What’s the first thing you are normally told to do when you want to get abs? Abs exercises. But, the truth of how to get great abs is doing abs exercises are the last thing you should be doing.
Let me explain…
The number one reason why most people recommend abs exercises is because they believe you can burn fat on the abs by working them. That’s a myth. You cannot burn fat at a location of your choosing. All you can do is burn calories, and the fat will come off your body where your body decides.
And, as far as burning enough calories to get abs goes, abs exercises suck. That’s because the abs are such small muscles that by working them they won’t burn enough calories.
The key to part 1 of getting abs is to get your body fat as low as possible. This is done by eating less, and lifting heavy weights. If you don’t want to do a full body workout, at the very least make sure you work your thighs, because they are the biggest muscles in the body and it’s easy to burn a lot of calories by working the thighs. You should also try to do regular cycling, jogging, swimming or something to help you burn the fat quicker.
You’ll know when your body fat is low enough, because you’ll be able to feel the abs without the soft cushion of fat covering them.
When you have reached this point, you can then begin building muscle on the abs to make them more defined and deeply cut.
Why should you lose fat first? That’s simple. You need to lose fat first because not only will your abs not be visible if you don’t, but, you can’t build muscle and lose fat at the same time. Building muscle (abs included) means you need to eat a little more calories than you normally would, and losing fat is just the opposite.
Once you’ve lost the fat, check out how to get great abs part 2 for the best abs exercises.