Lower Ab Exercises – Can You Beat The Trouble Spot?
In our quest for leanness and the fight against The Flab, a lot of people make the common mistake of putting their faith on the effectiveness of isolation exercises. In getting a lean abdomen, it might make sense to think doing lower ab exercises in order to target belly fat and bring out the six-pack most gym-goers yearn for is the answer.
Infomercials pushing the latest ab machine or fat-burning product on late night TV do nothing to correct the misconception that belly fat can be spot-reduced. Although most ab machines do isolate abdominal muscle tissue, it’s not possible to really isolate the lower abs because the upper and lower abs are really just one big slab of muscle.
The reason why new “breakthrough” gadgets and diet supplements are still introduced to the market each year is because in reality, there is no single gadget, drink or exercise that will target belly fat!
No matter how strong and developed the muscles of the midsection are, there won’t be much of a six-pack if nothing is done about the layer of belly fat concealing the rippling muscle underneath. The only real way to eliminate belly fat is not through lower ab exercises and isolation, but by focusing on burning all-around body fat.
Our bodies are designed to store excess fat mostly around our gut and thighs. Naturally then, this is the last place it’ll leave. By losing as much excess body fat as possible can we trim enough belly fat and bring out the washboard abs hiding all these years.
The key to that ever so elusive six-pack is simply to eliminate belly fat by lowering our body fat percentage to the optimum level. How low depends on how lean and how defined you want your abs (and body) to look.
Taking on an exercise regimen designed to expend the highest percentage of energy from stored fat rather than glycogen stores is our best bet on getting six pack abs quickly. Experts have discovered that total body workouts that keep our cardiovascular system pumping at a steady, moderate-high pace are ideal.
Eating properly and living a healthy lifestyle can be good weapons in our battle against The Bulge. Doing fat-busting exercises and avoiding unnecessary calories from saturated fat and maintaining an eating schedule that keeps the body’s metabolism high can do so much more than just doing lower ab exercises day in and day out.