How to Lose Belly Fat Fast with These great exercises for Men & Women

Belly fat is one of the hardest areas for men and women to lose and abdominal workouts are probably the most neglected of all exercises. If you are trying to build strength or muscle mass then abdominal muscles are essential in weight training because they provide a link between your upper and lower body, allowing you to lift heavy weights and perform sporty moves.

Did you also know that doing thousands of abdominal crunches, although a good exercise this alone will not reveal that six pack, don’t get me wrong, crunches are great for strengthening your abdominal muscles, but these alone will not help you burn enough fat around your stomach for a six pack to show. To burn enough fat so that those six pack muscles show, you must perform more challenging exercises that work the abdominal muscles harder, doing this will make you burn more calories and in turn loose fat quicker.

Okay, so what are the exercises?

I have decided to order the five exercises below in the order of difficulty with the hardest exercises shown first.

Jackknifes – The Jackknife is a fantastic exercise for the abdominals and I personally find it the hardest, because you are pushing your legs back and fourth it uses a lot of energy and also burns a lot of calories. However, If your mobility is limited or if you have any back problems then this exercise is not for you.

Rowing – Every seen a fat rower? Of course not, because rowing at an average pace can burn up to 800 calories an hour!! Whilst rowing you should also notice your abdominals working throughout the exercise, which is why rowing is a great exercise for working those abdominal muscles and burning all that fat.

Deadlift – The deadlift is picking a weight off the floor and lifting it above your knees, deadlift work the lower back, but if you lift a light to moderate weight performing many repetitions you will work the abdominal muscles hard. Also because so many muscles are being used in this exercise (compound exercise) it means that you will also be burning more calories compared to other workouts.

Lunges – Lunging forward holding a barbell or set of dumbbells really works the leg muscles, but this exercise really targets the abdominals well. Again by using a light to moderate weight and performing many repetitions you can really work your entire abdominals whilst burning calories at the same time. Click here to learn how to perform lunges.

The Plank – The plank is a fantastic exercise, it’s also relatively simple. You simply lay on the floor with your body in a straight line from head to heels, your elbows should be positioned beneath your shoulders, and then hold for 60 seconds keeping your abdominal muscles tensed the whole time.

The next time you are at the gym try these five exercises in the order that you feel comfortable, I personally start with rowing then move onto Jackknifes, followed by lunges, deadlift then I finish with planks.