Today I have a killer Abs Circuit for you. There are 5 exercises below. Do each exercise for 20 seconds, and then rest for 10 seconds in between each exercise. Repeat the circuit twice for your 5 minute flat abs workout.

1/ Horizontal Scissors

Position: Lay face up with legs flat in front of you.

Technique: Raise legs just off mat and alternately raise one leg above the other in a scissors motion. Brace stomach throughout.

Points to Remember: Ensure back does not arch off the floor. Place one foot over the top of the other.

2/ Side Plank w/ leg abduction –1

Position: Lay on your side with legs straight and your elbow directly beneath your shoulder. (Rest on knees if neccessary).

Technique: Push hip off the floor, resting on your feet and elbow. Squeeze the hip as high as possible and hold position still. Raise top leg up and down as high as possible at the same time.

Points To Remember: Keep your body straight, i.e. don’t lean forward or backwards. Make sure your elbow remains directly beneath your shoulder and doesn’t slide forward.

 3/ Side Plank w/ Leg Abduction- 2

Repeat above on other side.

4/ Ab Raise

Position: Lay face up with knees bent.

Technique: Raise knees and squeeze… Read more->

If my number one goal was to lose weight from my stomach, and I was only allowed to do 3 exercises, these would be the three.

1/ Clean and Press (Need Dumbbells)

Position: Have dumbbells on floor in front of you and bend over so your back remains straight.

Technique: Dead lift the weight off the floor keeping your arms straight. Without pausing lift the weight up to your shoulders and flick your wrists over, so you are now standing with the weights over each shoulder. Then press the weight overhead, before slowly lowering back down to the floor.

Points to Remember: Keep you back straight at all times. Engage your core muscles, and keep each stage at a controlled pace.

2/ Squat (Hold weights by your side if you have them)

Position: Stand in upright position with knees slightly bent and feet hip with apart.

Technique: Squat down towards the ground, pushing your hips back and bending your knees. Lower yourself as far down as you can before pushing back up through your heels.

Points To Remember: Make sure your weight is through the heels of your feet at all times. Make sure your knees don’t go forward further than the end of your toes. Make sure you back remains straight.

3/ Front Plank

Position: Raise up on your elbows and toes holding… Read more->

Flat abs, toned stomach, fat-free belly, whatever you want to call it, is the most sought after ‘desire’ in health and fitness. Unfortunately 99% of people totally misunderstand what is required to get flat abs. So is it any wonder they don’t achieve their goal? Find out what is standing in your way -TODAY!

There are 3 stages in learning what it takes to get flat abs. Well 3 exercise stages anyway, the nutritional stages are for another time.

1/ Accepting that sit-ups/crunches are not the answer. Unfortunately so many people still fall at this hurdle. Seriously, if you can show me someone who has succeeded with fat loss by doing cunches and not a lot else then I will eat my hat! Otherwise please don’t go down that road it just won’t work!

2/ Accepting that sit-ups and deep core work alone are not the answer. Okay so this is better than stage 1. At least in this stage you are working and strengthening those deep core muscles which is essential if you want flat abs. But this is still not enough!

3/ Accepting that total body, metabolism boosting exercises are the answer for the flat abs you desire. I know it’s hard for most people to accept, but it’s true, doing stomach exercises is actually the least important part of your routine. As long as you do sufficient ab work, say 10 minutes 3 times a week, your core/abs will be plenty strong enough. You must do total body exercises such as squats, deadlifts, clean and press, 1 arm swings, etc to reduce your body fat to the necessary level.

Today’s Takeaway – You must focus more on total body exercises for a flat stomach and less on ab specific exercises.

Variation is one of the key ingredients in any exercise regime. The Plank is one of the best abs exercises you can do for toning and fat burning, but if you just keep doing exactly the same exercise time after time your body will get used to it. Try these 3 ‘plank variation’ exercises to keep keeping great results from your workouts;

All the following exercises can be done with your knees down if they are too difficult;

1/ Half Plank – Alternate Leg Up

 Position: Kneel on all fours on the floor. Rest on your elbows and feet holding your body up.

Technique: Make sure your back is flat and you can feel your core (stomach) muscles working. Hold position still and alternately raise 1 leg up.

Points To Remember: Make sure your back remains flat, i.e. your hips don’t sag down, raise up too high, or tilt to 1 side. Make sure your elbows stay directly beneath your shoulders and don’t slide further forward.

2/ Pike Plank

 Position: Kneel on all fours on the floor. Raise up on your elbows and toes holding your body up.

Technique: Raise hips as high as possible so your body adopts a V-shape. Hold position still.

Points To Remember: Make sure you keep squeezing your hips towards the ceiling as much as possible. Make sure your elbows stay directly beneath your shoulders and don’t slide further forward.

3/ Full Plank – Straight Arms

Position: Raise up on your hands and toes holding your body up. The further forward your arms go and further back your legs go the more difficult it becomes.

Technique: Raise hips so your whole body is in a straight line. Hold position still.

Points To Remember: Make sure your back remains flat, i.e. your hips don’t sag down or raise up too high.

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