So many people fight endlessly to get flat abs without the success they want or the success the effort and time they put in deserves. So here are some great ‘flat abs tricks’ to transform your results without putting in any extra time or effort.

What you want to acheive is the maximum possible fat burn from your abs without spending hours doing sit-ups or other abs exercises (that will not get you the flat abs you are looking for).

Trick 1 – When you are doing an exercise you must ‘brace’ your abs. By this I basically mean hold tension in them. Don’t over-tense, but imagine what you would do if someone went to push you in the stomach. You would tense your abs to prepare for it. This is how your abs should be during every exercise. That way they are constantly engaged and burning fat during your workout, rather than staying relaxed and doing nothing as most peoples abs do.

Trick 2 – Do deep abs work not surface abs work. So do front planks and side planks (see other blog articles for descriptions and videos of these) rather than sit-ups. You work x10/20 more muscles by doing deep abs exercise than surface ones. This means you will burn x10/20 times the fat.

Trick 3 - Get a stability (gym) ball and sit on it instead of a chair. You could do this at home in front of the TV or at work (or preferably both!) When most people sit normally they totally relax their abs and have pretty bad posture. Sitting on a stability ball means your abs have to constantly be engaged and be working. This means you are constantly working them and burning fat.

Today’s Takeaway – Put these flat abs tricks into place and watch how your abs change. And it won’t take any more of your time to get the results!