!! Look at alot of swimmers who are almost hunched over, their abs are so strong and they don't have as good back muscles and they end up hunched. A lot of elite swimmers I used to know in high school all had terrible backs. so if you do say 100 situps, make sure you then do 100 supermans as well. (superman is when you lie on your tummy with your arms and legs our straight, then you lift your arms and legs off the ground and then relax and lower back to the ground).
  • myuva
    myuva Posts: 67
    What's a burpee ?
  • christinajohnson
    christinajohnson Posts: 102 Member
    I really liked to change it up with belly dancing--the Shimmy series on fitTV is fun.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    Planks, cardio, and lots of veggies. Plus, women aren't actually supposed to have "flat" stomachs because of how our lady parts are organized. :wink: I'm still trying to convince myself that part...
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    bump
  • loisd82
    loisd82 Posts: 24 Member
    I did the 30 day shred for a while before Christmas (getting back on it tomorrow) but i noticed a huge difference in my tummy in the first 3 weeks!
  • adjones5
    adjones5 Posts: 938 Member
    Hot yoga.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    If your stomach's not as flat as you want it, you need to burn more fat. You can't really choose which areas you lose from, genetics decide that unfortunately :(

    The best thing you can do is eat at a small calorie deficit to lose fat, having patience and it will eventually get flatter. Also, work on heavy strength training to build up your muscles as that's what you want to focus on and eat sufficient protein so you don't lose muscle while you lose weight.
    Full body workouts such as squats and deadlifts are great strength training exercises to do!! They target so many muscles at once and really get the heart rate going.
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    i highly recommend insanity....it is not only an amazing core workout but also cardio which burns a lot of calories and both are essential to getting a flatter stomach (it really helped me)
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    1,000 burpees a day, it's known as the northsider's prison routine

    do you think it is essential to do them all at once? or is it okay to break it up over the day? I'd like to try this on days i'm not in the gym
    thanks
  • SuzFa
    SuzFa Posts: 3
    Try this, Lie on floor, arms at sides with palm down. Legs together. Press palms down as you lift your legs while keeping them together and lift upper body from the floor at the same time. Keep your neck and head even with your upper body and keep the small of your back on the floor.
    With upper body off of floor, and the legs off of the floor 12-18 inches, move legs away from each other slowly. Then, put them together again, and then slowly lower your legs and upper body to the floor at the same time. Repeat as many times as you can.

    A good goal is 75/day, but they can be done at various times, such as 38 in the morning and 37 at night.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    the kitchen is where you start. good "clean" diet, ugh hate that phrase, lol

    butt ab workouts w/ a core ball are very good. supermans, mountain climbers, planking, crunches. . . and cardio to get rid of the fat over the muscle
  • jaybee25
    jaybee25 Posts: 117
    like some of the above have said do the 30day shred or any jillian dvds
  • ShaeDetermined
    ShaeDetermined Posts: 1,525 Member
    If u have excess fat, then like many others have said you need to lower your calorie intake.
    I you just want to tone, do plyometric exercises as well as any core workout. Planks, side planks, pushups, decline crunches, leg lefts, etc.

    if u have a smart phone, there are many great FREE apps u can download for core workouts.
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