4 tips for a flat stomach, who doesnt want 1? Options

[xMiZziexKiMx]

Do you want a flat stomach? Of course, almost everyone does anyways i found this on a site so wanna post it up here.... the last one is kinda impossible to do 'cause i dont think anyone would rly hire a professional trainer.... well anyways credits go to link
4 tips for a flat stomach:

1. You have to do some type of progressive strength training. The ab muscle is primarily used to flex your torso forward. But there are also muscles that flex your torso to the side and other muscles that rotate it. Often you will see people on their ab roller every day doing lots of sit-ups or crunches.

If you want to effectively strengthen your stomach muscles you need to incorporate these exercises:

* 1-2 forward flexion exercises (sit-up, crunch, etc.)

* 1-2 side flexion exercises (side crunches, side bends, etc.)

* 1-2 rotational exercises (standing twists, trunk rotations, etc.)

Your abs are muscles, and just like any other muscles, they should be exercised at most 3 times per week. You also want to make sure you're training them progressively, which means working them harder each time.

2. Increase metabolism using short, and hard, cardio workouts. Cardio workouts are very important because they can, if done properly, increase your metabolism for up to 24 hours or more!

This means that you're less likely to store any excess calories as body fat simply because they're more likely to be used up by your higher metabolism. Plus, you're more likely to burn off some excess body fat in the process!

Here's a simple interval workout that you can do with just about any activity (bicycling, walking, swimming, etc).

* Warm up at an easy pace for 2-5 minutes

* Perform 30 seconds of hard exercise (almost as hard as possible)

* perform one minute of moderate exercise (recovery time to catch your breath)

* Repeat this process from 6-10 times

* Cool down at an easy pace for 2-5 minutes

3. Maintaining a stable blood sugar level is the key. Most importantly, you have to stabilize your blood sugar level! This is by far the most important factor when it comes to shedding that excess body fat and keeping it off!

To stabilize your blood sugar level you have to feed your body frequently, about every 2-3 hours. The key is to give your body only the amount of food that it needs at that time. Your body burns calories all day long, so why would you only feed it once or twice a day?

Give your body the fuel it needs: fruits, whole grains, vegetables, nuts, berries, and lean proteins (fish, lean beef, chicken, eggs, etc).

Most people pay too much attention to how much fat is in food, or how healthy a meal is. Calories are calories. It doesn’t matter where they come from. If there’s extra it's going to body fat!

I'm not saying that what you eat isn't important because it is. It just doesn’t have all that much of an affect when it comes to losing fat. Make healthy choices whenever possible, but don’t feel like every cheeseburger you eat is guaranteed to be stored as fat.

4. Enlist the help of a professional trainer. Realistically, most people just don’t know enough about their body, nutrition, or effective exercise plans to meet their health and fitness goals.

Ask yourself this question, “Am I happy with my current progress or physical condition?” If the answer is no, then you should consider hiring a qualified personal fitness professional.

Don’t automatically trust the information you get from fitness magazines or from your local health club. A qualified fitness trainer can help you achieve your health and fitness goals, and in less time than you can even imagine.

If you're serious about your health and fitness goals, and you're ready to work for that flat stomach, I recommend you start utilizing the four strategies described above. These four strategies can help you elevate your metabolism and burn off that excess body fat leaving you looking and feeling great!

[jo3]

You should also incorporate some cardio exercises. The one thing about getting a flat stomache is not about stregthening it, but reducing the fat layer that covers your abs.

So do about 20 minutes of running, three times a week!

this baffles me. sooo many people think that if you do ab workouts, you magically get a six pack. WRONG. most people have 6 packs, it's just that they're body fat % is too high so that they abs don't show. cardio is vital in order to shed the fat and make your abs visible, but so is working out. and the best way to work out is high weights, low reps. yes, that goes for girls as well. girls won't get HUGE now matter how much they work out. they don't have the testosterone that drives males.

this article can be summarized like this:
1) eat right
2) work out
3) do some sort of cardio on the days you don't life weights (run, bike, sports, etc)
4) get a work out partner! they help you stay motivated

[baakla]

i think those are great.
like somebody else said...
i always was skinny, but my stomach is not.

[seriouslynikki]

Thanks. I needed that. I want a flat stomach.

[yellowgurl]

i try it but not the professional trainer.

[Spirited Away]

^ I'm having a blast with my trainer. He's awesome, and I've been working out harder than ever before. Spot training is "out", doing cardio and total body workouts are "in". You don't need to spend $$$ for a trainer when you can do cardio and strength training on your own. I only got one because I need motivation, support, and nutrition help.

[latinprep12]

im sure gonna try this i need my 6 pack to show a little more

[xsilent_angelx]

too lazy to actually exercise -__-;; professional trainers cost a lot. so i guess i gotta get outta this lazyness :P

[sense.n.style]

Sit-Ups are bad for your back.

And...everyone knows excercise gets you skinnier ?

^i've heard that if u dont completely touch the floor w/ ur bac, its okay...

+they say yoga is really good n givs u perfect bod line or something

[klumzy]

personally, i think abs are one of the hardest muscle group to work out... just gotta do a lot of reps and you'll see results, just dont expect it in a week or two

[Retrogressive]

5. eat as much candy as you can see.

[5ayuri]

^I'm doing that right now...
Good tips.
I was thinking of doing crunches to get a flat stomach.

[misoshiru]

mm...great tips!

[capsule]

burned off 2500 calories just from playing ITG. i think ddr is a great alternative to running and other cardio exercises. combining that with a healthy diet, i've heard tales of people losing as much as 95 lbs...and im sure stomach-flattening was involved.

[Teesa]

Thanks for the tips I definitely need to try some of those out..my stomach is not the flattest thing

[*jooleeah*]

I want to lose like 98327493287 pounds harhar. but um, thanks for the tips! :DDD

[*liquidize*]

personal trainer GO


we all just need the motivation

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

These tips will come in handy when I'm not so lazy But thanks for the advice!

[Pulchritude]

the best way to get a flat stomach is work out daily.
at least 40 sit-ups a day and run
also eat more fiber and no junk food.

I always had to cut weight for wrestling and my stomach is pretty flat.

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

I always thought the best way for a flat stomach was to eat every 3 hours and not touch a single piece of food til those 3 hours pass.

[spoon_fork]

aw... AW... oUch! wtf my back hurts!

[Pulchritude]

I always thought the best way for a flat stomach was to eat every 3 hours and not touch a single piece of food til those 3 hours pass.

I think eating 5 small meals a day is good.. and it depends what food you eat.. if your eating junk food, of course it aint going to work and good body takes work out too not just eating right.

[NgocQuyen]

hmm..i might want to try these things out..haha i've been doing things that i read from cosmo and what not, it's been working so far...

[maryissa]

I have a flat stomach cuz of my fast metabolism. But my stomach muscles are REALLY weak.

[EddieV]

Crunches and situps

30 a day will do.

[aubbob]

ooh i wanna try that!!